This is the first announcement for

     The  V international conference "Algebra and Number Theory:
Modern Problems and Applications". This conference will take
place from May, 19 until 24, 2003, in Tula.

The conference is organized jointly by the Tula State Pedagogical
University,   Moscow   State   University,  Steklov  Mathematical
 Institute,  Moscow Pedagogical State  University,
Tula State University, Chebyshev's fund.


     The Organizing Committee:
N.Shaydenko - Chairman, Rector, TSPU,
N.Dobrovolskij - Secretary.


     The Programm Committee:
V.Latyshev - Chairman,
Yu.Nesterenko - Chairman,
S.Pikhtilkov - Secretary.

    The folloing sections will work at the conference:
1. Rings and Modules;
2. Groups and Algebraic Systems;
3. Commutative Algebra and Algebraic geometry:
4. Computer Science in Algebra and Number Theory;
5. The Analytic Number Theory;
6. Transcendent Numbers and Diophant approximations;
7. Discrete Mathematics, Geometry of Numbers, and Cryptography.
     The list of invited speakers includes:
V.Artamonov, G.Arkhipov, V.Bezverkhnij, V.Chubarikov,
N.Dobrovolskij, M. Garaev, A.Giambruno, V.Iskovskikh, A.Karatsuba,
S.Konjagin, V.Kurakin, V.Latyshev, A.Laurincikas (Lithuania),
A.V.Mikhalev, N.Moschevitin, Yu.Nesterenko, A.Nechaev,
A. Ol'shanskiy, S.Pikhtilkov, I. Sakhaev, I.Shestakov,
A.Schinzel (Poland), U.Umirbaev, M.Zaicev, V.Zakharov, A.Zubkov.

     The Tula's  ground  is  a  native  land  of  Leo Tolstoy.  The
most of his books was written in "Yasnaya Polyana" near Tula.
     The history  of  developments  of  the weapon in Russia from
times of Ioann IV up to our days is exposed in a Museum  of  weapon.
Very interesting also Museums of Tula's samovar and harmonica.

     The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 1, 2003.
     The entrance fee will be $100.
     The prices in hotel is about $10-20 a day, in guest house -
$4.
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     You have to sent the copy of a passport, two months before the
conference to recieve a visa.

     Our fax: 7-0872-354060

     Our e-mails: dobrovol@tspu.tula.ru, pikhtilkov@tula.net.

     We hope to see you in May!

     Organizing Committee