Sponsors: SQU, TRC, OMZEST                            Supporters: Jones & Bartlett                                         Web Master: Dr Ziyad AlSharawi

Welcome The Nineteenth International Conference on Difference Equations and  Applications will be held in Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman,  May 26 - 30, 2013. The conference is organized by the Department of  Mathematics & Statistics under the auspices of the International Society  of Difference Equations (ISDE).  The previous conferences were held in the cities of Barcelona (Catalonia,  Spain) in 2012, Trois-Rivières (Quebec, Canada) in 2011, Riga (Latvia) in  2010, Estoril (Portugal) in 2009, Istanbul (Turkey) in 2008, Lisbon  (Portugal) in 2007, Kyoto (Japan) in 2006, Munich (Germany) in 2005,  Los Angeles (California, USA) in 2004, Brno (Czech Republic) in 2003,  Changsha (China) in 2002, Augsburg (Germany) in 2001, Temuco (Chile)  in 2000, Poznan (Poland) in 1998, Taipei (Taiwan) in 1997, Veszprém  (Hungary) in 1995 and San Antonio (Texas, USA) in 1994.   The purpose of the conference is to bring together experts and novices in  the theory and applications of difference equations and discrete dynamical  systems. The main theme of the conference will be the applications of  difference equations to Mathematical Sciences, and in particular,  Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Epidemiology.    The plenary speakers are experts chosen from areas of Difference  Equations and Discrete Dynamical Systems. Contributed talks in all areas  of difference equations and their applications are welcomed.   The 19th ICDEA (2013) Organizing Committee