The Data Analysis and Forecasting Laboratory of the Technical University of Crete invites to the forthcoming International Conference (Chaos2008) on Chaotic Modeling, Simulation and Applications.

The principal aim of Chaos2008 International Conference is to expand the development of the theories of the applied nonlinear field, the methods and the empirical data and computer techniques, and the best theoretical achievements of chaotic theory as well. Chaos2008 Conference provides a forum for bringing the various groups working in the area of Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics, Chaotic theory and Application for exchanging views and reporting research findings.

The Conference will be held June 3rd-6th 2008, in Chania, Crete, Greece.

PLUTO, a grid based Godunov type code, that implements a variety of diferrent solvers, reconstruction algorithms and time-stepping routines, is about to reach version 3.0.

AstroSim is a five year European program which provides research support for activities in computational astrophysics. During this period there will be two main AstroSim conferences and Ascona (13th - 18th July 2008 in Ascona, Switzerland) is the first of these which will focus on the algorithms and techniques we use to simulate astrophysical systems. Our aim is to bring together experts in the fundamental areas of GRID SPH and Hydrid codes, radiative transfer, turbulence, subgrid physics, collisional/collisionless methods, MHD, parellisation and analysis and visualisation.

This training school brings together, for the first time in Europe, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and experienced European computational physicists and astrophysicists to discuss an integrated overview of the numerical and computational techniques that are most adequate to model different astrophysical fluid flow phenomena by means of supercomputing simulations.