Back in January 1998, when SIAM ex-president Professor Gilbert Strang was visiting the National University of Singapore, he discussed with Professors Louis Chen, Seng-luan Lee, and Shui-nee Chow there the possibility of setting up an East Asia SIAM section. The section, East Asia SIAM (EASIAM) Section, was officially established in December 1998, with Professor Seng-luan Lee being the chairman. Professor Zhong-ci Shi of the Chinese Academy of Sciences took up the chairmanship in 2001.

Purpose

To promote

· the application of mathematics to science, engineering and technology in East and South East Asia;

· basic research and education in mathematics that supports application in science and technology in the region;

· multidisciplinary research in science and engineering involving mathematics.

Activities

· To organise meetings which allow international exposure and involvement for postgraduate students of mathematics, science and engineering.

· To organise advanced seminars in applied mathematics and scientific computing.

· To provide opportunity for interaction between mathematicians and users of mathematics.

Territory

· East and South East Asia.

EASIAM Conference 2011

The 7th EASIAM Conference will be held during 27-29 June 2011 at Waseda University at Nishi-Waseda Campus, Japan. This will be the academic conference of this organization focusing on research exchanges among scientists in the East Asia regions.