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ANNOUNCING THE SANTA FE INSTITUTE'S 2002 COMPLEX SYSTEMS SUMMER SCHOOLS Santa Fe School: June 9 to July 6, 2002 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Budapest School: July 8 to August 2, 2002 in Budapest, Hungary An intensive introduction to complex behavior in mathematical, physical, living, and social systems for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the sciences and social sciences. Open to students in all countries. Students are expected to choose one school and attend the full four weeks. No tuition is charged. Some support for housing and travel expenses is also available. Week one will consist of an intensive series of lectures and laboratories introducing foundational ideas and tools of complex systems research. The topics will include nonlinear dynamics and pattern formation, statistical mechanics and stochastic processes, information theory and computation theory, adaptive computation, computer modeling tools, and specific applications of these core topics to various disciplines. (Prior to week one there may be an optional intensive two-day math review.) Weeks two and three will consist of lectures on current research in complex systems. Week four will be devoted to completion and presentation of student projects. SANTA FE SCHOOL: Director: Melanie Mitchell, Santa Fe Institute Location: Held at the campus of St. John's College. Administered by the Santa Fe Institute. Topics Include: -- Foundations of Complex Systems (including nonlinear dynamics, information and computation theory, and evolution and adaptation) -- Adaptive Computation -- Network Structure and Dynamics -- Cultural Evolution -- Immunology and Distributed Autonomous Systems -- Robustness in Biological Systems BUDAPEST SCHOOL: Directors: John Pepper, Santa Fe Institute, and Imre Kondor, Eötvös Loránd University Location: Held at the campus of Eötvös Loránd University. Administered by Central European University and the Santa Fe Institute. Topics include: -- Foundations of Complex Systems (including nonlinear dynamics, information and computation theory, and evolution and adaptation) -- Network Structure and Dynamics -- Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems -- Universal Scaling Laws in Biology -- Collective Behavior and Self-organization APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Provide a current resume with publications list (if any), statement of current research interests, comments about why you want to attend the school, and two letters of recommendation from scientists who know your work. Include your e-mail address and fax number. Specify which school you want to attend (or which is your first choice if you are willing to attend either). Specify whether you wish to apply for a travel scholarship. (This will not influence our decision on your application.) Please do not bind your application in any manner. Send only complete application packages by postal mail to: Summer Schools MS AL Santa Fe Institute 1399 Hyde Park Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA NEW! ONLINE APPLICATION FORM now available at: http://www.santafe.edu/application02.html. We encourage you to apply online. DEADLINE: Applications must be postmarked no later than January 18, 2002. Women, minorities, and students from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply. For further information: http://www.santafe.edu/csss02.html, or e-mail us at: [log in to unmask]