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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC
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MEMORANDUM
To: ?
Senate
From: ?
D. Gagan, Chair
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Senate Committee on AcademicTanning
Subject: ?
Proposed Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)
(SCAP Reference: SCAP 99- 13)
Date: ?
March 15, 1999
Action undertaken by the Governing Committee for Centres and Institutes and the Senate
Committee on Academic Planning gives rise to the following motion:
Motion:
"that Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board
of Governors, as set forth in S.99-32, the establishment of the
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) as a
schedule B institute under Policy R 40.01"
SCAP 99-13
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH
TO: Alison Watt
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FROM: Bruce P. Clayman
Secretary, Senate
Committee ?
Vice-President,
Research
on Academic Planning (SCAP)
RE: Pacific
Institute
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DATE: February 9,1999
Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)
Attached is a proposal
from Dr. Arvind
Gupta for the
establishment
of a Pacific
Institute
for the
Mathematical
Sciences (PIMS) as a
Schedule
B
Institute (institutes
that
have a university-wide mandate).
The Governing
Committee
for
Centres and Institutes
recommends that
PIMS
be
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granted
approval by SCAP. Once approved by SCAP, the proposal is to be
forwarded
to Senate, followed by submission to the
Board
of
Governors.
Governing Committee:
Bruce P. Clayman
Vice-President,
Research
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only change is
in section Implications for SFU
where I have clarified that SFU's
obligations are those agreed to in forming PIMS.
My hope is that the proposal is now ready to proceed to Senate. We are expecting to
start MITACS projects in mid to late February so once PIMS is formally recognized
as
a university institute it can take over the job of helping to adminster these and other
funds for the SFU scientists involved. PIMS also continues to run workshops, support
PDF's etc at SFU and being recognized as an institute will allow us to provide direct
administrative support.
If you have any other questions about this matter please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely,
Arvind Gupta
PIMS-SFU Site Director
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Preface
This is a proposal toward recognition, by the SFU Senate and Board of Governors, of the e
of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS). The Pacific Institute, being a multi-
university organization, has offices at each sponsoring institution. Its central office is currently at
UBC. PIMS involves scientists in several Faculties at SFU including Science, Applied Science and
Education. It is proposed that the SFU site of PIMS be established as a Schedule B institute within
Simon Fraser University reporting to the VP-Research.
What is PIMS?
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is a collaborative effort established in 1996 by
scientists by the five BC and Alberta institutions - the University of Alberta, the University of Cal-
gary, Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia. PIMS
currently has two affiliates, the University of Northern British Columbia and Lethbridge University.
Its mandate is to promote research in the mathematical sciences, education and public awareness
regarding mathematics, and collaboration between the academic, industrial and government sectors
. involving the mathematical sciences.
The PIMS community includes specialists in mathematics, statistics, computer science, mathe-
matical physics, biology, chemistry, economics, operations research, management, engineering, and
other fields involving mathematical methods. In addition, PIMS involves teachers in the mathe-
matical sciences at all levels.
• In the Canadian context, PIMS is the youngest of three national institutes specializing in
mathematics; the others being the Fields Institute in Toronto and the Centre de Recherches Math-
ematiques in Montreal.
Since its founding, PIMS has received funding from the founding and affiliated universities,
the governments of British Columbia and Alberta and from the Canadian Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council, as well as industrial sponsors. In partnership with the other two
Canadian mathematical institutes, PIMS has proposed a Network of Centres of Excellence entitled
MITACS - Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems. The letter of
intent
has
been accepted, a full application was submitted, and the decision on
MITACS
is now pending.
Funding for PIMS
PIMS receives its funding from four main sources:
1.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada;
2.
The Province of British Columbia through the Information. Science and Technology Agency;
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3. The Province of Alberta through the Alberta Science Research Authority;
4. The five PIMS rounding universities.
In 98/99 PIMS budget was approximately $600,000. In 99/00 this is expected to increase to
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more than $1,000,000. These funds are used to promote PIMS activities and provide administrative
support for PIMS' offices at each university. Currently at SFU, PIMS provides aone course teaching
release for the site director and administrative support (in 99/00 this is expected to consist of a
full-time secretary). PIMS also funds an industrial facilitator and an education coordinator who
work jointly between SFU and UBC to promote these aspects of PIMS mandate. One scientific
coordinator is funded by PIMS to organize scientific events at all five sites.
Currently PIMS activities at SFIJ make use of space provided by the School of Computing
Science as well as various labs of researchers involved with particular events. The Associate Vice
President Academic has recently made substantial space available to PIMS in the East Academic
Annex beginning May, 1999. It is expected that all PIMS activities will move to this new facility.
Activities of the Pacific Institute
Scientific Events:
PIMS has organized and sponsored dozens of scientific conferences and workshops, some in col-
laboration with other institutes. Most recently it has funded large-scale events such as
Probability
Theory
and
Mathematical Economics and Finance.
Major events being planned for the next four
years include programs in Mathematical Biology, Graph Theory and Combinatorics, Constructive
and Experimental Mathematics, Algebra and Lie Theory, Nonlinear Dynamics, Mathematical Meth-
ods in the Resource Sector,
and
The Theory
of
Knots.
Pacific Rim Emphasis:
A special mission of PIMS is collaboration with other institutes in the Pacific Rim. PIMS
has
co-sponsored events with organizations in China, Korea, Japan and the United States. Recent
examples are the Pacific Rim Geometry conference (UBC), Fifth International Workshop on Math-
entatical Aspects of Fluid and Plasma Dynamics (Maui), and the First Pacific Rim Conference on
Mathematics (Hong Kong). Closer ties with other countries bordering the Pacific are being actively
pursued.
Industrial outreach:
One of the most successful and unique of PIMS events is an annual Industrial Problem Solving
Workshop in which selected industrial problems of a mathematical nature are presented to a group
of mathematical scientists and students, who spend an intensive week working collectively and in
groups to find solutions to the problems. The first such workshop was at UBC, summer 1997, and
the second was held in Calgary in 1998, preceded by a week-long Industrial Mathematical Modelling
Workshop at SFU designed for graduate students.
In addition PIMS has an Industrial Seminar which meets regularly throughout the year, with
a similar objective of connecting mathematical scientists with industrial and government partners.
Partners have included Ballard, Macmillan-Bloedel, Petro-Canada. BC Cancer Agency, Powertech
and many other organizations from the industrial, financial and government sectors.
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PIMS currently
scientists:
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over two dozen postdoctoral fellows at its member institutions. It holds
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an annual competition in which new PhD recipients are nominated by scientists from the PIMS
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institutions. Successful candidates are awarded approximately 1/3 salary by PIMS, the remainder
provided by other grants, teaching, etc. arranged by the sponsor.
