Annual Report 2005 - Fields Institute - University of Toronto

distinguished long-term visitors, Clay Senior Scholar Leo
Kadanoff will give a public lecture. We anticipate an exciting
and interdisciplinary year.
Following tea, the AGM itself was chaired by John Gardner,
who began on the positive note that the revision of the
by-laws has been a success. As of this year, Board members
serve as individuals, rather than as representatives of some
constituency. Now the Board is more focused on the Institute
and its needs.
The Director’s report at the AGM summarized the year’s
activities, particularly the interdisciplinary String Theory
program, which has lived up to its promise of an exciting
year. Beyond the coming year’s program in holomorphic
dynamics and related topics, described above, programs in
Cryptography (Fall 2006), Homotopy Theory and Applications
(Winter/Spring 2007) and Operator Algebras have
been approved. Keyfitz’s report also touched on the Institute’s
other programs: General Scientific Activity, Summer
Schools, NPCDS, CIM, Math Education and prizes and
lectures. Beginning in 2006, the CRM-Fields prize will be
renamed the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize, with PIMS joining as
an equal partner.
The financial report shows that the budget is largely in
balance, though the surplus is gradually being eroded. The
fraction of the Institute’s budget that goes directly to programs
has increased modestly over last year.
Philip Siller, deputy chair of the board, gave a report on
fundraising. Recognizing that the chance of increased
funding from public sources is slim, Fields is exploring
the feasibility of fundraising from private sources. Last
winter, a first “Annual Giving” campaign netted enough
revenue to run an extra workshop. A draft “Case for Support”
brochure has been generated, and a planning study is
underway. A decision will be made in the fall; meanwhile,
ideas are welcome.
This year, five new Fields Institute Fellows were announced:
David Boyd (UBC), Walter Craig (McMaster), Lisa Jeffrey
(University of Toronto), John Mighton (JUMP), and
Tamas Terlaky (McMaster). This recognition is awarded
to individuals who have made outstanding contributions
to the Fields Institute, its programs, and to the Canadian
mathematical community Fields congratulates the new
Fellows and thanks them for their service to Fields and to
mathematics.
As its final official action of the meeting, a quorum of
members of the corporation elected the Board of Directors
for 2005-2006.
L e c t u r e s a n d S p e c i a l E v e n t s
Ron Dembo
New Fields Institute Fellows:
David Boyd, John Mighton
Lisa Jeffrey, Tamás Terlaky
and Walter Craig,
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