Gregory Reid
                           reid@math.ubc.ca

           Differential-Algebraic and Differential-Geometric
               Elimination Algorithms for Systems of PDEs

We hope to invite speakers to cover each of the major approaches to
Differential Elimination Algorithms: Differential-Algebraic methods,
Differential-Geometric methods, Riquier-Janet based approaches, and
approaches based on Exterior Differential Systems; one objective being
to highlight the similarities and differences between these evolving methods. 

It is planned that this area will begin with a half-hour survey lecture
(by one of the organisers) which is introductory in nature; and will end
with a half-hour open chaired discussion which will include following topics:
mathematical difficulties in differential-algebraic and differential-geometric
methods for systems of PDEs; the issue of efficiency; future directions and
applications.

Differential-Algebraic (Groebner) Methods:
  G. Carra-Ferro, F. Ollivier.

Differential-Geometric Methods:
  W. Seiler

Approaches using Exterior-Differential Systems: 
  D. Hartley, R. Tucker

Riquier-Janet based Approaches:  
  F. Schwarz, V. Topunov.