Many PIMS conferences and events have introductory sessions intended for graduate students
and non-specialists. Certain events, such as the Industrial Modelling Workshop are intended exclu-
sively for graduate students. PIMS was a cosponsor of the Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics
Conference (TJBC in 1998). Other activities intended specifically for undergraduates was the recent
PIMS Graduate weekend, in which about forty of the most talented third and fourth year Math
and CS undergraduates throughout Canada were invited to Vancouver to learn of opportunities for
further study in BC and Alberta.
Schools and public awareness:
PIMS works with educators in the primary and secondary schools with various initiatives for stu-
dents and the general public. These include math fairs, math evenings and conferences such as
"Mathematics Unplugged" (Westwood Elementary School) and "Changing the Culture" (SFU, Har-
bour Ctr). PIMS events specifically for high school students include "Dynamics for High School
Students" (U Victoria) and a training camp for Canadian participants in the International Math-
ematics Olympiad (Calgary).
Technology-based mathematical sciences:
The internet and other technological developments have created new opportunities for mathemat-.
ical scientists to communicate with each other and with the world at large. In support
of these
advances, PIMS is supporting the UBC SUNSIte (UBC), Interactive Software Modules for learn-
ing mathematics (U Alberta) and the Distributed Access Resource Infrastructure project
(SFU -
CECM).
Teleconferencing is used routinely by PIMS for holding business meetings'
and to broadcast its
Distinguished Lecturer Series to viewers at its sites in Alberta and BC. An ongoing project
is to use
internet connections to enable individual scientists at remote locations to collaborate on scientific
projects in a "face-to-face" manner using specially-equipped computers at their own sites.
PIMS personnel and management:
Board of Directors:
The final responsibility for all aspects of the PIMS' operation lies with the
Board of Directors. Currently it has 12 members and is chaired by Dr. Hugh Morris,
FRSC, a
geologist and chair of the Board of Directors of Eldorado Gold Corp.
Scientific Review Panel: This international group of scientists is responsible for the review and
selection of proposed scientific programs, selection of the PIMS Postdoctoral Fellows, and advising
on long-term scientific planning of the institute.
Executive Committee: Consisting of the Director and the Site Directors at each of the five
founding universities, the Executive is responsible for the day-to-day operation management of
PIMS' activities.
Support Personnel: The Executive are assisted in the operation of PIMS activities by paid
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personnel: two Industrial Coordinators, one each in BC and Alberta, and a full-time Scientific
Coordinator based at the head office. The PIMS office also has a full-time Administrator, a
Program Officer and a full-time secretary. Each site office has part-time secretarial support.
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PIMS Scientists and Educators: More than 200 scientists in BC and Alberta contribute their
time and energy toward proposing, planning and running PIMS activities. Their enthusiastic
support is what has made the PIMS initiative possible. One of the greatest accomplishments of
PIMS has been to energize this geographically and scientifically diverse group of researchers, and to
create new collaborations among them. Teachers of the mathematical sciences at all levels organize
and participate in PIMS programs in the schools, as well as certain scientific programs. They play
an especially important role in increasing public awareness regarding mathematical science.
SFU-PIMS Local Advisory Committee: This group of scientists at SFU currently numbers 13
persons from various departments and faculties. The LAC holds regular meetings, chaired by the
Site Director, and serves to provide advice, ideas and perspective regarding PIMS policy affecting
SFU. In addition, the members serve to communication information regarding PIMS activities and
opportunities to a broad constituency on campus.
Implications for SFU
As a senior partner of PIMS, Simon Fraser University is established as an internationally recog-
nized centre for activity in the mathematical sciences. PIMS also serves to unify the local scientific
community, promote interdisciplinary collaboration and provide resources for events at SFU and
• nearby universities involving scientists worldwide. In addition PIMS is fostering valuable connec-
tions between SFU scientists (and students) and the industrial and financial sectors of Western
Canada. PIMS has a good working relationship with other SFU organizations, such as the Centre
for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics, the Centre for Systems Sciences, and the Insti-
tute for Applied Algorithms and Optimization Research including co-sponsorship of events and
postdoctoral ellows.
PIMS will conduct its activities in accordance with University policies. The university, as a
signatory to a legal agreement between Simon Fraser University, The University of Alberta, The
University of British Columbia, The University of Calgary, The University of Victoria agrees to
abide by the terms and conditions in that agreement as they affect the SFU site of PIMS.
Attachment:
Further details regarding management and other aspects of PIMS can be found in the attachment.
The legal agreement recognizing PIMS has been circulated to all five PIMS founding universities
and at the time of writing has been signed by SFU and others.
Respectfully submitted,
Arvind Gupta
PIMS-SFU Site Director & PIMS Deputy Director
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Appendix A
Management Personnel of the Pacific Institute for the Mathemat-
ical Sciences
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors have final responsibility for all aspects of the Pims' operation. In particular,
the Board ensures fiscal accountability, monitor the operation of the PIms, and advise the Executive
committee.
• Chair of the Board: Dr. Hugh Morris holds a Ph.D. in Mining Geology from the
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and has 44 years of experience
in the mineral industry. He is a fellow of the Royal society of Canada and is Chair of the
Society's Canadian Global Change Program.
From 1962 to 1979 he held a series of positions with Cominco Ltd. in its Exploration and Min-
ing Departments in several Canadian locations, eventually becoming Director, Exploration
for its worldwide activities. In 1979 Dr. Morris became associated with the E & B-Geomex
Group of affiliated companies in Calgary, initially as President and Chief Operating Officer
of Geomex Minerals Ltd., and in 1981, as President and Chief Executive Officer of E & B
• Canada Resources Ltd. Following the merger of the E & B-Geomex Group and Imperial Met-
als Corporation of Vancouver in May 1983, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Imperial Metals and of three public companies within the Imperial Metals Group.
He resigned from these positions in February 1993 to pursue other interests. Currently, he
is also Chair of the Board of Directors of Eldorado Gold Corp and the Lithoprobe Project
as well as a mineral industry consultant aid board member of six other Canadian public
companies.
Dr. Morris has demonstrated special interest in national and international scientific and pro-
fessional associations. He is a member of NSERC's Council and a member of the Standing
Finance committee of ICSU. He is past-president of the Geoscience Council of
Canada, a
past-president of the Geological Association of Canada, and was also Treasurer of the Cana-
dian Geological Foundation from 1987 to 1996. He is a member of the Geological Society of
London, the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, U.K., the Canadian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy, a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia and
a number of other scientific and professional associations.
•
Dr.
Peter Borwein is a Professor of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University and the
Associate Director of the Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics. Prior
to joining Simon Fraser University in 1993 he was Professor of Mathematics at Dalhousie
University. His research interests are in computational classical analysis and number theory.
