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Balkan Society of Geometers
20 years for Science and Education
University Politehnica of Bucharest
Faculty of Applied Sciences * Department Mathematics–Informatics
[by Vladimir Balan and Gabriel Pripoae]


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B.S.G. - Balkan Society of Geometers
 Structure (since 30 August 2008):
 Honorary president: Acad. Radu Miron
 President: Prof.Dr.Doc. Constantin Udriste
 Vice-presidents: Vladimir Balan, Gabriel Teodor Pripoae, Panayiotis C. Stavrinos,

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Mihai Anastasiei, Paul Popescu, Kostadin Trencevski, Virgil Obădeanu,
Wladimir Boskoff, Mihai Postolache
Executive Secretary: Pitea Ariana
Executive Board: Constantin Udrişte, Mihai Anastasiei, Gabriel Teodor Pripoae
Censors Committee: Aneta Udrişte, Marcela Popescu, Marius Păun
Members: over 220.

 Membership Requirements:
 development of activities which directly implies Geometry or its applications;
 using Geometry in current activity.


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 Established: 16 December 1994,

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece


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 The first director committee:
 President: Acad. Radu Miron, Romania

 Vice-presidents:
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Prof.Dr. Mileva Prvanovic, Yugoslavia
Prof.Dr. Grosio Stanilov, Bulgaria
Prof.Dr. Grigorios Tsagas†, Greece
Prof.Dr. Constantin Udriste, Romania


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 Activities:
 Organizing Conferences on Differential Geometry, Dynamical

Systems and their Applications
 Publishing scientific works, by means of the
Geometry Balkan Press editors - under BSG
 Issuing 4 scientific journals in Mathematics:
 BJGA * Balkan Journal of Geometry and Its Applications
(printed and electronic)
 DGDS * Differential Geometry - Dynamical Systems
(electronic)
 APPS * Applied Sciences (electronic)
 BSGP * BSG Proceedings (printed and electronic)


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 BSG and MENP conferences organized by BSG
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The 1-st Conference of the Balkan Society of Geometers, 23-27 September 1996, Bucharest.

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The 2-nd Conference of Balkan Society of Geometers, 28 August – 2 September 1998, Thessaloniki.

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The 3-rd Conference of Balkan Society of Geometers, 31 July – 3 August 2000, Bucharest.

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The 4-th Conference of Balkan Society of Geometers, 26-30 June 2002, Thessaloniki.

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The 5-th Conference of Balkan Society of Geometers, 29 August – 2 September 2005, Mangalia.

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The 1-st International Colloquium of Numerical Physics (MENP-1), 30-31 October 2000,
Bucharest.

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The 2-nd International Colloquium "Mathematics in Engineering and Numerical Physics"
(MENP-2), 22-27 April 2002, Bucharest.

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The 3-rd International Colloquium "Mathematics in Engineering and Numerical Physics"
(MENP-3), 7-9 October 2004, Bucharest.

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The 4-th International Colloquium "Mathematics in Engineering and Numerical Physics"
(MENP-4), 6-8 October 2006, Bucharest.

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The 5-th International Colloquium of Mathematics in Engineering and Numerical Physics
( MENP-5), 29 August – 2 September 2008, Callatis High School, Mangalia, Romania.


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 DGDS Conferences organized by BSG:
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The International Conference of Differential Geometry and Dynamical Systems ( DGDS-2007),
5-7 October 2007, Bucharest.

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The International Conference of Differential Geometry and Dynamical Systems ( DGDS-2008),
29 August – 2 September 2008, Callatis High School, Mangalia, Romania.

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The International Conference of Differential Geometry and Dynamical Systems ( DGDS-2009),
8-11 October 2009, Bucharest.

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The International Conference of Differential Geometry and Dynamical Systems ( DGDS-2010),
8-11 October 2010, Bucharest.

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The International Conference of Differential Geometry and Dynamical Systems ( DGDS-2011),
8-11 October 2011, Bucharest.

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The International Conference of Differential Geometry and Dynamical Systems ( DGDS-2012),
8-11 October 2012, Bucharest.

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The International Conference of Differential Geometry and Dynamical Systems ( DGDS-2013),
8-11 October 2013, Bucharest.

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The International Conference of Differential Geometry and Dynamical Systems ( DGDS-2014),
8-11 October 2014, Bucharest.

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The International Conference of Differential Geometry and Dynamical Systems ( DGDS-2015),
8-11 October 2015, Bucharest.


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Volumes published by Geometry Balkan Press
 The BSG journals (BJGA, APPS, DGDS, BSGP)
 Monographs (more than 70 titles):
 ULS - University Lectures Series
 PS - Proceedings Series
 AM - Applied Mathematics
 MT - Monographs and Textbooks
 D - Dictionaries

 EE - Entering Exams (in Romanian, "Admiterea")
 HMM - History of Mathematics and Mathematicians


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Balkan Journal of Geometry and Its Applications
[BJGA]
 ISSN 1224-2780 –printed
 ISSN 1843-2875 – electronic

 Starting with V12 (1) 2007, BJGA was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (
SciSearch® ) and in Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition.
 BJGA is reviewed in : Zentralblatt Math, Mathematical Reviews, Ebsco Databases,
Scopus.
 1996-2015: 20 bi-annual volumes – includes research in geometry and its applications,
and research talks presented during the DGDS conferences
 website: www.mathem.pub.ro/bjga


