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<>Purpose:
The workshop aims to stimulate research and interaction of mathematicians and scientists in all aspects of linear algebra and matrix analysis and their applications and to provide an opportunity for researchers to exchange ideas and recent developments on the subjects. The previous meetings of the workshop series have taken place in Beijing (China) and Fort Lauderdale (USA). 

<>Invited Keynote Speaker:
Chi-Kwong Li, Ferguson Professor of Mathematics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, USA

<>Invited Speakers:
Z.-J. Bai (University of California - Davis, USA)
N. Bebiano (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
M.-Z.  Ding (University of Florida, USA)
C.-Q. Gu (Shanghai University, USA)
T.-Z. Huang (University of Electronic Science & Technology of China)
L.-Z. Ji (University of Michigan, USA)
A.-H. Li (Montclair State University, USA)
R.-C. Li (University of Texas-Arlington, USA)
Z.-S. Li (Georgia State University, USA)
J.-Z. Liu (Xiangtan Uiversity, China)
Y.-T. Poon (Iowa State University, USA)
L.-F. Qian (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
T.-Y. Tam (Auburn University, USA)
Y.-G. Tian (Central University of Finance and Economics, China)
Q.-W. Wang (Shanghai University, China)
Y.-M. Wei (Fudan University, China)
P.-Y. Wu (Taiwan National Chiao Tung University)
R. Nung-Sing Sze (University of  Connecticut, USA)
S.-F. Xu (Peking University, China)

<>Registration:
Deadline of Registration through e-mail (Ms. Zhang, zhangjl@zjfc.edu.cn): May 30, 2009.

Registration fee* (US$150 or RBM 1000) is collected on site at the registration desk of the meeting.
Graduate Students, family members or friends RMB 800 per person (mainly to cover meals and a tour).
* The fee covers all meals during the meeting and a tour to Tianmu Mountain.

Please send confirmation of your participation via e-mail with the following information as soon as possible:
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Name (as it will appear on name tag):
Affiliation (as it will appear on name tag):
E-mail:
Emergency Contact Phone Number:

Hotel Check-in date:
Hotel Check-out date:
Hotel chosen: Zhongdu Hotel (i.e., Hangzhou Wonderland Hotel Lin An.  C.-K Li and F. Zhang will stay here,
    international participants and guests are also suggested to choose this hotel, as service in English is available.)
OR  Qianwang Hotel (see the Accommodation below)
Type of room (double or single):
If you want to share a room, please indicate:

Tour to Tianmu Mountain on July 13  (cost covered by Conference): Yes OR No.
[Note: The tour buses will come back  to the hotels.] 
If yes, number of people in your group, including yourself.

Are you giving a talk? Yes OR No.
If yes, title of your talk:

The Conference will help organize the other two tours. The costs will be on the
people who take the tours. Costs depend on the number of tourists. These tours are:

Qiandaohu (Thousand-Island Lakes): July 14.
Huangshan (Yellow Mountain): July 14-15.
Please indicate if you (and your group) will go for these tour(s).

Any special note to Organizers:
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<>Title and Abstract of Talks: 
Send titles and abstracts to zhangjl@zjfc.edu.cn by June 30, 2009.
Note: Official languages for the workshop are English and Chinese. If Chinese is spoken for a presentation, then slides must be in English.

<>Organizing Committee:
Gengnian Ge (Zhejiang University, China.)
Daniel Hershkowitz (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
Erxiong Jiang (Shanghai University, China)
Jianzhou Liu (Xiangtan University, China)
Jiayu Shao (Tongji University, Shanghai, China)
Yongge Tian (Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China)
Qingwen Wang (Shanghai University, China)
Weifang Wang (Zhejiang Normal University, China)
Yimin Wei (Fudan University, Shanghai, China)
Yaokun Wu (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China)
Changqing Xu (Co-chair, Zhejiang Forestry University, China)
Guanghui Xu (Co-Chair, Zhejiang Forestry University, China)
Shufang Xu (Peking University, Beijing, China)
Xingzhi Zhan (East China Normal University, Shanghai, China)
Fuzhen Zhang (Co-chair, Nova Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale, USA)
Xiaodong Zhang (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China)

<> Local Organizing Committee                                                                                                                              
Wei Fang (Vice President of ZFC)                                                                                                                        
Guanghui Xu(co-Chair)                                                                                                                                        
Changqing Xu(co-Chair)                                                                                                                                        
Juli Zhang (Secretary)

<>Publication/Proceedings/Paper Submission:
The Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra (ELA), indexed by SCI,  will devote a special issue to this conference. Published by the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS), ELA is a refereed electronic mathematical journal of high standards. Please use the ILAS Latex template for full papers intended for ILAS.  (TBD)

Proceedings of the Conference Abstracts (up to 4 pages), indexed by ISTP, will be published by the World Academic Press.  Please use Word for Abstracts indented for Proceedings.

Abstract submission for Proceedings deadline:  April 30, 2009.                                                                                           
Full paper submission to ELA deadline: August 30, 2009.

Send to  Ms. Zhang,  zhangjl@zjfc.edu.cn or xzhzhangjuli@163.com

<>Sponsors: (tentative, requests pending)
Chinese Mathematical Society
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province
World Academic Union (Press)
Zhejiang Forestry University
Zhejiang Mathematical Society

<>Endorsement:
International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS)

<>Location:
Zhejiang Forestry University, Lin'An City, Zhejiang Province, China

<>Accommodation:
Zhongdu Hotel (a star-rated hotel located in Lin'An):  RMB 560 per room per night.

Qianwang Hotel (in Lin’An City): RMB 260 per room per night.

Transportation between the hotels and meeting site will be provided.

<>Travel/Transportation:
Shanghai, Hangzhou, Lin’An
[Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province,  is 220km southwest to Shanghai and it takes about 1.5hr from Shanghai by express train;
Lin'An, a county-level city of  population of 520,000 in 2002, is located in northwest of Hangzhou, about 40 min from Hangzhou by bus/taxi.]

By air, Hangzhou (Shongshan) International Airport as destination is recommended.
By train, Hangzhou City Train Station is recommended.

On July 9, there will be buses/shuttles to pick up workshop participants from the Hangzhou (Shongshan) International Airport and the Hangzhou City Train Station.

<>Tours/Social Programs:
July 13,  tour to Tianmu Mountain (covered by Conference).

<>Schedule: (TBD)
Tentative schedule: July 9 Registration; July 10-12 Talks;  Presentations are in the 25min (talk)+5min(quastion) format.
Standard mutilmedia facility for presentation available.

<>Participants:                                                                                                                                                   

Overseas; Mainland China

<>Contact:
Changqing Xu (cqxurichard@163.com) and Fuzhen Zhang (zhang@nova.edu)

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