He was co-recipient of the Chauvenet Prize in 1993, the Hasse Prize in 1993 and the CUFA/BC
Academic of the Year for 1996. Currently he is on the editorial boards of SIAM Review, the
. Journal of Approximation Theory, Constructive Approximation, The Ramanujan Journal.
ETNA and Computational Complexity. He also co-edits the C.M.S/ Wiley Series of Advanced
Mathematics Books. He recently gave the Frontiers Lectures at Texas A& M in 1996 and the
Nagel Lecture at the University of South Florida in 1996.
Dr. Bruce Clayman received his PhD from Cornell University in 1968. He is currently a
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professor of Physics at Simon Fraser University as well as the Vice-President Research and the
Dean of Graduate Studies. His past administrative duties include President of the Canadian
Association for Graduate Studies and Acting Dean of Science. He is a member of the Sigma
Pi Sigma Physics Honour Society. His research interests include superconductors, impurity
states in solids, and layered compounds. He has published over 80 papers in refereed journals
and refereed conferences.
• Mr. Kenneth Foxcroft served on the board of Directors of Factors Limited, Toronto
Dominion Securities (USA) Inc., and of the Ontario Securities Advisory Commission. He
has also held the positions of Chairman for Commodity Futures and President for the Forex
Association of Canada. Presently, Mr. Foxcroft is the Deputy Chairman & Chief Trading
Officer for TD Securities Inc.
Dr. Nassif Ghoussoub is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia.
He did his undergraduate degree at the Lebanese University in Beirut and obtained his Doc-
torat détat in 1979 from the Uthversié Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris. He is a fellow of the
Royal Society of Canada and is the current Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathemat-
ical Sciences. His present research interests are in non-linear analysis and partial differential
equations.
He was the recipient of the Coxeter-James prize in 1990 and of a Killam senior fellowship
in 1992. He was chair of NSERC's grant selection committee for mathematics in 1995-1996
and vice-president of the Canadian Mathematical Society from 1994 to 1996. He is on the
editorial board of various international journals and is currently the co-Editor-in-Chief of the
Canadian Journal of Mathematics.
•
Dr.
Prubha Kundur is the President and CEO of Powertech Labs Inc, a research subsidiary
of BC Hydro. Powertech employes about 100 engineers, scientists and technologists at its
labs in Vancouver BC. Dr. Kundar has been an adjunct faculty member at the Universit/of
• Toronto and is currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of British Columbia.
•
Dr. Peter
Lancaster is a Professor Emeritus and Faculty Professor in the Department
of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Calgary. He has doctoral degrees from
from the University of Singapore and the University of Liverpool, England,
as well as five
years experience in the aircraft industry in the 1950's. He came to Canada in 1962 and was
elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1984. His research interests are in matrix and
numerical analysis especially as applied to vibrations, systems theory, and signal processing.
He is the author or co-author of several texts and monographs and serves on a number of
editorial boards. He has completed terms as Vice-President and as President of the Canadian
Mathematical Society, and as Vice-President of the Canadian Applied Mathematics Society.
He has also served (or is serving) on numerous committees of NSERC and the Royal Society
of Canada.
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Dr.
Cooper Langford, Vice-President Research at the University of Calgary. holds an
AB in Chemistry from Harvard and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Northwestern. He
was an NSF (US) post-doctoral fellow in inorganic chemistry at University College. London.
He taught at Amherst College. Canton University. Concordia University and as a visitor at
Columbia University before coming to Calgary. He is a. co-author of four books and over
200 research publications chapters and articles. He has chaired the Chemistry Department
at Concordia and served there as Associate Vice-Rector for Research. He was a founding
Director of the Laboratory for In-organic Materials at Concordia. He has served on a num-
ber of NSERC committees and spent two years on secondment as Director of Physical and
Mathematical Sciences at NSERC. He has chaired the Ontario Confederation of University
Faculty Associations. Dr. Langford is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Chemical Institute of Canada. He has
held an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship.
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Dr.
Alex McAuley was born and educated in Scotland, attended the University of Glasgow,
and completed both a Ph.D and (later) a D.Sc. in Chemistry. He was awarded a Fuibright
Scholarship to study in the United States and returned to university posts in Scotland prior to
moving to Canada in 1915. Since his appointment as professor of chemistry at the University
of Victoria, he has served successively as Department Chairman, Dean of Graduate Studies
and Associate Vice-President Research. He has also served on National Science committees
and as Chair of the Chemistry competition. His research interests include the synthesis of
new complex compounds, the influence of ligand structure on the reactivity and stabilisation
of less common oxidation states and the kinetics of substitution and electron transfer at
encapsulated metal centers. He has published more than 140 papers, lectured widely and
supervised over 20 Ph.D. students.
•
Dr.
Barry McBride is Provost and Vice-President, Academic, at the University of British
• Columbia. Before that appointment he served as Dean of Science since 1990. He received
his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois (Urbana) in 1970. He was Department
Head of
the Microbiology Department at UBC from 1986 to 1989 and Department Head of the Oral
Biology Department at UBC from 1981 to 1986. He has consulted with Cominco, Energy
Mines and Resources Canada, the National Institute of Health, USA and Ventures West. He is
a member of many Professional Committees including the Medical Research Council (where
he is also on the Executive Committee), the Standing Committee on Manpower (MaC),
Scientific Advisory Council - Alberta Council - Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical
• Research and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research - Research Advisory Council.
His major area of research is in ecology and pathogensis of the microbial flora of man with
specific reference to pathogens of the mouth.
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Dr. Edwin Perkins
is Professor of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia where
he was first appointed as a postdoctoral fellow in 1979. He did is his undergraduate degree at
U. of Toronto and obtained his doctoral degree from the U. of Illinois. His research interests
in probability include the general theory of processes, Brownian motion, stochastic differen-
tial equations and partial differential equations, interacting particle systems, measure-valued
diffusions and stochastic models in population genetics. He has won numerous awards for
his research including the Coxeter-James Lectureship (1986)and G. de B. Robinson Award
(1996) (Canadian Math. Society), the Rollo Davidson Prize (1983) (Cambridge U.) and a
Steacie Fellowship (1992-93) (NSERC). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and
currently sits on the Academy of Science Council. He is presently on the editorial Boards of
the Canadian J. of Mathematics, the Annals of Applied Probability, the Annales de Flnstitute
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Henri Poincare. and Probability Theory and Related Fields. He has given several invited
lec-
tureships including an invited address at the 1994 International Congress of Mathematicians
in Zurich.
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Dr. Richard E.
Peter received a B.Sc. in Biology from The University of Calgary in 1965
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and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1969. Following postdoctoral research in
Pharmacology at the University of Bristol, he took up an
appointment in
the Department
of Zoology, University of Alberta,
in
1971. Promoted to Professor
in
1979, he served as
Chairman of Zoology from 1983-1992, and became Dean of Science in 1992. His research
is on the brain regulation of reproduction and growth
in
fish, an area in
which
he has over
260 publications. Dr. Peter has received numerous honors and awards, including the E.W.R.
