International Conference
                  dedicated to the 90th Anniversary of
                           L. S. Pontryagin

             August, 31 -- September, 6, 1998, Moscow

                         FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

The  Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy
of Sciences together with Moscow State (Lomonosov) University
are organizing an International Conference on Mathematics and
Applications dedicated to the 90th Anniversary of the prominent
mathematician Lev Semenovich Pontryagin.

The Conference will be held in Moscow from August, 31 to
September, 6, 1998 and will include the following four sections:
Algebra, Geometry and Topology, Differential Equations, Optimal Control.

                    Registration.

The registration form is available at pont@mi.ras.ru.
The completed registration forms must reach the Organizing Committee
by April 2, 1998 at the latest.

                    Registration Fee.

The registration fee for the Conference will be approximately 100 USD.
We hope to obtain some financial support for participants from the FSU
countries.

                     Abstracts.

The participants should submit their abstracts to the Organizing Committee
by May 15, 1998. The length of the abstract should not exceed two
typewritten pages. Sending TeX files (in any standard macro package) by
E-mail is strongly encouraged.

                   Accommodations.

Accomodation will be available at the Moscow University
Hotel Complex (located in the Main Building of the University)
and the city hotels.

                     Contacts.

Additional information about the Conference is available on the
World Wide Web:

        http://www.mi.ras.ru/\~pont/
        http://cmc.cs.msu.su/pont/


Please send your registration forms, abstracts and all correspondence
concerning the Conference to:

        Pontryagin Conference,
        Steklov Mathematical Institute,
        Gubkina 8, GSP-1, Moscow 117966, Russia

        E-Mail: pont@mi.ras.ru
        Phone:  (+7) (095) 135-24-90
        Fax:    (+7) (095) 135-05-55