The 48th European Study group Mathematics with industry (Studiegroep Wiskunde met de Industrie) will be held from March 15th-19th 2004 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science of Delft University of Technology.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together mathematicians and commercial companies to tackle industrial problems. The workshop is supported by  ITW (Industrial and Applied Mathematics), STW (Stichting Technische Wetenschappen) and NWO/EW, and ECMI (European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry).

There is no registration fee for participants attending the workshop. The organisation hopes that many participants will stay in one of the hotels in  Delft, since this will create a good and creative atmosphere. Some funds are available to support travel or accommodation for those unable to find any other source of funding. This support is limited and must be requested by sending an email to the organising committee (swi@math.tudelft.nl). Note that you may be asked to share a room with another participant.

Your timely registration before the workshop is appreciated such that we can make arrangements for the lunches, receptions and dinner, especially hotel accommodation should be ordered weeks in advance.
To register for the study group and for hotel accommodation please fill the following online registration form and return to the organizers.
Alternatively you may first download the registration form and return it by fax or email after completion to the organizers.

If you have any questions, please email the organizers.

• Problem 1 (Room G): Leakage Detection Method (By companies: Filtrix and X-Flow ). A description in Dutch can be found here .
• Problem 2 (Room HB 7.24): Is there a financial life after an error? (caused by accounting) (By Algemene Rekenkamer --- Dutch Govermental Financial Control Body ) (in Dutch )
• Problem 3 (Room HB 7.32): The rotor spinning process for fibre production (by the company Teijin Twaron). (in Dutch ).
• Problem 4 (Room F): Statistical disclosure control (By CBS - Organisation Statistics Netherlands). (in Dutch
• Problem 5 (Room LH 1.320): Environmental effects of the traffic (by Demis BV ) (in Dutch ).
• Problem 6 (Room HB 10.310): ADR-Option-Trading at AOT (By AOT trading company)
• Problem 7 (Room HB 4.32): Stability of the Old Church in Delft (in Dutch ).
• Brainstorm session: Improving public awareness of science by means of participative internet projects. Scheduled on Wednesday (March 17) at 16:00. It starts with an introduction followed by discussions. Those who are interested are welcome to join the session.

At the beginning of the week, a representative from each company invited (5-7 companies in all) presents their industrial problem to the participating mathematicians (approximately 60 or so). The academic participants then allocate themselves to the groups who work full-time on each problem over the next three days. By the last day, each group of mathematicians must ensure that their ideas are developed enough to collate them into a final presentation to the other study-group participants. The collaboration does not necessarily end at this point as the mathematicians must also write an article for the proceedings, which can act as a formal record of the work done for the invited company. This provides the possibility of encouraging further research, leading to new links between industry and academia.