Steacie Memorial Fellowship in 1980, election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in
1985 and the Pickford Medal for outstanding contributions to comparative endocrinology. A
kit to induce spawning of farmed fish, based on his research, is marketed as OVAPRIM by
Syndel Laboratories Ltd., Vancouver.
•
Dr.
Claudine Simson is Vice-President, Global External Research and Intellectual Property
at Northern Telecom. She received her Doctorate in Aeronautical Engineering from the
TJniversité Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France. She is also on the Board of DIrectors of the
Fiends Institute for research in the mathematical sciences in Toronto.
Advisory Council
The Board will be assisted by the following Advisory Council who will receive all the relevant
documentation. These members will give their input to the Board about PIms priorities and
activities at their discretion.
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Larson C.
Brodner, Alberta Research Council, Vice-President of marketing.
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Kung
Ching Chang, Chinese Mathematical Society, President.
•
Bogwhan Dua,
University of Lethbridge, Dean of Arts and Science.
•
Chris
Garrett, University of Victoria, Lansdowne Professor of Ocean Physics.
•
Ivan L. Head,
University of BC, Chair of South-North Studies.
•
John
S. MacDonald, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd, Chairman of the
Board.
• Becky
Mattews, BC Ministry of Education, Director of Student Assessment Branch.
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Robert O'Malley,
University of Washington, Professor of Applied mathematics.
• William R. Pulleyblank, IBM Research Center, Director of Mathematical Sciences.
• Brent Sauder, Advanced Systems Institute, Executive Director.
The
Steering Committee
of the Board consists of D. Peter (Chair), P. Borwein, N. Ghoussoub,
P. Lancaster, A. McAuley and E. Perkins.
Scientific Review Panel
The Scientific Review Panel is responsible for:
• The review and selection of scientific programs and determination of their funding levels:
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• The selection of the Pims Postdoctoral Fellows and the PIMS Visiting Fellows; and
• Provide advice on long-term scientific planning for PIMS.
David Boyd received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Toronto in 1966. At
that time he worked in harmonic analysis and in particular interpolation theory for rearrange-
ment invariant spaces. Subsequently his work shifted into number theory, particularly the
theory of Pisot and Salem numbers and Mahier's measure. He is particularly interested in the
role of computation in pure mathematics. After his Ph.D., he spent a year at the University
of Alberta, then moved to the California Institute of Technology where he spent the next four
years, and finally moving to the University of British Columbia where he has been a professor
of mathematics since 1974. He was awarded the 1978 E.W.R. Steacie Prize in Science for his
work on Pisot sequences and Salem numbers. He was the Canadian Mathematical Society's
Coxeter-James lecturer for 1979 and was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1980.
•
Richard
Ewing is Dean of the College of Science and professor of mathematics and Engineer-
ing at Texas A&M University. He also is Director of the Institute for Scientific Computation
and the Academy for Advanced Telecommunications & Learning Technologies
at Texas A&M.
Prof. Ewing is an expert in scientific computation. His recent research deals with the multi-
tude of problems that arise from numerical simulation and modelling of multiphase flow and
transport in porous media as applied to ground water contaminants and reservoir modelling.
He has an extensive background in consulting/advising with the public and private sector
especially the petroleum industry.
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Ronald
Graham is currently Chief Scientist of AT&T Research. He was President of the
American Mathematical Society from 1993-95. His other current obligations include: member-
ship of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Santa Fe Institute, of the National Research
Council, Mathematical Sciences Education Board, and of the Joint Policy Board on Math-
ematics. He is Treasurer of the National Academy of Sciences (1996-2000). Dr. Graham's
academic awards include: Membership in the National Academy of Sciences and Fellowships
in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the
American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was the Scientist of the Year,
World Book Encyclopedia in 1981, and won the Polya Prize in Combinatorics in 1972, the
Carl Allendorfer Award of the Math. Assoc. of America in 1990, a Lester Ford Award of the
Math. Assoc. of America, in 1991, and the Euler Medal of the Institute of Combinatorics in
1994. Ron Graham's current mathematical interests include combinatorics, number theory,
graph theory, discrete and computational geometry, theoretical computer science, and appli-
cations thereof. In
all
of these areas he has made fundamental contributions. He is also a
very gifted juggler.
• Wolfgang J.R. Hoefer is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Uni-
versity of Victoria and holds the NSERC/MPR Teltech Industrial Research Chair in
RF-
Engineering. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
and of the Advanced Systems Institute (ASI) of British Columbia. His expertise lies in
computational elect romagnetics, numerical modeling of electromagnetic fields and structures,
microwave and millimeter-wave circuit design, and microwave measurements. Prof. Hoefer
has been a visiting scientist or professor at AEG-Telefunken in Germany, the Communications
Research Centre in Ottawa, and the Universities of Grenoble. Rome -Tor Vergata, Nice- Sofia
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Antipolis, Munich, and Duisburg. He is the managing editor of the International Journal of
Numerical Modelling since 1988.
• John Kalbfleisch received his Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 1969 and joined
the faculty at Waterloo as Associate Prof. in the Department of Statistics in 1973. Prior
to this, he held appointments as a Research Associate at University College, London and
as an assistant professor at the State University of New York, Buffalo. At Waterloo he
was promoted to professor in 1979, was Chair of the Department of Statistics and Actuarial
Science from 1984 to 1990 and has been Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics since 1990.
Dr. Kalbfleisch has also been a Visiting Scientist at the Institut Jules Bordet in Brussels,
Belgium, and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle, Washington. He has
also held appointments as a visiting professor in the Department of Biostatistics, University
of Washington; in the Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh;
at the Centre for Statistics, University of Lancaster; in the Department of Biostatistics at
the University of Michigan; and in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of
California, San Francisco. He is an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association
and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. In 1994, he was elected Fellow of the Royal
Society of Canada and was awarded the Gold Medal of the Statistical Society of Canada. Dr.
Kalbfieisch has authored/co-authored more than 60 publications in refereed journals, books
and conference proceedings. As well, he has co-authored one book.
• Richard M. Karp was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1935 and was educated at the
Boston Latin School and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathe-
matics
at the IBM
in 1959.
Thomas
From
J.
