Number 2, June 1997.

The SAC Network

Objectives

The central objective of the SAC ("Symbolic and Algebraic Computation") Network is to create a platform on which the various activities of Symbolic and Algebraic Computation in Europe can be successfully integrated.

Different aspects of this objective are:

• to train young scientists to the interdisciplinary skills needed for such an integration,

• to make SAC more useful for applications,

• to integrate theoretical research and software development, this is to be attained by giving an organisational frame for carrying out big and integrated projects that are beyond the manpower of single research groups,

• to disseminate in an efficient manner knowledge and results, to be attained via a distributed information system and workshops, the participants will act as a distribution point to other SAC-groups in the region.

• to encourage and stimulate applications and to make sure that there is feedback from the application side to designers and theorists,

• to stimulate new research in mathematics, computer science and applications.

SAC is a scientific and technical cooperation network of the HCM ("Human Capital and Mobility Program") of the Commission of the European Communities involving height academic participants. It is a 3-years project that officially started january 1, 1995.

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