Discrete Mathematics Day At WPI

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Thank you everyone!       Discrete Math Day was a great success.

Speakers: Sara Billey, University of Washington Steve Butler, Iowa State University Dominique Guillot, Stanford University Gretchen Matthews, Clemson University Margaret Readdy, University of Kentucky Titles and Abstracts can be found here.

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Draft Schedule of Events for Saturday September 12:

All talks will be held in Kinnicutt Hall

• 9:00 Problem session and coffee (please bring problems on typeset paper, copied for distribution)
• 9:45 Welcome and Announcements, Kinnicutt Hall, Salisbury Laboratories, WPI
• 10:00 Gretchen Matthews
• 11:15 Sara Billey
• 12:30 LUNCH - Higgins House, WPI campus
• 1:30 Steve Butler
• 2:30 Dominique Guillot
• 3:30 Coffee Break
• 4:00 Margaret Readdy
• 6:00 Reception and Informal Dinner

Abstracts.

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A few photos:

Our five excellent speakers, together at dinner and (below) during their lectures: Dominique Guillot, Steve Butler, Margaret Readdy, Sara Billey, Gretchen Matthews

The attendees, in the lecture hall, and at lunch:

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Directions, Parking and Accommodations:

You can find directions and information about parking at WPI here.  Further details will be posted here as we get closer to the date of the meeting. The presentations will take place in Kinnicutt Hall, which is Room 115 in Salisbury Labs. Salisbury is building number 28 on this map and is adjacent to the water fountain at the center of the campus. (Please note that Salisbury Labs has a different building number on other WPI maps.) Here is a list of local accommodations, and a list of area dining (although the meeting includes breakfast, lunch and dinner for registered participants). If you are in need of further assistance, contact Bill Martin.

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Discrete Mathematics Days in the Northeast:

As you may know, this is part of a series of one-day conferences, titlted "Discrete Mathematics Days in the Northeast".   Information on previous meetings in the series can be found here. A less complete list of recent and future meetings can be found here.

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Local organizers: Peter Christopher, Brigitte Servatius, Bill Martin, WPI

Supported by the National Security Agency through the Steering Committee for Discrete Math Days in the Northeast, and by Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

 

 

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Discrete Mathematics Days at WPI over the Years:

2003	2005	2010	2013
Laszlo Babai, Chicago	Nancy Eaton, Rhode Island	Edwin van Dam, Tilburg	Zajj Daugherty, Dartmouth (now CUNY)
Dan Dougherty, WPI	Chris Godsil, Waterloo	Liz Hartung, Syracuse	Erica Flapan, Pomona
Bruce Shepherd, Bell Labs (now McGill)	Gabor Sarkozy, WPI	Karola Mészáros, MIT (now Cornell)	Jack Graver, Syracuse
Herb Wilf, U Penn	Mark Skandera, Dartmouth (now Lehigh)	Tim Penttila, Colorado State	Tino Tamon, Clarkson
Qing Xiang, Delaware	Richard Stanley, MIT	Jason Williford, Wyoming	Santosh Vempala, Georgia Tech

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