Invitation to advanced graduate students and postdocs to join north-south research collaborations at:

First Joint Meeting
American Mathematical Society/
Sociedad de Matemetica de Chile
Universidad de la Frontera, Pucon, Chile
December 15 - 18, 2010
http://ams2010.somachi.cl/

   .	Eight research teams will be formed, each team consisting of a senior 
mentor, two younger mathematicians (advanced graduate students or young 
professionals) based in Latin America and two younger mathematicians (advanced 
graduate students or young professionals) based in the U.S.
   .	Teams will be convened by the various Special Sessions at the Joint Meeting 
in December around a research problem of common interest articulated as part of the 
Special Session. 
   .	Team mentors will frame the continuing contact and collaboration of their 
research teams throughout 2011.

Travel awards will be made if funding is approved by the National Science Foundation.  Pending NSF funding, travel and living expenses during the Joint 
Meeting will be covered for selected applicants. Registration fees will not be covered. Funding will be limited to U.S. citizens or individuals connected to U.S. institutions. Travel must be booked on U.S.-flag carriers if available.  

Interested applicants should submit online:
   .	requested contact information
   .	recent CV
   .	letter outlining current research interests in the area of one of the 
Special Sessions.  

Apply through www.mathprograms.org. Applying establishes your identity on Mathprograms.org, and later you can log back in to view your application under "Status".  Deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time October 1, 2010.

Special Sessions and Organizers:
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Algebra and Model Theory (Code: SS 12A)
Thomas Scanlon, University of California, Berkeley
Charles Steinhorn, Vassar College
Alf Onshuus, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Xavier Vidaux, Universidad de Concepcion

Algebraic Modeling of Knotted Objects (Code: SS 13A)
Vaughan F. R. Jones, University of California, Berkeley
Jesus Juyumaya, Universidad de Valparaiso
Louis H. Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago
Sofia Lambropoulou, National Technical University of Athens

Applications of Differential and Difference Equations in Biology and Ecology (Code: SS 10A)
J. Robert Buchanan, Millersville University
Fernando Cordova, Universidad Catolica de Maule
Jorge Velasco Hernandez, Institute Nacional de Petroleo

Arithmetic of Quadratic Forms and Integral Lattices (Code: SS 6A)
Maria Ines Icaza, Universidad de Talca, Chile
Wai Kiu Chan, Wesleyan University
Ricardo Baeza, Universidad de Talca, Chile

Automorphic Forms and Dirichlet Series(Code: SS 5A)
Yves Martin, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Solomon Friedberg, Boston College

Complex Algebraic Geometry (Code: SS 1A)
Giancarlo Urzua, University of Massachusetts
Eduardo Cattani, University of Massachusetts

Foliations and Dynamics (Code: SS 4A)
Andres Navas, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Steve Hurder, University of Illinois at Chicago

Group Actions: Probability and Dynamics (Code: SS 3A)
Andres Navas, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Rostislav Grigorchuk, University of Texas

Inverse Problems and PDE Control (Code: SS 8A)
Matias Courdurier, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Axel Osses, Universidad de Chile
Gunther Uhlmann, University of Washington

Non-Associative Algebras (Code: SS 2A)
Alicia Labra, Universidad de Chile
Kevin McCrimmon, University of Virginia

Probability and Mathematical Physics (Code: SS 7A)
Rolando Rebolledo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Hui-Hsiung Kuo, Louisiana State University

Representation Theory (Code: SS 11A)
Jorge Soto Andrade, Universidad de Chile
Philip Kutzko, University of Iowa

Spectral Theory and Mathematical Physics (Code: SS 9A)
Bruno Nachtergaele, University of California, Davis
Rafael Tiedra, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile