Kangro-100
Methods of Analysis and Algebra
International conference dedicated to
the centennial of professor Gunnar Kangro

Tartu, Estonia
September 1-6, 2013

Announcements

First Announcement, February 4

Newsletter No 1, February 23

Newsletter No 2, March 29

Second Announcement, May 8

Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4

Conference poster Conference flyer

Dear colleague,

Institute of Mathematics, University of Tartu, is organizing the international conference “Kangro–100. Methods of Analysis and Algebra”, dedicated to the centennial of professor Gunnar Kangro.

The conference will be held in Tartu, Estonia, on September 1–6, 2013. The conference is supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

Topics of the conference are modern methods of analysis and algebra.

Plenary speakers of the conference who have confirmed their participation are:

Johann Boos, University of Hagen, Germany

Bernardo Cascales, University of Murcia, Spain

Joe Diestel, Kent State University, USA

Gilles Godefroy, Institute of Mathematics of Jussieu, France

George Janelidze, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Keath Kearnes, University of Colorado, USA

Ralph McKenzie, Vanderbilt University, USA

Albrecht Pietsch, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany

Ágnes Szendrei, University of Colorado, USA

Mihhail Volkov, Ural Federal University, Russia

Participants are welcome to contribute by giving a talk (20-30 minutes) or presenting a poster. Peer-reviewed contributions will be published in a special issue of the open access journal “Acta et Commentationes Universitatis Tartuensis de Mathematica” (http://www.math.ut.ee/acta/).

Conference fee for early registration is 30 EUR for participants and accompanying persons. For late registration the fee is 100 EUR. There is no fee for students. The fee can be paid by Credit Card or Bank transfer. It includes conference materials, welcome reception, conference banquet, coffee breaks, and excursions.

Deadline for early registration is May 15.
Deadline for submitting the abstracts is July 15.

The Scientific and Organizing Committee asks those participants who need an official invitation to inform us about it as soon as possible.

You can find further information, continually updated, and register on the conference website http://kangro100.ut.ee.

Please find our welcome video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXU4Wydc8xQ.

We look forward to meeting you in Tartu.
Yours sincerely,

Eve Oja
On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committee

Estonia

February 24: Independence Day

The Republic of Estonia was founded on 24 February 1918, when the Salvation Committee (Päästekomitee) declared the independence of the Republic of Estonia. This date was celebrated as Independence Day until the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1940. During the Soviet occupation, Independence Day was celebrated in Estonian communities around the world. Every year, the US Secretary of State honoured this day by sending greetings to the chief diplomatic representative of the Republic of Estonia in the United States Ernst Jaakson.

On 24 February 1989, the red flag of Soviet Estonia was replaced by the blue-black-white Estonian national flag on Toompea, and since that time Independence Day has been celebrated once again as a public holiday. Since the restoration of independence on 20 August 1991, Independence Day continues to be a day of celebration and a day of reflection for the Estonian people. This year Estonia will celebrate the 95th anniversary of the declaration of state independence.

More information about Estonia can be found on www.visitestonia.com and www.estonia.eu.

Conference

The Scientific and Organizing Committee is glad to announce that professor Richard Aron from the Kent State University, USA, and professor Garth Dales from the University of Lancaster, UK are plenary speakers who have recently confirmed their participation. Now there are 12 plenary speakers of the conference who have confirmed their participation.

Important dates:

May 15 – deadline for early registration. Conference fee for early registration is 30 EUR for participants and accompanying persons. There is no fee for students.
July 15 – deadline for registration. Conference fee for late registration is 100 EUR.

The number of participants is limited to 140.

You can find further information, continually updated, and register on the conference website http://kangro100.ut.ee.

Please find our second short video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puyPTfExxPs

The conference is supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

We look forward to meeting you in Tartu.

Kristel Mikkor
On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committee

Please find our third short (6 minutes long) video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLZ0tbMrqDk.

Estonia

Estonian (eesti keel pronounced [‘e:sti ‘ke:l]) is the official language of Estonia, spoken natively by about 1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various migrant communities. It belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family, along with Finnish, Karelian, and other nearby languages. The Uralic languages do not belong to the Indo-European languages. Estonian is distantly related to Hungarian and to the Sami languages.