1959
Watson
to 1968
Research
he was
Center.
a member
From
of the
1968
Mathematical
to 1994 he
Sciences
was a professor
Department
at
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is
the University of California, Berkeley. From 1988 to 1995 he was also associated with the
International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley. In 1994 he retired from Berkeley and
was named University Professor (Emeritus). In 1995 he moved to the University of Wash-
ington, where he has appointments in Computer Science and Molecular Biotechnology. The
unifying theme in Karp's work has been the study of combinatorial algorithms. His 1972
paper "Reducibility Among Combinatorial Problems," demonstrated the wide applicability
of the concept of NP-completeness. Much of his subsequent work has concerned the develop-
ment of parallel algorithms, the probabilistic analysis of combinatorial optimization problems,
and the construction of randomized algorithms for combinatorial problems. His current re-
-
search is concerned with strategies for sequencing the human genome. Karp has received
the U.S. National Medal of Science, Turing Award (ACM). the Fulkerson Prize(AMS and
Math. Programming Society), the von Neumann Theory Prize(ORSA-TIMS), the Lanch-
ester Prize (ORSA) the von Neumann Lectureship (SIAM) and the Distinguished Teaching
Award (Berkeley). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National
Academy of Engineering, and holds four honorary degrees.
• Alistair Lachlan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1964 and is cur-
rently a professor of mathematics at Simon Fraser University. Prof. Lachlan was elected as
a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1974. He has served as the Vice-President of
the Canadian Mathematical Societ
y
(1985
.
1987). was a member of the NSERC math GSC
(1984-1987). was a member of the selection panel for speakers in Mathematical Logic at the
1990 1CM. and served on the steering committee for the CRM (1991 .
1995). He is and has
been an editor for a number of journals including annals of pure and applied logic and the
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lecture notes in logic.
Bernard
J.
Matkowsky presently holds the John Evans Chair in Applied Mathematics at
Northwestern University. He received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1966. He was
at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute until 1978 and has been at Northwestern University since
then. He is the editor of 7 journals (SIAM J. Appi. Math., European J. App!. Math., Int'l. J.
Wave Motion, Random and Computational Dynamics, J. Materials Synthesis and Processing,
Int'l. J. SHS, Applied Math. Letters) and one book series (Springer App!. Math.
Sd.
series).
His honors include being a Fulbright-Hayes Fellow in 1972-1973 and a Guggenheim Fellow in
1982-1983. His research areas include asymptotic and perturbation methods for ordinary and
partial differential equations, nonlinear stability and bifurcation theory, stochastic differential
equations, and applications to fluid dynamics, elasticity, combustion, flame propagation, and
solid state physics.
• Robert V. Moody is professor of mathematics at the University of Alberta. He received
his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1966 and spent most of his academic career
at the University of Saskatchewan before coming to Alberta in 1989. He is best known for
the discovery, independently with V. Kac, and subsequent investigations of the Kac-Moody
Algebras, for which he was awarded the 1994-1996 Eugene Wiper Medal jointly with Kac.
He has presented both the Coxeter-James Prize Lecture (1978) and the Jeffrey-Williams
Prize Lecture (1995) to the Canadian Mathematical Society. He has served nationally on the
Scientific Advisory Boards of both the Centre de Recherches de Mathematique and the Fields
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Institute for Research in the Mathematical Sciences, and on the Council of the Academy of
Science, Royal Society of Canada.
• Nicholas Pippenger received his Ph.D. from MIT in Electrical Engineering in 1974. Prior
to joining TJBC Computer Science department as a professor in 1988, he was a staff member
at IBM for sixteen years and at Draper Laboratories for three years. For his last two years
at IBM he was an IBM Fellow. His other distinctions include a 1991 UBC Killaxn
Research
Prize, a 1983 IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award,
and a 1981 IBM Outstanding
• Innovation Award. He has published over 90 research articles in the theory of computation
and communication and discrete mathematics.
Gordon Slade
received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, in Mathematics,
in 1984. He is currently a professor in the Mathematics department at McMaster University.
He was the 1995 Coxeter-James Lecturer of the Canadian Mathematical Society, and was
one of five Canadian mathematicians invited to give addresses at the 1994 International
Conference of Mathematicians in Zurich. In joint work with T. Hara, he has given a rigorous
proof of the long-standing conjecture that percolation (and also other important models in
statistical physics) exhibit mean-field behaviour in high dimensions.
• Gang Tian
received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1988. After positions at Princeton
University and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he went to the Courant
Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University in 1991 as full professor. He is
currently a professor in Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prof. Tian is a recipient of the
• Alfred P. Sloan research fellowship (1991-1993). He presented a 45-minutes invited address at
the International Congress of Mathematicians in Kyoto in 1990 and the Bergmann Memorial
Lecture at Stanford University in 1994. The same year. he received the 19th Alan Waterman
Award from the National Science Foundation. In 1996, Prof. Gang Tian received the Veblen
Prize of the American Mathematical Society.
Executive
The executive committee consists of the Director, the five Associate Directors, and any other
members appointed by the Board as required. The Executive is responsible for the day to day
management of the PIms as delegated by the Board.
N. Ghoussoub, PIMS Director, UBC, Mathematics
A. Gupta, PIMS Deputy Director and SFU-Site Director, Computer Science
F. Ruskey, TJVic-Site Director, Computer Science
D. Rolfsen, IJBC-Site Director, Mathematics
M. Lamoureux, UC-Site Dirctor, Mathematics and Statistics
J. Carrière, UA-Site Director, Mathematical Sciences
SFU Local Advisory Committee
Chair: A.
Gupta, Computer Science
Brian Aispach, Math & Stats
Jon Borwein, Math & Stats
Peter Borwein, Math & Stats
James Deigrande, Director, Computing Science
Malgorzata Dubiel, Math & Stats
Lou Hafer, Computing Science
Pavol Hell, Math & Stats, Computing Science
Tiko Kameda, Computing Science
Mary Catherine Kropinski, Math & Stats
Alistair Lachlan, Math & Stats
Keith Prornislow, Math & Stats
Mehrdad Self, Engineering Science
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AN AGREEMENT MADE(
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). 1998
AMONG
Simon Fraser University
The University of Alberta
The University of British Columbia
The University of Calgary
The University of Victoria
(collectively the Universities and individually a University)
WHEREAS:
The Universities have determined that an institute to be known as
the
Pacific Institute for
t
he Mathematical Sciences
(Fires) should be established to
facilitate and promote
the
mathematical sciences in Alberta and British Columbia.
THE UNIVERSITIES AGREE
DEFINITIONS
Affiliated Institutions means an institution in the category of Affiliated Institutions
established by the Board pursuant to Article 4.2.9
Board means
the
Bard
of Directors established pursuant to Article 4.;
Director means the Director of Pims appointed pursuant to this Agreement:
Site Director means a Site Director of Pints appointed pursuant to this Agreement:
Pints Activities means those research, educational, and other activities carried out pursuant
to this Agreement and which are funded by
Fima using
maneys held by" Administative
Centre on behalf of PInts or moneys received by or conveyed to the Universities by third-
parties with the intent that the funds be used for
Fires
Activities,
or
which Pints and the Universities determine will be a Pints Activity by operation of this
Agreement;
Senior Academic Administrator means the President, a vice-president, or a Faculty Dean of
a University.
