Dr Steve Lucas                       Project Coordinator,                     MISG 2003

Centre for Industrial and         Applied Mathematics (CIAM) University of South Australia    Mawson Lakes Campus, 5095

Phone: (08) 8302 3741            

Fax:      (08) 8302 5785   

Email: stephen.lucas@unisa.edu.au

Dr Yvonne Stokes                     Project Coordinator,                  MISG 2003

School of Applied Mathematics  The University of Adelaide           SA  5005

Phone: (08) 8303 4408             

Fax:     (08) 8303 3696

Email:             ystokes@maths.adelaide.edu.au

Problems are selected after a large number of companies throughout Australia have been contacted initially through the mail-out of our brochure. An extensive follow-up of this mail-out is carried out through personal contact and by phone.

In many cases individual industries are identified and earmarked for special attention. These are identified on the basis of past involvement and success with previous MISG forums.

The pages Past Projects and  Recent Projects  summarise and identify some of these successful projects and associated Industry Groups.

Industries and Companies who express initial interest will be visited by the Director and the Project Coordinators to discuss details of the problem.

All personnel involved in this work will come with many years of experience in MISG, and with the ability to identify appropriate problems. Later in the year a collection of six to eight problems from a diversity of industries throughout Australia will be finalised. Once the projects are chosen, two moderators will be selected for each project. Moderators are selected on the basis of their relevant expertise and previous experience at MISG. 

In the meantime the Project Coordinators will gather information from the Company, as a basis for preliminary work, including an initial literature search.

The workshop runs from Monday to Friday. On Monday the Industry Representatives outline their projects and what they believe needs to be done. Tuesday through to Thursday is a period of intense brainstorming and discussion carried out in separate project groups. MISG participants join groups to work on whichever project suits their interest and expertise. On Friday the project moderators summarise the achievements of each group.

The Benefits

• Cost-effective consulting with access to some of the best mathematical minds from Australia and overseas

• A new perspective on your problem or project

• An outline of the processes required to solve your problem with the potential for further more detailed development

• Opportunities for additional consulting and collaboration after the workshop

• Small to medium enterprises can apply for funding assistance  

Details of MISG deliverables are given here.

And The Costs

• No charge for preliminary discussions with the Director and Project Coordinators

• A fee of $4400 (including GST) to present a project at the MISG workshop. This fee covers all work before and during the workshop, a non-technical (equation free) summary, and some follow-up work culminating in a complete technical report. The fee does not cover travel or accommodation expenses for Industry representatives attending the workshop.