The National holiday - Native Language Day (Emakeelepäev in Estonian) is dedicated to our mother tongue and is celebrated on March 14, birthday of an Estonian poet Kristjan Jaak Peterson, commonly regarded as a herald of Estonian national literature and the founder of modern Estonian poetry.

Language example (poem by Kristjan Jaak Peterson):

Kas siis selle maa keel
laulutuules ei või
taevani tõustes üles
igavikku endale otsida?

Cannot the language of our land
rise to heaven
on the wings of song
and seek eternity there?

The word for Estonia, Eesti, originates with the ancient Scandinavians who called those tribes living to the east of Scandinavia esti. In 98 AD, Tacitus in his "Germania" used a slightly different version of this word - aestii. The widespread use of the name of the country Eesti by Estonians themselves dates from no earlier than the 19th century.

European culture rests on a foundation of written texts, whilst Finno-Ugric culture is based on the spoken word. Demands for a written version of the Estonian language came initially from foreign clergymen. The Reformation reached Estonia in 1523, the first known book written in Estonian was one with a Lutheran content, printed in Lübeck in 1525. The first extant Estonian book is the Wanradt-Koell catechism which appeared in 1535.

The first periodical in the Estonian language which was of general interest was the Lühike Õpetus, a weekly which first appeared in 1766. And the world's first regular farming newspaper was the Estonian Tartu Maarahva Nädalaleht which was started in 1806! By this time, the literacy level of Estonians was among the highest in Europe, reaching between 70 and 80 per cent. Today the literacy rate of Estonia is 99,8%.

More information about Estonia can be found on www.visitestonia.com and www.estonia.eu.

Conference

Participants are welcome to contribute by giving a talk (20-30 minutes) or presenting a poster. The submission of abstracts is now available on the conference website. Deadline for submitting the abstracts is July 15.

You can find further information, continually updated, and register on the conference website http:// kangro100.ut.ee.

The conference is supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

We look forward to meeting you in Tartu.

Kristel Mikkor
On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committee

Dear colleague,

Institute of Mathematics, University of Tartu, is organizing the international conference “Kangro–100. Methods of Analysis and Algebra”, dedicated to the Centennial of Professor Gunnar Kangro.

The conference will be held in Tartu, Estonia, on September 1–6, 2013. The conference is supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

Topics of the conference are modern methods of analysis and algebra.

Plenary speakers of the conference are:

Richard Aron, Kent State University, USA

Johann Boos, University of Hagen, Germany

Bernardo Cascales, University of Murcia, Spain

Harold Garth Dales, University of Lancaster, UK

Joe Diestel, Kent State University, USA

Gilles Godefroy, Institute of Mathematics of Jussieu, France

George Janelidze, University of Cape Town, South Africa

William Johnson, Texas A&M University, USA

Keath Kearnes, University of Colorado, USA

Ralph McKenzie, Vanderbilt University, USA

Albrecht Pietsch, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany

Ágnes Szendrei, University of Colorado, USA

Mihhail Volkov, Ural Federal University, Russia

Deadline for early registration is May 15.
Deadline for submitting the abstracts is July 15.

The number of participants is limited to 140. Registration ends on July 15.

You can find further information, including programs (there is a special program for accompanying persons), registration form, form for submission of abstracts, information on travel and accommodation, and description of social events on the conference website http://kangro100.ut.ee.

You can contact the Scientific and Organizing Committee by e-mail at kangro100@ut.ee.

Please find our next welcome video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_CzqrumRWI.

More information about Estonia can be found on http://www.visitestonia.com

We look forward to meeting you in Tartu.
Yours sincerely,

Eve Oja
On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committee

Gunnar Kangro (1913–1975)

Professor Gunnar Kangro, member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, was the most famous Estonian mathematician of his time. He was a world-class professional in his main research area - summability theory. His excellent courses and textbooks in algebra and analysis advocated the use of new theories developed in the first half of the twentieth century, and led the transition of Estonian mathematics to modern basis. His lecture courses in functional analysis gave also momentum to the research in numerical analysis in Estonia. Having supervised 23 Cand. Sc. theses, he is fully considered the founder of contemporary Estonian mathematical school.

