From bjorner@msri.org Sun Feb 2 02:06:01 1997 Return-Path: Received: from btr0x1.hrz.uni-bayreuth.de by btm2x2.mat.uni-bayreuth.de (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA06396; Sun, 2 Feb 97 02:05:59 +0100 Received: from msri.org by btr0x1.hrz.uni-bayreuth.de (4.1/btr0x1 (UBTGW/btr0x1-2.4.7)) id AA15868; Sun, 2 Feb 97 02:08:48 +0100 Received: (from smap@localhost) by msri.org (8.8.2/8.7.2) id RAA15680; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 17:07:22 -0800 (PST) From: bjorner@msri.org X-Authentication-Warning: msri.org: smap set sender to using -f Received: from euclid.msri.org(198.129.65.53) by msri.org via smap (V1.3) id smaa15670; Sat Feb 1 17:06:50 1997 Received: by euclid.msri.org (8.7/MSRI) id RAA04642; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 17:03:56 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 17:03:56 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199702020103.RAA04642@euclid.msri.org> To: bjorner@msri.org Subject: Conference Announcement Status: RO **************** CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT ********************* This message contains a amstex-file with a poster announcing a conference: COMBINATORICS -- ALGEBRAIC, GEOMETRIC AND PROBABILISTIC ASPECTS to take place Sept. 27 -- Oct. 2 1997 near Barcelona, Spain. It is sponsored by the European Science Foundation and the European Mathematical Society. If you would prefer a hard copy write to the ESF at euresco@esf.org. Please help spread this message further, post it on bulletin boards, etc. Thanks for your help, Anders Bjorner %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \input latexdefs \vcorrection{1cm} \nologo \magnification=\magstep1 \parindent=0pt \null %\vskip2.5truecm \centerline{\bf EUROPEAN RESEARCH CONFERENCES} \centerline{\bf EUROPEAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION} \vskip2.5truecm %\heading RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON \endheading \centerline{{RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON}} \smallskip \centerline{{ALGEBRA AND DISCRETE MATHEMATICS}} \medskip\medskip \centerline{\bf COMBINATORICS --- Algebraic, Geometric and Probabilistic Aspects} \bigskip \centerline{Organized in association with the {\it European Mathematical Society}} \bigskip %\centerline{\sl San Feliu de Guixols (near Barcelona, Spain, %September 27 -- October 2, 1997} \centerline{\bf San Feliu de Guixols ({\sl near Barcelona, Spain}), {\bf September 27 -- October 2, 1997}} \bigskip Conference Chair: Anders Bj\"orner (Stockholm) Vice-Chair: Saharon Shelah (Jerusalem) Organizing Committee members: Noga Alon (Tel Aviv), Aart Blok\-huis (Eindhoven), Francesco Brenti (Perugia), Gil Kalai (Jerusalem) \bigskip\bigskip \centerline{\bf PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME} \bigskip Much of the liveliest work in combinatorics today is inspired by interactions with other parts of mathematics and with computer science, as will be reflected at this conference. The emphasis will be on the following areas within combinatorics, highlighting exciting recent developments: \smallskip $\bullet$ Enumeration and Groups $\bullet$ Geometric Combinatorics $\bullet$ Codes, Designs and Finite Geometry $\bullet$ Linear-Algebraic and Probabilistic Methods \bigskip {\bf Confirmed Speakers:} \halign{\strut#\hfill\qquad&\vtop{\hsize 12 truecm#\hfill}\cr Noga Alon (Tel Aviv) & L\'aszl\'o Lov\'asz (Budapest and Yale)\cr Christine Bessenrodt (Magdeburg) & Ji\v{r}\'{\i}\ Matou\v{s}ek (Prague)\cr Aart Blokhuis (Eindhoven) & Colin McDiarmid (Oxford)\cr Andries Brouwer (Eindhoven) & Alexander Schrijver (Amsterdam)\cr Mireille Bousquet-Melou (Bordeaux) & Neil J.A. Sloane (AT\&T Labs, Murray Hill)\cr Francesco Brenti (Perugia) & Vera S\'os (Budapest)\cr Peter Cameron (London) & Richard Stanley (MIT, Cambridge)\cr Gil Kalai (Jerusalem) & Joseph Thas (Ghent)\cr Alain Lascoux (Paris) & Dominic Welsh (Oxford)\cr Monique Laurent (Amsterdam) & G\"unter Ziegler (Berlin)\cr} \vfill\eject {\bf Dates and Location:} Eden Roc Hotel at San Feliu de Guixols, Spain (on the coast a little north of Barcelona). Buses will be arranged from Barcelona airport. Arrival is intended for Saturday afternoon September 27 and departure after lunch on Thursday October 2. An excursion in this interesting region of Catalonia will be organized one afternoon. \bigskip {\bf Poster Sessions:} There will be one or two poster sessions, where contributed papers can be displayed and communicated. If you wish to submit a paper for consideration for the poster sessions please include an abstract of at most one page with your application to the European Science Foundation. The deadline is {\bf May 1, 1997}, and authors will be notified about acceptance/rejection in June 1997. \bigskip {\bf Application:} Please apply for attendance to \medskip {\obeylines European Science Foundation 1 Quai Lezay-Marn\'esia F-67080 Strasbourg Cedex France \medskip telephone (33)- 3 8876 7100 fax (33)- 3 8836 6987 e-mail euresco\@esf.org www home page: http://www.esf.org/euresco } \medskip The application material from ESF also includes information about fees. The application deadline is {\bf May 1, 1997}. The ESF will notify each applicant in early June about space availability. There is a limit of 100 participants. Questions about applications, fees and grants should be directed to the ESF, whereas questions about the scientific programme should be sent to Anders Bj\"orner via e-mail: bjorner\@math.kth.se. \bigskip {\bf Grants:} There are grants available for young researchers from EU countries (defined as age 35 or less for men and 40 or less for women). Contact the ESF for detailed information. The application form includes the grant application questionnaire. \enddocument