## Fields Institute Workshop: Extreme Ocean Waves, June 13-16

Dear All,

We are running a workshop on mathematics and oceanography at the
Fields Institute on June 13 - 16, 2011. The purpose is to bring
together mathematicians and ocean scientists to confer on the
present state of research and the current body of knowledge
on ocean dynamics, and in particular on tsunami predictions
and the dynamics of rogue waves.  There is a sense of urgency
in the ocean sciences and the mathematics
communities over these questions, due to the very recent tsunami
disaster in Japan.
Our purpose is to inform the mathematics community about problems
of prediction and of description of extreme ocean waves, and
in particular the role that can be
played by mathematical tools and techniques. As well, our purpose
is to provide a venue from which collaborations are developed
between the two communities of mathematicians and ocean scientists.

You are all welcome to attend the workshop, which has no
Walter and Catherine