Programs

Program Program for accompanying persons

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Sunday – September 1

11-13	Walking excursion in Tallinn
15-18	Registration
18-21	Welcome Reception

Monday – September 2

8-9	Registration
9-9.15	Opening Ceremony
9.15-10	Life and Work of Professor Gunnar Kangro
	Welcome to Estonia
10-12	Plenary lectures
12-13	Lunch
13-17	Parallel sessions
18-20	Walking excursion in Tartu

Tuesday – September 3

9-9.15	Welcome to Estonia
9.15-12	Plenary lectures
12-13	Lunch
13-18	Parallel sessions

Wednesday – September 4

9-9.15	Welcome to Estonia
9.15-11	Plenary lectures
13-21	Excursions (Peipsiveer, Võrumaa, Viljandimaa)

Thursday – September 5

9-9.15	Welcome to Estonia
9.15-12	Plenary lectures
12-13	Lunch
13-17	Parallel sessions
19-22	Conference banquet

Friday – September 6

9-9.15	Welcome to Estonia
9.15-12.00	Plenary lectures
12.00-12.15	Closing Ceremony
17-19	Walking excursion in Tallinn

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Sunday – September 1

11-13	Walking excursion in Tallinn
15-18	Registration
18-21	Welcome Reception

Monday – September 2

8-9	Registration
9-9.15	Opening Ceremony
9.15-10	Life and Work of Professor Gunnar Kangro
	Welcome to Estonia
11-13	Program "Who is an Estonian?" in the Estonian National Museum
Guided tour in the Estonian National Museum to learn about Estonian customs, clothes, and activities.
15-16.30	Bus excursions in Tartu
Bus tour through districts of Tartu located further away from the old town and each having different type of planning, architecture, and history.
18-20	Walking excursion in Tartu

Tuesday – September 3

9-9.15	Welcome to Estonia
10-13	Hands-on program "Rye bread on our table" in the Estonian Agricultural Museum
Workshop to learn about the history of agriculture in Estonia, process of making bread and butter, and importance of rye bread as a traditional Estonian food. Opportunity to make a rye bread and butter yourself and taste their delicious combination.
15-16.30	Walk with a Guide in the Botanical Garden of the Univerity of Tartu
Interesting tour in university’s botanical garden to get to know different plants and flowers.

Wednesday – September 4

9-9.15	Welcome to Estonia
13-21	Excursions (Peipsiveer, Võrumaa, Viljandimaa)

Thursday – September 5

9-9.15	Welcome to Estonia
10-14	Guided tour in the AHHAA Science Center
AHHAA leads you to the science, exciting discoveries, adventure, useful skills and fun entertainment.
16-17	Guided Tour on river Emajõgi
Boat tour on river Emajõgi to see the town from water.
19-22	Conference banquet

Friday – September 6

9-9.15	Welcome to Estonia
9.30-11.30	Excursion in St. Anthony’s Courtyard and workshop in the Leather House
Guided tour in all the buildings of St. Anthony's Courtyard - a place where art is created and loved, and where genuine master craftsmen work. Opportunity for everyone to make a perfect gift - leather medallion or keychain - by one’s own hands.
12.00-12.15	Closing Ceremony
17-19	Walking excursion in Tallinn

Plenary speakers

Richard Aron, Kent State University, USA

Johann Boos, University of Hagen, Germany

Bernardo Cascales, University of Murcia, Spain

Harold Garth Dales, University of Lancaster, UK

Joe Diestel, Kent State University, USA

Gilles Godefroy, Institute of Mathematics of Jussieu, France

George Janelidze, University of Cape Town, South Africa

William Johnson, Texas A&M University, USA

Keath Kearnes, University of Colorado, USA

Ralph McKenzie, Vanderbilt University, USA

Albrecht Pietsch, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany

Ágnes Szendrei, University of Colorado, USA

Mihhail Volkov, Ural Federal University, Russia

Registration

Registration form

Conference fee	Standard (before May 15)	Late (after May 15)
Participant*	30 €	100 €
Accompanying person**	30 €	100 €
Student*	0 €	0 €

* Conference fee for participants includes conference materials, coffee breaks, welcome reception, excursions (walks in Tallinn and Tartu, bus tour in Tartu, Võru or Viljandi county), and conference banquet.