All other terms am defined in the Article in which the term first appears and are thereafter
capitalized.
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1.
ESTABLISHMENT OFFIms
PIms is established as the umbrella organization of the Universities pursuant to which each
of the Universities will participate in the Board paneLs and committees COftStIDJIed under
this Agreement and through which each of the Universities may commit staff and resources
to the fulfillment of the mission of PIms.
2.
OBJECTIVES
The objective of Pims to facilitate and promote the mathematical sciences in Alberta and
British Columbia will be achieved by.
2.1
a
cademic
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Strengthening
community, in
ties
the
and
industrial
collaboration
and business
between
sector,
the mathematical
and in government;
scientists in the
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Enhancing education and training in mathematical sciences, and broadening
communication of mathematical ideas;
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Creating strong
mathematical
partnerships and links within Canada and
organizations in other countries, with a focus on the nations of the Pacific Rim; and
2.4 Promoting research in mathematics.
3.
RESTRICTIONS ON COMMITMENTS
3.1
the
Except
appointment
for the
of
appointment
a Site Director
of
and
individuals
except for
to
the
the
obligation
Board, panels
of the University
and committees
of British
and
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Columbia to act as Administrative Centre, no institution is by execution and dehveiy of this
Agreement nor as a result of any actions taken or decisions made by Pims or any one or
more of the Universities pursuant to this Agreement required to commit staff dr resources
to the fulfillment of the mission of PIms unless by separate mitten agreement
or
commitment to the other Universities.
3.2 The purpose of this Agreement is not to form ajoint venture or partnership between
the Universities but to establish a procedure for achieving shared goals in Pints and for
collaboration in research.
4.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
4.1 Membership
The Board will consist of:
4.1.1 A Senior Academic Administrator from each of the Universities appointed by the
University, for such term or terms as the appointing University may determine;
4.1.2 The Director
4.1.3 Three Board-appointed mathematical scientists, including at least one from each of
Alberta and British Columbia;
4.1.4 Five Board-appointed representatives from the business, industry, and resource
sectors and the professional societies. Before making appointments, the Board will invite
nominations from individuals and organizations actively interested in Pints. Appointments
will be made at the Annual General Meeting and nominations II
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to (am
including) the AGM;
4.1.5 Observers named by those governmental agencies providing major funding for
Pims (one per agency).
Normally, Board Members in categories 4.1.3 and 4.1.4 will serve terms of 3 years.
4.2
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Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities
The Board will have final responsibility for all aspects of Pims operations. In particular.
the Board will set policy, monitor operations, and establish mechanisms for fiscal
accountability. Specifically, the Board will have the following powers, duties and
responsibilities
4.2.1 Elect a Chair from its members in category 4.1.4;
4.2.2 Elect a Deputy Chair from its members;
4.2.3 Appoint, from among the Board members, a Steering Committee responsible for
monitoring the day-to-day operations of Pints;
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4.2.4 Approve Plms expenditures and utilization of resources;
4.2.5
Determine the use of discretionary funds from federal, provincial, coiporate, and
private sources and any general revenues resulting from Puns activities;
4.2.6 Appoint and replace or remove the Director;
4.2.7 Appoint and replace such committees, scientific and administrative officers as
herein provided or as deemed necessary by the Board to implement the objectives of Pims
th such powers, duties and responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the
4.2.8 Publicize and promote Pints and Pints activities to industry, government, the
research community, and the Canadian public;
4.2.9 Establish the category of Affiliated Institutions and set the rules for the admission
and removal of Affiliated Institutions; and
4.2. 10 Determine the rights, privileges, and the obligations of Affiliated Institutions and
determine whether an affiliate status should be granted.
4.3 Annual General Meeting
The Board will have an AGM to consider the forthcoming year's activities, to approve the
Annual Report of the Director, to discuss matters related to Pints orderly operation, and to
deal with such other matters as may properly be placed before the ACM. The ACM will be
conducted as follows:
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4.3.1 At least one month's notice will be given of an item tobcconsidcredalanAOtvt
The Chair of the Board will chair the AGM.
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4.3.1 Each Board Member will have one vote. A quorum will consist of more than fifty
percent of Board members or their proxies. Members may be represented by proxy.
4.3.2 Decisions will be taken on the basis of strict majority of those present or
represented by proxy except
that
changes to this Arcement and a replacement of the
Administrative Centre will require a two-thirds majority of the full membership of the
Board and a ratification by two-thirds majority of the Universities.
4.3.3 The Site Directors or their designates will attend the AGM and may address the
meeting with the consent of the meeting but may not vote.
4.4 Steering
Committee
The Board will appoint annually a Steering Committee at its AOM The committee will
consist of:
4.4.1 The Deputy Chair of the Board who will act as the chair of the Steering Committee;
4.4.2 Four other members of the Board elected annually by the Board, including at Least
one from each of the board categories 4. 1.1 and 4.13; and
4.4.3 The Director will be ex-officio on the Steering Committee,
The Steering Committee with
4.4.4
interpretation;
Serve as a group for the Director to consult on matters of policy development and
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4.4.5 Review and recommend to the Board proposed changes to
this
Agreement;
4.4.6 At about five months before the beginning of the fiscal year, consult with the
Director, and advise, on budget preparation for the pending fiscal year;
4.4.7 Review the budget before presentation to the Board at its AGM; and
4.4.8 Recommend to the Board. on the advice of the Director, dw appointment oran
auditor.
4.5
Executive Committee
The Board will appoint an Executive Committee to be responsible for the day-to.day,
management of Plms with such delegated authority of the Board as the Board considers is
required, including the determination of the structure and membership of the Program
Committee and its sub-committees. The Executive Committee will consist of:
4.5.1
The Director;
4.5.2
The Site Directors;
4.5.3
Such other members as the Board considers are required.
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Director
The Director will be appointed by the Board, on the recommendation of a Search
Committee appointed by the Board. The Director will serve for a three to live-year term as
determined by the Board and may be re-appointed for subsequent three to five-year terms.
The Director will be the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute and will be located at the
Administrative Centre. The Director will:
5.1 ?
Provide scientific leadership;
5.2
Serve as a member of the Board and ex-oficao member of the Steering Committee;
5.3 Chair the Executive Committee, and the Program Committee;
5.4
Serve as a member of the Scientific Review Panel;
5.5 Solicit and initiate programs with the assistance of the Program committee;
5.6 Provide to the Steering Committee and the Board annual financial reports and semi-
annual activity reports;
5.7 Appoint the Chair and Co-Chairs of the Program Committee and its sub-
committees, as required;
5.8 Appoint the Chair of the Scientific Review Panel; and
59 Undertake such additional duties and responsibilities as may be requested by the
6. ?
