Conference on Probabilistic Combinatorics & Algorithms:
a Conference in Honor of Joel Spencer's 60th Birthday

April 24 - 25, 2006
DIMACS Center, CoRE Bldg, Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Piscataway, NJ

Organizers:

Noga Alon, Tel Aviv University and the Institute for Advanced Study, nogaa@post.tau.ac.il

Janos Pach, NYU and Renyi Institute, Budapest, Hungary, pach@cims.nyu.edu

Aravind Srinivasan, University of Maryland, srin@cs.umd.edu

Prasad Tetali, Georgia Tech, tetali@math.gatech.edu

This conference is being held in conjunction with the DIMACS/DIMATIA/Renyi Working Group on Combinatorial Challenges, April 26 - 29, 2006, and conference participants are urged to consider attending both meetings. More information about the DIMACS/DIMATIA/Renyi Combinatorial Challenges Meeting is available at http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/CombChallenge/.

This conference is jointly sponsored by the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS), and Microsoft.

• Workshop Announcement

• Call for Participation

• Program

• Slides

• Registration Form for The Conference on Probabilistic Combinatorics & Algorithms: a Conference in Honor of Joel Spencer's 60th Birthday Only (Pre-registration deadline: April 17, 2006). The registration includes a banquet on Tuesday evening, April 25, 2006, which will include short talks by various speakers on Joel Spencer's work and influence.

  If you plan on registering for both the Conference on Probabilistic Combinatorics & Algorithms: a Conference in Honor of Joel Spencer's 60th Birthday (April 24-25, 2006) and the DIMACS/DIMATIA/Renyi Combinatorial Challenges Meeting (April 26 - 29, 2006), please click here.

DIMACS Workshop Registration Fees
	Pre-register before deadline	After pre-registration deadline
Academic/nonprofit rate* (1 day/2 days)	$90/$180	$100/$200
Regular rate (1 day/2 days)	$150/$300	$170/$340
Postdocs	$10/day	$15/day
DIMACS Postdocs	$0	$0
Non-Local Graduate & Undergraduate students	$10/day	$15/day
Local Graduate & Undergraduate students (Rutgers & Princeton)	$0	$0
DIMACS member and DIMACS partner institution employees**	$0	$0
DIMACS long-term visitors***	$0	$0

• Combined Registration Form (Pre-registration deadline: April 19, 2006)
  Use this form if you plan on attending both the Conference on Probabilistic Combinatorics & Algorithms: a Conference in Honor of Joel Spencer's 60th Birthday (April 24-25, 2006) and the DIMACS/DIMATIA/Renyi Combinatorial Challenges Meeting (April 26 - 29, 2006). The registration includes a banquet on Tuesday evening, April 25, 2006, which will include short talks by various speakers on Joel Spencer's work and influence.

  Special Combined Registration Fees for all six days
  	Pre-register before deadline	After pre-registration deadline
  Academic/nonprofit rate* (2 days/3 days/4 days/5 days/6 days)	$180/$250/$315/$375/$395	$200/$270/$355/$395/$425
  Regular rate (2 days/3 days/4 days/5 days/6 days)	$300/$420/$520/$600/$620	$340/$470/$580/$670/$700
  Postdocs	$10/day	$15/day
  DIMACS Postdocs	$0	$0
  Non-Local Graduate & Undergraduate students	$10/day	$15/day
  Local Graduate & Undergraduate students (Rutgers & Princeton)	$0	$0
  DIMACS members and DIMACS partner institution employees**	$0	$0
  DIMACS long-term visitors***	$0	$0

  * Registration fee to be collected on site, cash, check (payable to Rutgers University), VISA/Mastercard accepted.

  Registration fees include participation in the workshop, all workshop materials, breakfast, lunch, breaks and any scheduled social events (if applicable).

  * College/University faculty and employees of nonprofit and government organizations will automatically receive the reduced rate. Other participants may apply for a reduction of fees. They should email their request for the reduced fee to the Workshop Coordinator at workshop@dimacs.rutgers.edu. Include your name, the Institution you work for, your job title and a brief explanation of your situation. All requests for reduced rates must be received before the pre-registration deadline. You will promptly be notified as to the decision about it.

  ** Fees for DIMACS members and for employees of DIMACS partner institutions are waived. DIMACS partner institutions are: Rutgers University, Princeton University, AT&T Labs - Research, Bell Labs, NEC Laboratories America and Telcordia Technologies. Fees for employees of DIMACS affiliate members Avaya Labs, Georgia Institute of Technology, HP Labs, IBM Research, Microsoft Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Stevens Institute of Technology are also waived.

  ***DIMACS long-term visitors who are in residence at DIMACS for two or more weeks inclusive of dates of workshop.

• Information on Accommodations

• Information on Travel Arrangements

• Parking Permit

  Parking permits will be available at the registration table on the day of the workshop.

  Please park in lot 64 located between the CoRE Building and the Werblin Recreation Center.

• Important Reimbursement Information

  Attendees who have been offered support should keep two rules in mind. Reimbursement for air travel can only be made for travel on US Flag Carriers, REGARDLESS OF COST. (For example, travel on airlines such as United, Continental, USAir, and others that are United States based are allowable. Travel on airlines such as Lufthansa, SAS, Air Canada and other airlines based outside the US cannot be reimbursed by DIMACS.)

  The second rule to keep in mind is to get original receipts for all reimbursable expenses.

• If you're coming from abroad, check the latest visa requirements (they are changing all the time) and get an early start on obtaining a visa.

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