** Conference fee for accompanying persons includes admission to their special program, conference materials, welcome reception, excursions (walks in Tallinn and Tartu, bus tour in Tartu, Võru or Viljandi county), and conference banquet.

Registration for the conference is online and will be considered valid once payment is received. There are two methods of payment: by credit card or bank transfer.

1) By credit card

For credit card payment please print out this form, sign it (card holder’s signature!) and send it by fax to +372 737 5863.
Eurocard/Mastercard and VISA credit cards are accepted.

2) By bank transfer

Bank transfers should be made using the following data.

Terms and Conditions

The following refund policy will apply in case of cancellation:

The registration fee will be refunded in full if notice of cancellation is received on or before July 15, 2013.
The registration fee will not be refunded if notice of cancellation is received after July 15, 2013.
If a registered participant is unable to attend the conference, the registration may be transferred to another person from the same organisation upon prior written approval from the organizing committee.

Refund will be processed as follows:

All refunds will be processed after the Conference.
All payments will be refunded by bank tranfer.
All applicable fees and payment-handling costs will be deducted from the amount of the refund.

For any cancellations, please contact the Organizing Committee by e-mail at kangro100@ut.ee. The confirmation of your cancellation will be sent by e-mail.

The number of participants is limited to 140. Registration ends on July 15.

Travel and accommodation

Travel Information Accommodation

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Travel Information

How to get to TARTU?

Tartu is situated in Southern Estonia and is the second largest city in the country. The easiest way to get to Tartu is to arrive by plane to Tallinn Airport and then take a bus from Tallinn to Tartu.

There are direct flights from most major cities in Europe to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia (180 km from Tartu) and to Riga, the capital of Latvia (250 km from Tartu). For more information see Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport or Riga International Airport.

You can arrive in Tallinn also by boat from Helsinki and Stockholm. For more information see Port of Tallinn.

Travel from TALLINN to TARTU

If you plan to go directly from Tallinn Airport to Tartu, then you can take the SEBE Hourly Express (“Täistunniekspress” in Estonian) bus (No.724), which departs from Tallinn to Tartu every day of the week. The bus stop is in front of the airport building. For more information see the timetable. In addition, bus line No. 158 stops at the airport at 23:05 and departs from Tallinn to Tartu. The buses are usually full during the weekends and on Monday mornings. To guarantee your seat in a bus, you can buy a ticket on the internet up to 15 days in advance and pay for the ticket with a credit card (MasterCard, VISA).

If you plan to stay in Tallinn first to take a walking tour in the old town and then go to Tartu, you can take a taxi or public transportation (bus No. 2 or No. 90K) to get from Tallinn airport to Tallinn bus terminal. Public transportation and taxis are waiting in front of the airport building. Buses No. 2 and No. 90K leave from the airport stop not far from the bus terminal (the "Autobussijaam" stop), but you still have to cross 2 intersections to reach the bus terminal.

You can take a taxi or public transportation to get from Tallinn sea port to Tallinn bus terminal. The easiest way is to go by taxi. Tram No. 2 (towards Ülemiste) or bus No. 2 and No. 90K will take you to Tallinn bus terminal (the "Autobussijaam" stop) from the port as well, but you still have to cross 2 intersections to reach the bus terminal.

There is a luggage hold in Tallinn bus terminal, where you can leave your luggage (max size 60x45x90 cm) in a locker (24 h costs 1, 2 or 3 € depending on the size of the locker).

The walking distance from Tallinn bus terminal to the Old Town Square is 2,3 km and it takes 30 minutes. Alternatively you can take a taxi or public transportation. Trams No. 2 and No. 4 will take you from Tallinn bus terminal (the "Autobussijaam" stop) to Viru square (the “Viru”stop) and from there you have to walk 500 m, which will take 8 minutes.

