1. Location: NISS building Research Triangle Park North Carolina Information: www.samsi.info

2. SAMSI Programs for 2003-04 Internet Traffic (Fall, 2003) Data Mining and Machine Learning (Entire year) Multiscale Modeling and Control Design (Spring, 2004) –Opening workshop: 1/17-1/21, 2004 –Soft-matter and nano-materials workshop: 2/15- 2/17, 2004 –Granular flow workshop: 4/15- 4/17, 2004

3. SAMSI Programs for 2004-2005 Computational Modeling of Infectious Disease: (Full Year, 04-05); with emphasis on both population dynamics and genomic dynamics. Social Sciences: (Full year, 04-05); with emphasis on latent variable modeling in multilevel and SEM, longitudinal analysis and social networks. Data Assimilation: (Spring, 05); with emphasis on model adaptation, assimilation of data corresponding to subsidiary variables in coupled models, and assimilation of non-prognostic variables.

4. Possible Future Programs 2005-06 –High Dimensional Inference and Random Matrices –Financial Mathematics –?? Hot Topic Workshops –not necessarily related to major programs –short lead times (< 1 year) from proposal to workshop

5. Opportunities for Participation Proposing and leading a research program Visiting researchers (short and long term) Workshop participation Providing testbed problems and data Postdoctoral opportunities (2+ years) SAMSI University Fellows Graduate students –participate in major research programs –summer interdisciplinary workshops

6. We hope to see you at SAMSI Information: www.samsi.info