Publication price and value

The Elsevier boycott call has opened another round in the debate on subscription costs, publisher profit and open access. Let's have a peek.
The spring editorial by former Editor-in-Chief Jens Rademacher.

Dynamical systems at the Bandung Institute of Technology

In 1998, a group of Indonesian students went to the Netherlands to work on a PhD in applied mathematics. From this exchange the dynamical systems group at the Bandung Institute of Technology was born. Theo Tuwankotta, who graduated in Utrecht in 2002, outlines the activities and research interests of this group.

From the editor-in-chief of SIADS

In January 2012, Björn Sandstede took over as editor-in-chief of SIADS from Tasso Kaper. Below Björn Sandstede gives his view on the journal.

News about Scholarpedia and the Encyclopedia of Dynamical Systems

An announcement from Eugene M. Izhikevich, Editor-in-Chief of Scholarpedia, about the way in which you can contribute to, and benefit from, this invaluable resource.

Death Knell for the Lecture (and Conference)?

Will scientific meetings and lectures move online in the near future? Editorial by Krešimir Josić

Photos from Dynamics Days 2012

The Dynamics Days 2012 conference in Baltimore included a celebration of Ed Ott's 70th birthday. Ernie Barreto lets the pictures speak for themselves.

Enjoying a small college

Aaron Hoffman shares his impressions on teaching and doing research at Olin College, a one of a kind undergraduate, engineering-only college whose brand centers around project-based learning.

SIAG/DS election results

We introduce the SIAG/DS team for 2012/2013 and thank those who participated in the elections.

To the memory of L.P. Shilnikov

On 26th Dec 2011, the world lost one of the true pioneers of nonlinear dynamical systems theory; Leonid Pavlovich Shilnikov. He will be sadly missed.
Alan Champneys commemorates LP with an obituary.

The Dynamical Systems Track at ICIAM 2011 in Vancouver

In July of 2011, the semi-annual ICIAM took place in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. As part of the mathematical program of ICIAM, the SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems sponsored a track of minisymposia. Evelyn Sander describes some highlights.