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Balkan Journal of Geometry and Its Applications
[BJGA]
Editorial Committee
 Promoters and founders: R. Miron (Iasi),
Gr. Tsagas (Thessaloniki), C. Udriste (Bucharest)
 Editor in Chief: C. Udriste (Bucharest)
 Managing Editor: V. Balan (Bucharest)
 Members: D. Krupka (Australia); T. Mestdag,
L. Vanhecke (Belgium); L. Jiancheng (P.R. China); N.
Youssef (Egypt); J. Dorfmeister (Germany);
A. Jannussis, P.C. Stavrinos, E. Vassiliou (Greece);
K. Trencevski (FYROM); L. Tamassy (Hungary);
B. Bidabad (Iran); I. Vaisman (Israel); H. Shimada
(Japan); H.S. Kim (Korea); I.D. Albu, M. Anastasiei,
D. Andrica, V. Balan, M. Crasmareanu, V. Obadeanu,
V. Oproiu, P. Popescu, G.T. Pripoaie (Romania); D.
Sharief (Saudi Arabia); B.Y. Chen, M.H. Noronha, S.
Preston (U.S.).


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Balkan Journal of Geometry and Its Applications
[BJGA]
 IDB indexing: Zbl Math Database, ISI Web of Knowledge, MathSciNet, Medline,
e-Math for Africa, EMIS, MathSciNet, Notices of the AMS, Elsevier Bibliographic
Databases, DOAJ;
 Inclusion in international journal lists: Mathematical Reviews, Current
Mathematical Publications, MathSciNet, Zentralblatt fur Mathematik, Ulrich’s
Periodicals Directory, Ebsco Publishing;
 Reviewing: Zentralblatt fur Mathematik, Mathematical Reviews
 Mutual exchange with more than 20 international scientific journals; authors
from over 20 countries.
 Elsevier * Scopus Awards Romania 2015.


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Differential Geometry - Dynamical Systems
[DGDS]

ISSN 1454-511X –electronic

Editorial Committee:
 Editor in Chief: Constantin Udriste (Bucharest)
 Managing Editor: V. Balan (Bucharest)
 Members: Leopold Vaerstraelen (Belgium), Karl Buchner (Germany),

Himadri Pai Majumdar, Manjusha Tarafdar (India), Mohammad Reza Molaei (Iran),
Armando Ciancio (Italy), Junichi Inoguchi, Seiya Negami (Japan),
Daniel Breaz, Radu Gologan, Sorin Radulescu, Viorel Nitica (Romania),
Murat Tosun (Turkey), Vic Patrangenaru (U.S.)
 1999-2015: 17 volumes – include works on Differential Geometry and
Dynamical Sistems, their applications and research papers presented
in DGDS conferences
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IDB indexing: Zbl Math Database, ISI Web of Knowledge, MathSciNet
Inclusion in international journal lists: Ebsco Publishing
Reviewing: Zentralblatt fur Mathematik , Mathematical Reviews
website: www.mathem.pub.ro/dgds


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Applied Sciences
[APPS]
 ISSN 1454-5101 - electronic

Editorial Committee
 Editor in Chief: Corneliu Berbente and Constantin Udriste (Bucharest)
 Managing Editor: V. Balan (Bucharest)
 Members: Eberhard Malkowsky (Germany), John Michael Rassias, Nikos

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Mastorakis (Greece), Himadri Majumdar (India), Massimiliano Ferrara, Vicenzo
Ciancio (Italy), Hiroshi Endo, Junichi Inoguchi (Japan), Dan Iordache, Ilie
Burdujan, Mariana Craiu, Marius Radulescu, Mihai Postolache, Octav Olteanu,
Octavian Stanasila, Valeriu Prepelita, Viorel Badescu (Romania), George
Bogoslovsky (Russia), Stevan Pilipovic (Serbia), Victor Patrangenaru (U.S.).
1999-2015: 17 volumes – includes papers on pure and applied mathematics in science
and technology
IDB indexing: EMIS, MathSciNet, Elsevier Bibliographic Databases, DOAJ
Inclusion in international journal lists: Current Mathematical Publications,
MathSciNet, Zentralblatt fur Mathematik, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory,
Ebsco Publishing
Reviewing: Zentralblatt fur Mathematik
website: www.mathem.pub.ro/apps


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BSG Proceedings
[BSGP]
 ISSN 1843-2654 –printed
 ISSN 1843-2859 –electronic

Editorial Committee
 Editor in Chief : Constantin Udriste (Bucuresti)
 Managing Editor: Vladimir Balan (Bucuresti)
 Members: Cristian Florea, Serban Georgescu,

Daniel Ioan, Dan Iordache, Marcela Popescu,
Paul Popescu, Mihai Postolache, Mihai Rebican.
 1999-2015: 23 volumes – include works presented in DGDS meetings
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IDB indexing: Zbl Math Database, ISI Web of Knowledge
Inclusion in international journal lists: Ebsco Publishing
Reviewing: Zentralblatt fur Mathematik , Mathematical Reviews
website: www.mathem.pub.ro/proc


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Ebsco distributors
[centralized distribution parties * BJGA, APPS, DGDS]
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Canadian Reference Centre
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Computer Science Index
Computer Source
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Sponsors
* University Politehnica of Bucharest;
* The Ministry of Education and Research;
* The Society of Mathematical Sciences
from Romania (Mangalia branch) and
Theoretical High School Callatis – in
2005, 2008, 2012 and 2014;
* The Mangalia City Administration - in
2005 and 2008.