Mathematical modelling in sport
Mathematical modelling in sport
This conference will take place from 25 to 26 June 2007 at the Lowry Centre,Salford Quays, Manchester (www.thelowry.com).
Topics to include: optimal tournament design and scheduling; analysis of rules and adjudication; performance measures and models; competitive strategy;match outcome models; decision support systems; analysis of sporting technologies; mathematics education and sport, econometrics in sport.
The term sport is interpreted liberally here and includes: games and pastimes; gambling and online; gaining; lotteries; and general fitness and health-related activities.
Call for papers
Those wishing to contribute papers will be accepted on the basis of an abstract of 300-500 words, which should be submitted to mailot:Lucy.Nye@ima.org.uk or online at www.ima.org.uk/ conferences by 15 December 2006. Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their papers by 8 January 2007. Further details regarding full papers will be issued at this time.
Scientific enquiries
Scientific enquiries should be made to: Dr Philip Scarf, Centre for Operational Research and Applied Statistics, University of Salford, Salford,Manchester, M5 4WT, UK, Tel: 0161 295 3817, Fax: 0161 295 4947, e-mail: p.a.scarf@salford.ac.uk, philscarf@hotmail.com.
All other enquiries concerning conference arrangements should be sent to:Lucy Nye (e-mail: Lucy.Nye@ima.org.uk),the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, SSl 1EF, www.ima.org.uk.
