East Coast Computer Algebra Day 2009

第十六届东海岸计算机代数日（ECCAD？2009年）将于2009年5月2日星期六在金斯顿的罗得岛大学举行。 会议的目的是激发兴趣，提高对计算机代数的技术和应用方面的理解。 会议为那些有兴趣在计算机代数中变得更加活跃的人提供了一个论坛，以廉价且易于访问的方式参与，互动和与他人会面。 ECCAD是一个为期一天的会议，比该领域的其他技术会议更非正式，有足够的时间进行非结构化的互动。 特别鼓励研究生和初级教师参加会议，特别邀请他们参加海报会议和软件演示，并提供旅费支持。会议将包括四位在计算机代数领域做出杰出贡献的特邀演讲者的演讲。 这些发言者将成为会议的锚，并有助于吸引与会者。 还将有一个关于计算机代数未来方向的特别小组，沿着海报和演示会议。 邀请的演讲，小组讨论和海报会议预计将涵盖计算机代数的整个范围：算法，系统和应用。 这些海报和软件演示将使研究人员，特别是初级教师和研究生，能够宣传他们最近的研究成果，并建立新的联系。今年的ECCAD只是第二次在新英格兰举行。 由于该地区有许多学院和大学，希望会议能够吸引大量与会者，并产生对计算机代数的新兴趣。

PROJECT SUMMARYThe Sixteenth Annual East Coast Computer Algebra Day (ECCAD?2009) will be held at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston on Saturday, May 2, 2009. The purpose of the meeting is to stimulate interest and enhance understanding of the technical and applied aspects of computer algebra. The conference provides a forum for those interested in becoming more active in computer algebra to participate, interact, and meet with others in an inexpensive and easily accessible way. ECCAD is a one-day meeting that is more informal than other technical conferences in the field, with ample time for unstructured interaction. Participation by graduate students and junior faculty is particularly encouraged through special invitation to contribute to the poster session and software demonstrations, and through travel support.The meeting will include presentations by four invited speakers who have made outstanding contributions in the field of computer algebra. These speakers will anchor the meeting and help attract participants. There will also be a special panel on Future Directions in Computer Algebra, along with the poster and demonstration session. The invited talks, panel, and poster session are expected to cover the entire range of computer algebra: algorithms, systems, and applications. The contributed posters and software demonstrations will enable researchers, especially junior faculty and graduate students, to publicize their recent findings and to make new contacts.This year's ECCAD is only the second to be held in New England. With many colleges and universities in the area, it is hoped that the meeting will be able to draw a large number of attendees and to generate new interest in computer algebra.