Site Directors
6.1 ?
A Site Director will co-ordinate PIms Activities at each University. A University's
Site Director will be appointed by the University in consultation with the Director. The
Board may remove a Site
Director for
cause but any replacement must be the subject of
consultation and must have the consent of the University.
6.2 Normally, a Site Director will be appointed
for a
three-year term, rencble once
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The responsibilities of the Site Director will include:
6.3.1 Co-ordinate Pims' Activities and manage PIms' funds at the Site Director's
University;
6.3.2 Provide the Board with annual reports of activity at the Site Director's University;
6.3.3 Attract, plan and develop partnerships and activities in all areas supported by Puns;
and
6.3.4 Perform such additional duties as maybe assigned by the Director.
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Deputy Director
The Board of Directors will appoint, on the recommendation of the Executive committee,
one Site Director as Deputy Director. TheDeputy Director will serve for up to S years and
may be reappointed. The Deputy Director will:
7.1 Act as Site Director at his or her Univemity
7.2 Serve as acting Director during lengthy absences of the Director or in the event the
Director is otherwise unable to perform the duties of the Director and;
7.3 Serve as an ex-officio ,
member of the Board of Directors.
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SCIENTIFIC REVIEW PANEL
8.1 The Chair of the Scientific Review Panel will be appointed by the Director from the
members of the panel and will be responsible for
8.1.1 The review and selection of scientific propsals concerning research in the
mathematical sciences and determination of their funding levels
8.1.2
Providing
advice on long-term scientific planning for Pints; and
8.1.3 Recommending to the Board on the appointment and replacement of members of the
Scientific Review Panel.
8.2 Proposals for activities not covered by Article & 1.1 will be refeffed to the Scientific
Review Panel for information and comment
8.3 Normally, there will be 10 to 12 members in the Scientific Review Panel,
.composed of authorities in the sciences and engineering
who
are actively engaged in
mathematical sciences. The interests of such members must reflect a bl'uice among the
various areas of mathematics and its applications.
8.4 The Director will be the only member of the Executive or Program Committee to
serve on the Scientific Review Panel.
9.
PROGRAM CO97lEE
The Program Committee will provide the program leadership and planning for Pims
activities designed
to
meet the objectives of Article 2. Subject to Article
5.7,
the (cnn of the
Program Committee and its sub-committees, and the members thereof, will be determined
by the Executive Committee as required.
10.
INITIALAPPOINTMENTS
The Universities agree thatpon
the
effective dale those persons named in Schedule A will
be deemed appointed to the Board and to such other Ccaimittees and Panels as are indicated
to serve until the first AGM of the Board at which time the membership of the Board and
other Committees and Panels
Will
be appointed, reappointed, replaced, or elected in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
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11. ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE
11.1 The Universities appoint The University of British Columbia as the Administrative
Centre.
11.2 The powers, duties and responsibilities of the Administrative Centre will be:
11.2.1 To
receive
and administer funds paid to PIms in accordance with this Agreement;
11.2.2 To maintain proper books and accounts; to provide the Board and Pirns officers
with information to assist in the financial management of PIms; to provide statements of
expenditure;
11.2.3 To transfer to the Universities, as received, those funds which are budgeted for the
PIms activities at their sites;
11.2.4 To house Puns administrative staff cii negotiated terms;
11.2.5 To receive and administer third-party funds specifically designated as conuributicms
to Pims Activities and, as Trustee of those funds, to act and do those things that are
required to ensure the terms of contribution are met. Nothing in this Article will
preclude funds specifically designated as contributions to Plms Activities being received
and administered by the University which is to be the primary beneficiary of the
contribution on the understanding that the Administrative Centre will then have no
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obligation of trust
in
respect of such contiibuticcs however, the receiving
University will
have the obligation of reporting the contribution to Puns.
113 Relocation
Subject to the terms of any funding agreement with NSRC and with the agreement of the
University chosen as the new Administrative Centre,
the
Board may relocate the
Administrative Centre upon a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the Board and a
two-thirds vole of all the Universities. The outgoing Admlnisntive Centre agrees to do
everything necessary to effect an orderly transfer of the responsibilities of Administrative
Comm consistent with the agreements and obligations the Administrative Centre has entered
into on PIms behalf.
12.
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYMI
Individuals hired with Pims funds will be employed in accordance with the applicable
policies of the University by which they are paid.
13.
OWNERSHIP OF EQUIPMENT
13.1 Minor Capital Equipment
Minor Capital Equipment (capital equipment costing less than $25,000 and purchased with
PIms funds) will be the property of the purchasing University. The purchasing University
agrees to allow other Universities to use the equipment for Pims activities on reasonable
terms. Service and user fees, if any, may not exceed internal use rates and may be applied
only if the University charges internal users for the same use or services.
13.2 Major Capital Equipment
Major Capital Equipment (capital equipment costing more than $25,000 and purchased with
PInts funds) will be held in trust by the purchasing University as legal owner for the
benefit of all the Universities. The purchasing University agrees to allow other Universities
to use the equipment for PInts activities an reasonable terms. Service and user fees, if any,
may not exceed internal use rates and may be applied only if the University charges internal
users for the same use or services.
13.3 Maintenance
The University at which Major Capital
Equipment is located will keep the equipment in
good repair during its useful life span.
13.4 Relocation/Disposal
13.4.1 The Board may direct that Major Capital Equipment be relocated and the University
at which the equipment is located agrees to comply with the request. If the relocation is
permanent or indefinite, the receiving University will assume ownership. The costs of
relocation will be paid by Pints.
13.4.2 The Universities agree to notify PInts if any Major Capital Equipment is no longer.
required for
PInts
activities. They may require the equipment to be relocated or may
authorize the University to dispose of the Major Capital Equipment in accordance with the
University's policies. Net proceeds from the disposal of Pints Capital Equipment will be
returned to PIms or used by the University for purposes approved by Pints.
13.4.3 Minor Capital Equipment which is no longer required for
PInts
activities may be
reassigned or disposed of in accordance with the University's policies and the proceeds, if
any, may be retained by the University.
14.
CONDUCT OF Pints ACTIVITIES
Participants in PIms Activities will comply with the applicable policies of their Universities.
Applicable
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may include, but are not limited to, use of human subjects, health and
safety, intellectual property, publication, the conduct of research, scbolamiy
integrity,
conflict of interest, ethics, environmental protection, and animal care.
15.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
15.1 Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to, substances, processes,
formulations, technical information, reports, photographs, drawings, plans, specifications,
models, prototypes, inventions, patterns, samples, software, designs, or know-bow,
whether or not protectable by patent, copyright, industrial design, or trade secret law.
