THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
First International Conference on
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING IN SPORT (IMAS 2007)
The Lowry Centre, Salford Quays, Manchester, UK (www.thelowry.com), 24-26th
June 2007.
ADVANCE CALL FOR PAPERS
Topics to include
Analysis of sporting technologies; Analysis of rules and adjudication;
Performance measures and models; Optimisation of sports performance;
Mathematics education and sport, Econometrics in Sport; Optimal tournament
design and scheduling; Competitive strategy; Match outcome models; Decision
support systems; Computationally intensive methods. The term Sport is
interpreted liberally here and includes: Games and Pastimes; Gambling and
On-line Gaming; Lotteries; and General Fitness and Health-related
Activities.
Keynote Speakers
Stephen R Clarke (Swinburne Sports Statistics, Swinburne University of
Technology, Australia)
John Haigh (Sussex University)
Call for Papers
Papers will be accepted on the basis of an abstract of 100-200 words, which
should be submitted to [log in to unmask] or on-line at
www.ima.org.uk/conferences by 15 December 2006. Authors will be notified of
the acceptance of their papers by 8 January 2007.
Conference Proceedings
Comprising edited papers to be published by the Institute of Mathematics and
Its Applications (www.ima.org.uk). Submission deadline: 28 February 2007.
Selected and extended papers to appear in a fully refereed special issue of
the IMA Journal of Management Mathematics. Deadline for submission of
extended paper: 31 July 2007.
Scientific Committee:
Phil Scarf , Chair (Uni. of Salford)
Dave Percy, Co-Chair (Uni. of Salford)
Carol Robinson , Co-Chair ( Loughborough University)
Greg Atkinson (Liverpool John Moores)
Stephen Dobson (Uni. Of Otago, NZ)
David Forrest (University of Salford)
John Goddard (University of Bangor)
Nobu Hirotsu, (Japan Institute for Sports Sciences)
Roy Jones (Loughborough University)
Mark King (Loughborough University)
Nick Linthorne (Brunel University)
Tony Lewis (Oxford Brookes University)
Ian McHale (University of Salford)
John Norman (University of Sheffield)
Mike Wright (Lancaster University)
Accommodation:
A range of hotel accommodation at Salford Quays will be offered.
Conference Dinner: Lancashire County Cricket Ground, Old Trafford (tbc
depending on fixtures); after dinner speakerRob Eastaway.
Conference Socials (to be confirmed): 20-20 evening cricket match at Old
Trafford; Cycling event at Manchester velodrome.
Key deadlines
Abstract submission to [log in to unmask] or on-line at
www.ima.org.uk/conferences by
15 DECEMBER 2006.
Paper submission for conference proceedings to [log in to unmask] by
28 FEBRUARY 2007.
Extended papers for consideration for fully refereed special issue of the
IMA Journal of Management Mathematics to be submitted by
31 JULY 2007.
Expressions of interest to:
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Scientific Enquiries Should Be Made to:
Dr Philip Scarf
Centre for Operational Research and Appl. Stats,
University of Salford,
Salford,
Manchester M5 4WT, UK
tel: 0161 295 3817
fax: 0161 295 4947
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All other enquiries concerning conference arrangements should be sent to:
Lucy Nye (email: [log in to unmask])
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House,
16 Nelson Street,
Southend-on-Sea,
Essex,
England SS1 1EF.
www.ima.org.uk
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