XVIII Nevanlinna Colloquium

1. General information

Year 2000 is also a special year for Mathematics, the World Mathematical Year 2000. The Nevanlinna Colloquium is one of the events of this World Mathematical Year and also one of the events of the European City of Culture Helsinki.

The University of Helsinki is the oldest and biggest university of Finland. The Department of Mathematics is situated in the center of Helsinki near the University main building. It is within walking distance from the hotels in the downtown area, and local traffic connections make it easily accessible from every part of Helsinki.

The climate in the first half of August is relatively warm with occasional rainy days. The expected temperature range is 20-25 C^o but may vary both above and below this range. August of 1999 was very warm, with temperatures reaching 30 C^o. The current weather prediction is available at http://cnn.com/WEATHER/html/HelsinkiFinland.html.

2. On-site registration

3. Mathematical program

The opening session will be held in lecture hall II of Porthania, Yliopistonkatu 3.

3.1 Invited talks

The plenary speakers are A. Baernstein, C. Bandle, A.F. Beardon, W. Bergweiler, Ch. Bishop, B.H. Bowditch, L. Carleson, J. Cheeger, P. Mattila, C.T. McMullen, Yu. Reshetnyak.

The following persons will give 30-minute talks: B. Apanasov, R.D. Canary, T. Coulhon, F. Gardiner, G. Gundersen, V. Gutlyanskii, J. Heinonen, A. Hinkkanen, I. Holopainen, N.V. Ivanov, T. Iwaniec, S. Kamiya, T. Kappeler, T. Kilpeläinen, J. Kinnunen, S. Krushkal, R. Kühnau, Li Zhong, J. Langley, J. Manfredi, V.M. Miklyukov, J. Miles, R. Penner, Qiu S-L., J. Rossi, S. Ruscheweyh, E. Saksman, L. Saloff-Coste, A.Yu. Solynin, U. Srebro, E. Steinbart, N. Steinmetz, M. Taniguchi, Y-M. Wu, L. Zadeh.

3.2 Poster sessions

4. Social program

4.1 Reception

4.2 Excursion and Colloquium banquet

5. Travel information

5.1 Passport and visas

If you have problems in obtaining a visa in due time, please contact us, preferably by fax or e-mail, providing us with the following information: your name, nationality, address and date of birth, passport number, date and place of your visa application, and a short explanation of the situation. We will then do all we can to resolve your problem.

5.2 Currency exchange

5.3 Arrival by air

Bus. There is a bus starting from the terminal door taking passengers to the railway station. Cost 25 marks.

Airport taxi. These are small yellow buses which take 6-8 persons and carry each person to his or her address. Cost around 70 marks each person. Order at desks situated near terminal doors when leaving the terminal.

Taxi. Taxis are available near the terminals. The cost from the airport to the city center is approximately 150 marks.

6. Accommodation

Please note that during Summer 2000 there will be many conferences and cultural events in Helsinki, and hotels may be crowded. Therefore you should register as soon as possible and give more than one alternative for the hotel.

The following hotels are available. If you call or fax from abroad, add Int. + 358 9 before the number. All hotels except Hostel Academica and Eurohostel are on the map 1. All 6 hotels are included on the map 2, and they are less than one mile from the Department of Mathematics. Moreover, the most important city sights are marked on the map 2.

Hotel Cumulus Seurahuone, map 1, map 2 (letter S)
FIM 750/850 single/double room
Kaivokatu 12, 00100 Helsinki
Phone 69 141, Fax 691 4010

Hotel Cumulus Kaisaniemi, map 1, map 2 (letter K)
FIM 570/700 single/double room
Kaisaniemenkatu 7, 00100 Helsinki
Phone 172 881, Fax 605 379

Hotel Anna, map 1, map 2 (letter A), www.hotelanna.com
FIM 470/640 single/double room
Annankatu 1, 00120 Helsinki
Phone 616 621, Fax 602664, E-mail: info@hotelanna.com

Sokos Hotel Helsinki, map 1, map 2 (letter H), www.sokoshotels.fi/english/hotellit/helsinki.htm
FIM 695 single room, available from 5th August to 12th August
Kluuvikatu 8, 00100 Helsinki
Phone 131 401, Fax 176 014, E-mail: reception.sokoshotelhelsinki@sok.fi

Eurohostel, map 2 (letter E), www.eurohostel.fi
FIM 223/296 single/double room
Linnankatu 9, 00160 Helsinki
Phone 622 0470, Fax 655 044, E-mail: euro@eurohostel.fi

Hostel Academica, map 2 (letter C), www.hyy.fi/hostel.htm
FIM 240/340 single/double room, double rooms available only up to 12th August
Hietaniemenkatu 14, 00100 Helsinki
Phone 1311 4334, Fax 441 201, E-mail: hostel.academica@hyy.fi

7. The organizing committee

8. Contact information

The e-mail address of the Colloquium is RNC2000@www.math.helsinki.fi.
Our website is www.math.helsinki.fi/~analysis/NevanlinnaColloquium/.

You can contact the following persons at the Department of Mathematics by e-mail, by fax, or by writing:

Ms. Riitta Ulmanen, riitta.ulmanen@helsinki.fi, secretary of the Colloquium Prof. Pekka Tukia, pekka.tukia@helsinki.fi, chair of the organizing committee Doc. Matti Vuorinen, vuorinen@csc.fi, member of the organizing committee

The fax number of Department of Mathematics is Int. + 358 9 19123213 and the mailing address is

Department of Mathematics P.O.Box 4 (Yliopistonkatu 5) FIN-00014 University of Helsinki Finland

The street address of Department of Mathematics is

Yliopistonkatu 5 00100 Helsinki

The registrations for the Colloquium are handled by the Congress Team. You should direct your inquiry to the Congress Team in all matters pertaining to registration or to accommodation.

CONGRESS TEAM Itälahdenkatu 18 C FIN-00210 Helsinki FINLAND E-mail: congressteam@hotelmarketing.fi Fax: Int. +358 9 5840 9555 Phone: Int. +358 9 5840 9350

The registration fee is FIM 500 before May 31 and FIM 700 thereafter.

If you would like to combine the Colloquium with tours in Finland or in nearby countries, please contact the Congress Team. The Congress Team was acquired in the beginning of 2000 by Hotel and Travel Marketing and is no more part of the Area Travel Agency. In particular, contact information has changed. However, old contact information is still valid and you should not worry if you have used the old address.

To register print the registration form, fill it and send or fax it to the Congress Team. We provide below four versions of the regsitration form. It is recommended to use the PDF, Plain TeX or PostScript version since then you will get it exactly as we intended and it fits in one page. For you convenience, we also provide the HTML version of the registration form since it does not require any additional programs. Print it only if you cannot use the three other versions. You may also ask the paper version of the 2nd announcement by sending e-mail or writing to Ms. Riitta Ulmanen at the address mentioned above.

• registration form (PDF version, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, it can be copied freely from Adobe.)
• reg.tex (Plain TeX file)
• reg.ps (PostScript file)
• registration form (HTML version)

Second Announcement is available also in PDF form. Moreover, you can load the original Plain TeX file 2ndAnn.tex or the PostScript file 2ndAnn.ps of the Second Announcement.