15.2 Intellectual Property made available for PInts Activities and owned by the
Universities and/or individual participants before the effective date of this Agreement will
continue to be the property of the owner and use of the Intellectual Property will be
restricted, unless otherwise agreed, for the purposes of Pints Activities. No publication,
commercial use, or disclosure of such Intellectual property will be made without the written
consent of the owner.
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15.3 Unless another written arrangement is made, Intellectual property arising from
Pims Activities and which is conceived and developed solely by the individual participants
of one University will be owned by that University or the individual participants in the
accordance with the applicable policies of the participants'University.
15.4
Unless another written arrangement is made, Intellectual Property arising from
Puns Activities which is jointly conceived and developed by individual participants from
more than one University will be jointly owned by the particrpants'Universities and/or the
individual participants in accordance with the applicable policies of the participants
Universities.
16.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Unless otherwise agreed, it is understood that PIms' Activities under this Agreement are
non-confidential. If confidential data or information (Confidential Information) must be
exchanged or communicated, the University or individual participant which communicates
Confidential Information must clearly identify the information as Confidential Information;
the recipient of Confidential Information, in accepting the Confidential Information, then
has the obligation to take all reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality of the
information.
17.
INDEMNIFICATION
17.1 Each University is liable for its own losses, costs, damages, and expenses of any
nature which it may suffer, sustain, pay or incur, by reason of any matter or thing arising
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out of, or in any way attributable to, Pims Activities except where such losses, costs,
damages, and
ex
penses are the result of the willful breach of any term of this Agreement by
another University, or another University's employees, agents, or subcontractors in which
even a University not in breach will be entitled to recover such losses, costs, damages, or
expenses from the University in breach.
17.2 Each University will indemnify and hold harmless the other Universities, their
employees, agents, or subcontractors from any and all actions, claims, demands, and costs
whatsoever arising directly or indirectly out of the indemnifying UniversitC]s perfonnance
of this Agreement or the performance of the indemnifying University's employees, agents,
or subcontractors.
17.3 Notwithstandin the above, the Universities recognize that specific research
activities may require different arrangements. In such cases, the arrangements will be in
writing and will take precedence over provisions of this Agreement
18.
DISPU1'E RESOLUTION
18.1 Mediation
Disputes which the Universities cannot resolve by negotiation will be submitted first to
mediation according to the current mediation rules published by Alternative Resolutions,
Inc.
18.2 Arbitration
Disputes which the Universities cannot resolve by mediation will be submitted to arbitration
using the British Columbia Arbitration Centre Commercial Rules. The Universities which
are parties to a dispute will appoint an arbitrator to adjudicate the issue, and the arbitration
will be held in a location selected by the arbiter after having consulted with the parties and
having regard for the traveling expenses the parties will incur. If the Universities involved
cannot agree on one arbitrator, each will appoint one arbitrator and the appointed arbitrators
will appoint a voting Chair, and the arbitrators so chosen will constitute the panel.
18.3 Binding Decisions
The arbitrator or panel decision, which will require a two-thirds majority, will be binding
on the parties. The Universities will each bear as own proportionate share of arbitration
costs unless or until otherwise awarded by the arbitrator or panel.
18.4 Criteria
In negotiation, mediation and arbitration, the decision makers will first refer to this
Agreement, and the intentions of the patties, in that order, to assist in resolving disputes.
19.
CONTRACTING
Contracting for activities to be undertaken by PIms will be negotiated through and entered
into by the University at which the majority of the activity will be carried out (as sole or
prime contractor) or through the Administrative Centre, whichever is appropriate. The
Universities will facilitate contracting for funded PIms' activities, subject to Puns related
contracts fully complying with the contracting University's applicable requirements. Puns'
Director will ensure that the Universities are informed of initiatives which may Lead to
contracts for Puns' activities and PIms' researchers will involve the University's contracts
administration in the preparation of, and obtain their approval for, any sponsorship
proposal which may result in a contract.
20.
WITHDRAWAL.
A University may withdraw from PIms upon one year's written notice. In the event a
University withdraws, the remaining Universities will continue with Plies on the terms and
conditions herein except that the terms and conditions will be changed and modified where
necessary to reflect the reduced number of Universities participating in Fires. A
withdrawing University
will provide for
an orderly wind-up of Puma' activities
at the
University and will refund to Pirns any unexpended uncommitted funds advanced by Pims
through the Administrative Centre for Pirns' activities.
21 AMIDMB'ff
This Agreement may be amended by written agreement among two-thirds of the
Universities. A dissenting University may withdraw, the effective date of withdrawal to be
determined by negotiation between PIms and the withdrawing University.
22. TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated at any time on the written approval of all the
Universities.
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23.1 Interpretation
This Agreement will be interpreted in accordance with the applicable laws of the Province
of British Columbia and of Canada,
23.2 Delays in Payments
Each University acknowledges to the others that delay in reporting or accounting may remit
in the reduction of payments to Pims and consequential reductions in the moneys paid by
the Administrative Centre to the delinquent University.
23.3 Uncontrollable Circumstances
No University will be liable to any of the others for any failure or delay in performance
caused by circumstances beyond its control including, but not limited to, acts of God, fire,
labour difficulties, or government action.
23.4 Enforcement
No failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement will be construed as a waiver of the
provision or a waiver to enforce
each
and every provision.
23.5 Waiver of Breach
Waiver of any breach will not be deemed to be a waiver of any other or future breach, even
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similar in nature.
23.6 Further Assurances
The Universities will to do all acts and execute all (wilier assurances as required to give
effect to the terms of this Agreement and the intentions of the Universities.
23.7 Survival of Certain Provisions
The Confidential Information, Intellectual Property, and Indemnity terms of this Agreement
ilI survive the earlier termination of this Agreement for an additional five years.
23.8 Notice
Required notices under this Agreement will be given by prepaid post, courier, or electronic
transmission means to the address set forth on the parties' execution document. Notices
delivered by prepaid post will be deemed received on the fifth business day following
dispatch. Notices delivered by courier or electronic transmission means will be deemed
received on the business day following
the
day of dispatch.
23.9 Overhead
The
Universities agree not to charge overhead or other levies on grants received on behalf
of Pims or to support PIms' activities. Overhead may be charged on contracts in
accordance with the contracting Universit)a policies.
24 EFFECTIVE DATE
This Agreement will come into force on the latest date of execution by all the Universities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF.
t
he duly authorized oflicers of
the
University and the
Institute
have executed
this Agreemen t
on the date first
wri tten
above.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Witness(
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Witness
?
Name:
Title:
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Witness ?
Name:
TItle:
THE UNIVERSiTY OF CALGARY
Witness
?
Name:
ThE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
Witness
S
S
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