Buses from Tallinn bus terminal to Tartu leave almost every 30 minutes from 5.00 in the morning (5 a.m.) until 23.59 at night (12 p.m.). For more information see the timetable. A ticket costs ca 11 € and can be bought at the ticket office inside the bus station (payment by cash or bank card) or from the bus driver (payment by cash) or purchased on the internet up to 10 or 15 days in advance (payment by credit card: MasterCard, VISA). It takes 2,5 hours to reach Tartu. Buses are comfortable (many even offer free WiFi service).

If you arrive in Tallinn late in the evening you may need to spend the night in Tallinn. The closest hotel to the airport is the Ülemiste Hotel, although there are many other hotels and hostels in Tallinn.

Travel from RIGA to TARTU

You can take a taxi or AirBaltic minibus to get from Riga Airport to Riga bus terminal.

Buses from Riga bus terminal leave to Tartu at irregular times. For more information see the timetable. It will take 4 hours to reach Tartu and the ticket costs ca 11 LVL.

Estonia belongs to Schengen area. You can check whether you need visa to enter Estonia or not on webpage of Estonian ministry of foreign affairs.

If you need a written invitation from the organizing committee, please send an e-mail to kangro100@ut.ee.

Organizers

Scientific and Organizing Committee

Eve Oja (chair), University of Tartu, Estonia
Kalle Kaarli (co-chair), University of Tartu, Estonia
Kristel Mikkor (co-chair), University of Tartu, Estonia
Richard Aron, Kent State University, USA
Janis Cirulis, University of Latvia, Latvia
Rainis Haller, University of Tartu, Estonia
Andi Kivinukk, Tallinn University, Estonia
Ulrich Knauer, Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Germany
Valdis Laan, University of Tartu, Estonia
Aleksei Lissitsin, University of Tartu, Estonia
Olav Nygaard, University of Agder, Norway
Märt Põldvere, University of Tartu, Estonia
Anne Tali, Tallinn University, Estonia
Hans-Olav Tylli, University of Helsinki, Finland
Dirk Werner, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Indrek Zolk, University of Tartu, Estonia
Svetlana Saprõkova (secretary), University of Tartu, Estonia

Sponsors and partners

Contacts

Please contact the Organizing Committee via kangro100@ut.ee.

Beneficiary:	University of Tartu
Beneficiary's address:	Ülikooli 18, 50090, Tartu, Estonia
Account number:	10102000234007
Payment description:	KMTMM-Kangro100, < your name >

Bank name:	SEB Pank AS
Bank address:	Tornimäe 2, Tallinn 15010, Estonia
BIC:	EEUHEE2X
VAT:	EE100030417
IBAN:	EE281010102000234007

Hotel ANTONIUS e-mail: sale@hotelantonius.ee	Prices: 74 € single/84 € single deluxe, 88 € double/112 € double deluxe Information: 10-minute walk to conference venue, old town
Hotel LONDON**** e-mail: london@londonhotel.ee	Prices: 72 € single, 88 € double Information: 10-minute walk to conference venue, old town
Hotel PALLAS*** e-mail: pallas@pallas.ee	Prices: 55 € single, 68 € double Information: 3-minute walk to conference venue
Hotel BARCLAY e-mail: barclay@barclay.ee	Prices: 67 € single, 101 € twin Information: 10-minute walk to conference venue, old town
Hotel DORPAT e-mail: info@dorpat.ee	Prices: 51 € single, 65 € twin Information: 2-minute walk to conference venue, near bus station
Hotel TARTU e-mail: sales@tartuhotell.ee	Prices: 38 € single, 55 € twin Information: 3-minute walk to conference venue, near bus station

Enterprise Estonia (EAS)	European Union Regional Development Fund
Tartu County Tourism Foundation

Kangro-100

Announcements

Gunnar Kangro (1913–1975)

Programs

Plenary speakers

Registration

Social events

Travel and accommodation

Organizers

Sponsors and partners

Contacts