Dear colleague, Some people told me that they did not receive the second announcement of our conference, which I sent a few days ago. It may be that there have been some troubles with our mailing system. If you have already received this annoncement, please do not be annoyed. Yours sincerely Walter Boehm ************************************************************************** * 4th International Conference on * * Lattice Paths Combinatorics and Applications * * * * Second announcement -- Call for papers * * * * July 8-10, 1998 * * * * University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria * * * * This conference is dedicated to the Memory of * * T.V. Narayana. * * * ************************************************************************** Topics to be covered by the conference include: ---------------------------------------------- o lattice paths and boundaries o plane partitions o Young tableaux o q-calculus o orthogonal polynomials o random walk problems o nonparametric statistical inference o discrete distributions and urn models o queueing theory o analysis of algorithms Scientific committee: -------------------- N. Balakrishnan, McMaster University, Canada Ch. Charalambides, University of Athens, Greece E. Csaki, Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary I. Gessel, Brandeis University, U.S.A. A.W. Kemp, University of St. Andrews, Scotland C.D. Kemp, University of St. Andrews, Scotland S.G. Mohanty, McMaster University, Canada H. Niederhausen, Atlantic University, U.S.A. Organizing committee: -------------------- W. B"ohm, University of Economics, Vienna, Austria Ch. Krattenthaler, University of Vienna, Austria S.G. Mohanty, McMaster University, Canada K. Sen, University of Delhi, India Location: -------- The conference will take place at the Institut f"ur Mathematik of the Universit"at Wien. The first talk is scheduled on July 8, 1998 at 9:00 a.m. Accomodation: ------------ Rooms have been blocked for the participants of the conference at Hotel (****) Kaiser Franz Joseph and at the Studentenheim (student's residence) Strudlhofgasse. Hotel Kaiser Franz Joseph is about 15 minutes by tram from the Institut fuer Mathematik. Available are o single rooms for 1.065 ATS/night o double rooms for 1.365 ATS/night These rates include a breakfast-buffet. At the Studentenheim Strudlhofgasse the rate is o 270 ATS/night without breakfast. Single and double rooms are available. There are shared shower and bath facilities, common kitchens where breakfast and small meals could be prepared. The Studentenheim is directly opposite the Institut fuer Mathematik. If you want to book a room at a hotel on your own, then please contact directly Wiener Tourismusverband Obere Augartenstrasse 40 A-1020 Wien Tel. +43/1/21114 http://info.wien.at/e/hotel/index.htm The Austrian currency is Schilling (ATS). Currently (Jan 1998) 1 US dollar is roughly 13 ATS. As a general rule, all prices in Austria include tax, so do the above rates. IMPORTANT! If you want to have a reservation for the Hotel Kaiser Franz Joseph, then you should book before April 30, 1998. We cannot guarantee reservations that are made after that date; be aware that summer is the main tourist season in Vienna. If you are going to stay at the Studentenheim Strudlhofgasse, then, please, bring your own towels. Further Information: ------------------- A WWW site http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/wwwu/institute/stat1/lp/lp.html has been set up for the conference which will always contain the latest state of affairs. For any further question, please just write to Walter B"ohm, Department of Statistics, University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, A-1091 Vienna, Austria. Tel.: +43-1-31336/4755, Fax: +43-1-31336/774, E-mail: boehm@isis.wu-wien.ac.at. Sponsors: -------- This conference is supported by Bank Austria, SAS-Institut Austria, IBM, Bundesministerium fuer Wissenschaft und Verkehr Registration: ------------ Until April 30, 1998, the regular registration fee is 1.200 ATS. A reduced fee of 600 ATS is offered for students (with verification, such as a letter from the advisor). These fees will be 1.800 ATS and 900 ATS, respectively, if the reservation is made after April 30, 1998. The registration fee covers all instruction, program materials, refreshment breaks, a reception party on Thursday and a "Heurigenabend" (conference dinner) on Friday. To register, please mail or FAX a completed copy of the registration form below to Lattice Path Conference '98 Institut f"ur Mathematik Universit"at Wien Strudlhofgasse 4 A-1090 Vienna AUSTRIA Fax: +43-1-3106347 or +43-1-31367-4040 Please do also indicate whether you will attend the "Heurigenabend" on Thursday, July 9, 1998. cut here ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Registration form - Lattice Paths 98 PLEASE MAIL OR FAX THIS FORM TO: Lattice Path Conference '98 Institut f"ur Mathematik Universit"at Wien Strudlhofgasse 4 A-1090 Vienna AUSTRIA Fax: +43-1-3106347 or +43-1-31367-4040 Full name:_________________________________________________________________ Affiliation and address:___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: _____________________ e-mail: __________________________________ I will attend the conference from ___________________ to __________________ I wish to make a reservation for o double room o single room from ___________________ to _________________ at o Hotel Kaiser Franz Joseph: single 1.065 ATS / double 1.365 ATS o Student's residence Strudlhofgasse: 270 ATS N.B. The costs for the Studentenheim have to be paid in advance. Otherwise we cannot make a reservation. I will ( ) / will not ( ) attend the "Heurigenabend" (conference dinner) on Thursday, July 9, 1998. I will be accompanied by ___ persons. Payment: PAYMENT (REGISTRATION + HOTEL) MUST BE MADE IN AUSTRIAN CURRENCY - by bank transfer to W. Boehm / Lattice Paths 98 Bank Austria, Bankleitzahl 20151 Konto Nr. 926 051 772 - By credit card: o Mastercard o Visa Card Number: ____ ____ ____ ____ Expiration date: ________________ Registration fee: 1.200 ATS (if received by April 30, 1998) - 1.800 ATS (after April 30, 1998); Students: 600 ATS (if received by April 30, 1998) - 900 ATS (after April 30, 1998). Studentenheim:________________________ Total: _______________________________ Signature:__________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------- Walter Boehm Department of Statistics University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna 1091, Augasse 2-6 -----------------------------------------------------