Of all SIAG activities, the SIAG conference is typically the most important. It serves as an opportunity for existing SIAG and SIAM members to network and share their research with each other and their broader communities, as a celebration of advances in the field fostered by the SIAG and its leadership, and as a crucial recruitment tool to welcome new members who share the research and other professional priorities of the SIAG.

In recognition of the important role played by each SIAG conference, SIAM’s professional conferences staff offers the following options for conference site selection:

• Placement at a hotel or other conference venue in the U.S. or Canada;
• Placement on a university campus in the U.S. or Canada; and
• Placement at a hotel, university campus, or other conference venue outside of the U.S. or Canada.

By decree of SIAM’s Board of Trustees, to maintain uniformity of experience across all of the site options listed above, the following services will be provided by SIAM regardless of site:

• SIAM’s conference management system, including management of abstracts and communications with submitting authors as well as program documents prepared from submissions; and
• SIAM’s website services, with the official conference website on siam.org.

Most SIAM conferences are placed at a hotel or other professional conference venue in the U.S. or Canada. In this case, the SIAG Chair and Program Director must contact SIAM’s Director of Programs and Services with a list of five (5) cities (not the hotel or venue itself) and conference date ranges they consider suitable, at least 24 months and preferably 30 months prior to the anticipated conference dates. SIAM staff will prepare and distribute a request for proposals to the designated cities and respond to the SIAG officers with a list of viable proposals typically within 2-3 months. SIAG officers who wish to select a hotel or other professional conference venue in the U.S. or Canada do not need to submit the form available through the link below; an email with the list of five (5) candidate cities will suffice.

Placement of a SIAG conference on a university campus often saves cost on facilities and sometimes personnel, which then translates into reduced registration fees for attendees. If the university is in the U.S. or Canada, SIAM will run the conference much as it does conferences held at hotels or other conference venues, but with a memorandum of agreement between SIAM and the host department or university administration identifying the responsibilities of both parties. In this case, at least 24 months and preferably 30 months in advance of the anticipated conference dates the SIAG Chair and Program Director must provide the form available by clicking on the link below to a local organizer at the university to complete and send to SIAM’s Director of Programs and Services.

Placement of a SIAG conference on a university campus or at a conference venue outside of the U.S. and Canada is an opportunity to showcase and promote activity around the world by the SIAG and in the SIAG’s area, while also serving as an important opportunity for recruitment to SIAM and the SIAG. Two important considerations for SIAG conferences planned for outside the U.S. and Canada are:

1) To maintain a strong connection to SIAM’s largest membership base, no two consecutive SIAG conferences with an in-person component may be placed at a venue outside of the U.S. and Canada; and

2) SIAM will have a financial stake in the conference, meaning either full financial control or a share in any surplus or deficit in conference revenue after expenses. The details of the sharing arrangement are left for discussion and may vary according to other factors.

Placement of a SIAG conference outside of the U.S. or Canada generally requires a local organizer at the host university or in the host city. At least 30 months in advance of the anticipated conference dates the SIAG Chair and Program Director must provide the form available by clicking on the link below to the local organizer to complete and return to SIAM’s Director of Programs and Services.

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A conference run by SIAM receives full administrative support and a substantial amount of funding from SIAM. SIAM runs a large number of such conferences every year, many of which are organized by SIAM Activity Groups. For a list of upcoming conferences see SIAM's conference calendar.

Proposal

This proposal is for a conference or workshop in North America that is not a regularly-scheduled SIAM Activity Group conference. SIAM is interested in new ideas for professional conferences and accepts proposals for conferences or workshops to be run by SIAM. Meetings run by SIAM are expected to recover their costs through registration fees, and possibly grant funding and sponsorships. Proposals are judged on the basis of scientific merit and timeliness of the meeting, as well as interest to the SIAM membership.

• Proposals will be reviewed by SIAM’s Executive Director and SIAM’s Vice President for Programs.
• If the proposal is accepted, SIAM provides full administrative support and service, takes financial responsibility and sets all fees. SIAM conference staff takes care of the site selection, and helps with putting together the scientific program and scheduling of activities.
• If, however, you want to make your own local arrangements, assume financial responsibility, and only contract SIAM services at a fee, then see the proposal for conferences or workshops with sponsorship from SIAM below, or if your conference will be outside North America.
• The dates of a proposed new conference should not fall within two weeks of any SIAM conference. New workshops can be proposed to run with one on SIAM’s existing conferences.
• Please submit the proposal form below at least 30 months before the proposed conference dates.

Complete and email the proposal form to the SIAM Director of Programs and Services.

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A conference or workshop can receive sponsorship from SIAM if it is run by another organization that assumes full responsibility for finances and organization. SIAM provides only limited financial support and funding, and can provide conference services at a fee. Due to limited funds, SIAM sponsorship is available only for very few conferences. SIAM will consider proposals for sponsorship of conferences run in North America or outside North America. However, we are limited in the kind of services that can be offered for conferences outside North America.

Workshops can either run concurrently or adjacent to a SIAM conference. Check out the archive to see past workshops SIAM has sponsored.

Proposal

This proposal is for requesting financial or administrative support for a conference or workshop that is not a regularly scheduled SIAM Activity Group conference. SIAM has limited funding to provide sponsorship or support for conferences or workshops organized by other groups. SIAM’s priority is to promote its areas of interest to its members, but we are interested in new ideas for professional meetings and in helping groups who wish to run SIAM-sponsored meetings. Services or support may be requested for meetings held in North America or outside North America.

SIAM can provide sponsorship for a conference provided there is an organization in the country where the conference is being held that is able to take financial responsibility and sign contracts for services. One possibility is to partner with another professional society or with a university. Organizers may submit a proposal to SIAM for limited financial support or contract for services at a fee to help run the meeting.

• Proposals will be reviewed by SIAM’s Executive Director and SIAM’s Vice President for Programs. SIAM will consider diversity issues when deciding whether to sponsor a given conference.
• The dates of the proposed conference should not fall within two weeks of any SIAM conference.
• At least one SIAM member must be on the organizing committee; that member must be listed explicitly as the SIAM representative on all conference materials and announcements.
• A request for funds or administrative support should be submitted at least 24 months (2 years) before the proposed conference date.

There are limited funds available to provide partial support for the following:

1. Invited speaker travel expenses
2. Minitutorial speaker expenses
3. Student or early career travel support

In addition, SIAM can provide administrative support services. There are fees associated with these services:

1. Collection of abstracts
2. Production of program book
3. Maintenance of conference website
4. Collection of registration fees (only conferences in North America)

SIAM will provide an estimate of the fees and the level of service once the application has been reviewed.

Complete and email proposal form to the SIAM Director of Programs and Services.

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SIAM promotes the meeting to the SIAM membership, and in return, SIAM members receive a discount on registration fees. SIAM provides no administrative support and no funding for the meeting. For more information, visit our Guidelines for SIAM Cooperation with Another Meeting.