<div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues,<div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">we</font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">e are delighted to announce the </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">First Edition of the Joint GNCS-SIAM Chapters Meeting for Young Researchers in Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, taking place on </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">February 10–11, 2025</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, in </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Pavia, Italy</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This two-day scientific meeting is dedicated to fostering </span><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">collaboration and interaction among young researchers</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, including PhD students and PostDocs, in the fields of </span><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">numerical analysis, scientific computing, and applied mathematics</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Keynote Speakers</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are thrilled to host the following keynote speakers:</span></font></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Leonardo Robol</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (</span><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Università di Pisa</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">),</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Federico Pichi</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (</span><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">SISSA</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">),</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Lorenzo Tamellini</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (</span><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">IMATI-CNR</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">),</span></font></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">plus one speaker </span><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">TBA</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> from </span><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Politecnico di Milano</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Call for Contributions</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">In addition to keynote presentations </span></font><span style="font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:12pt">a</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><font face="arial, sans-serif">nd talks by SIAM Student Chapters&#39; representatives</font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, young researchers are encouraged to share their latest findings through </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">contributed talks and posters</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your work!</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Abstract submissions are open on the </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/gncs-siam-chapters" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">conference website</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, the deadline is </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">January 10, 2025.</span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-he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n:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Università di Pisa – Scuola Normale Superiore (</span><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">UniPi-SNS</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (</span><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">SISSA</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Politecnico di Milano (</span><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">PoliMi</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></font></p></li></ul><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We warmly invite you to join us in Pavia for this exciting scientific gathering. Together, let’s build connections and advance our shared passion for applied mathematics and numerical analysis.</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We look forward to welcoming you!</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Organizing Committee,</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ivan Bioli, Massimiliano Ghiotto, Luigi Greco, Luca Pellegrini, Chiara Perinati, Andrea Benvenuti, Matteo Caldana, Nikita Deniskin, Isabella Carla Gonnella, Francesco Hrobat, Anna Ivagnes, Federica Mugnaioni</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">CONFERENCE WEBS</span><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">ITE</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">: <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/gncs-siam-chapters" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/view/gncs-siam-chapters</a></span></font></p></div></div></div>