The Ibni Prize

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 > From: marie-francoise.roy at univ-rennes1.fr
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 > Dear Friends,
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 > 1) The Prize "Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh" has been created in memory of
 > our colleague and to continue its commitment to Mathematics in Africa.
 > The prize is awarded annually to a young mathematician from Central
 > Africa or West Africa. Applications are evaluated by a scientific
 > committee set up by ICPAM. It funds a scientific visit.
 > The 2010 call for nominations is on the website
 > http://smf.emath.fr/en/SouscriptionSaleh/candidatures.html
 > Applications must be sent before November 15, 2010. Please disseminate
 > the information.
 > The winner of the Ibni Prize 2009 is Oumarou Abdou Arbi. After a long
 > scientific stay at IRIA Rennes , which has been supported jointly by
 > the Ibni Prize and the region Bretagne, he has been awarded a
 > scholarship to prepare there his doctorate.
 >
 > Nearly 3400 have signed the petition on « Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh ».
 > About 120 personnes have contributed to the subscription, for over
 > 7500 euros.
 > We hope that many of you will contribute again to the international
 > subscription for the Prize "Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh". Please
 > contribute through the web site
 > http://smf.emath.fr/en/SouscriptionSaleh/
 >
 > 2) We recommend the film “A screaming man” by de Mahamat Saleh
 > Haroun,, which was shot against the backdrop of Chad's civil war
 > during which Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh has been kidnapped. The film has
 > received a Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
 >
 > The film’s release gives new opportunities to sign petitions demanding
 > the truth about the fate of Ibni. In addition to our petition
 > http://smf4.emath.fr/PetitionSaleh/formulaire.cgi
 > please note the call from Amnesty International France to request an
 > impartial investigation into the disappearance of Ibni Oumar Mahamat
 > Saleh
 > 
http://www.amnesty.fr/index.php/amnesty/agir/campagnes/personnes_en_danger/actions/ibni_oumar_mahamat_saleh
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 > Please let us be informed of any such initiative that you know.
 >
 > 3) Even if the truth about the circumstances of the death of Ibni is
 > still not known, the search for truth continues, thanks to many
 > initiatives. The French deputies
 > voted unanimously in late March a resolution calling Paris to invite
 > the Chadian authorities to comply with their commitments. Chad has
 > agreed in late June that international experts participate in the
 > committee monitoring the investigation into the disappearance of Ibni
 > Oumar Mahamat Saleh.
 > The blog set up by the committee support of Ibni Oumar www.ibni-oumar.org
 > gives regular information concerning the evolution of the case.
 >
 > Best wishes
 > Aline Bonami, Alain Godinot, Marie-Francoise Roy
 >