Discrete Mathematics Days in the Northeast

This conference series is a continuation of the CoNE conferences that were held at Smith College for 9 years and the more recent ``Discrete Math Days in New England''. If you would like to be added to the listserv, please send email to Seth Chaiken,sdc@cs.albany.edu. If you would like to host one of these meetings at your institution, please contact one of the members of the steering committee. We have a current NSA grant to defray most of the expenses of hosting a meeting.

2007--2008


Discrete Mathematics Day at Stevens Institute of Technology, June 7, 2008.

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

Speakers:

Linda Lesniak, Drew University
Klaus Sutner, Carnegie Mellon University
Peter Slater, University of Alabama Huntsville
Lynne Doty, Marist University
Louis V. Quintas, Pace University
Nathan Kahl, Seton Hall University

For more information, see http://www.math.shu.edu/DMD08/index.html

General Information:

Registration will begin at 8:30. The first talk will be at 9:30. There will be 6 talks during the day. All talks as well as registration and breakfast, will be held in Babbio Center. All talks will take place in Babbio, Room 122; The full schedule and abstracts are here.

As with the other Discrete Math Day conferences, there is no registration fee, and preregistering is strongly encouraged. To preregister, please send an email to Dan Gross (grossdan@shu.edu); include your status.

Local organizers: Charles Suffel, Stevens; Louis V. Quintas, Pace; Mike Gargano, Pace; Daniel Gross, Seton Hall University

Discrete Mathematics Day at Smith College, April 5, 2008.

See full details at: http://www.toroidalsnark.net/DMD08.html

Smith College

Northampton MA

Speakers:

Mark Ellingham, Vanderbilt University
Joan Hutchinson, Macalester College
Martin Kochol, Mathematical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Pallavi Jayawant, Bates College
Diane Souvaine, Tufts

General Information:

The meeting will begin at 9:30 am (the first talk will be at 10:00 am) and continue through to 5:30pm. There will be 5 talks during the day. Talks will be held in McConnell 103; registration and breakfast will be in McConnell Lobby. A complimentary buffet lunch will be available in McConnell Lobby. The full schedule and abstracts are on the website above.

As with the other Discrete Math Day conferences, there is no registration fee, and preregistering is strongly encouraged. To preregister, fill out an online form at the website, which includes information on applying for financial support.

Local organizers: sarah-marie belcastro and Ruth Haas

We thank Smith College and the Smith College Department of Mathematics and Statistics for financial support for this conference.

A DISCRETE MATHEMATICS DAY at DARTMOUTH COLLEGE,October 27, 2007.

See full details at: http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~dmd/

Dartmouth College

Hanover NH

Speakers:

Jim Propp, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Vera Sos, Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Mikkel Thorup, AT&T Labs-Research
Lauren Williams, Harvard University
Josephine Yu, MIT

General Information:

The meeting will begin at 9:00 am (first talk at 10:00 am) and continue through to 5:30pm. There will be 5 talks during the day. The meeting will take place in Kemeny Hall, which is the mathematics building. Talks will be in room 008, and registration and breakfast will be in room 004. A complimentary lunch will be served in room 300. As with the other Discrete Math Day conferences, there is no registration fee, and preregistering is strongly encouraged. To preregister, send an email to Sergi Elizalde (sergi.elizalde@dartmouth.edu). Students and postdocs traveling more than 50 miles (each way) may apply for a $50 travel stipend. Any participant traveling more than 100 miles (each way) and staying overnight may apply for $100 towards lodging expenses. Please indicate when you register if you are applying for travel support.

Local organizers: Sergi Elizalde, Rosa Orellana, and Peter Winkler. We thank the Mathematics Department at Dartmouth for its financial support.

A DISCRETE MATHEMATICS DAY at MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, September 15, 2007

See full details at: http://community.middlebury.edu/~jschmitt/discmathdays.html

Middlebury College

Breadloaf Campus, Ripton, Vermont

(NOT the main Middlebury Campus!!!)

Speakers:

Dan Archdeacon, University of Vermont
John H. Conway, Princeton University
Vida Dujmovic, McGill University
Nancy Eaton, University of Rhode Island
Sergi Elizalde, Dartmouth College

General Information:

Registration will begin at 9:00 am (first talk at 10:00 am) and continue through to 5:00pm. There will be 5 talks during the day. Talks will be held at the BREADLOAF CAMPUS (NOT THE MAIN CAMPUS - maps are available at the website). A complimentary lunch will be served. A complimentary dinner is also available courtesy of Middlebury College.

As with the other Discrete Math Day conferences, there is no registration fee, and pre-registering is strongly encouraged (especially if you want to be guaranteed meals). To pre-register, send an email to John Schmitt (jschmitt@middlebury.edu ). When pre-registering please include: name, affiliation, status (faculty or student), and, if staying on the campus, a lodging request (one night or two and number of occupants). For information on financial support, please see below and indicate in your e-mail if you will apply for support. Please help advertise with the Conference Poster (available at http://community.middlebury.edu/~jschmitt/dmd/dmdposter.pdf ).

We will be able to offer some financial support to participants (who are US citizens or permanent residents). Priority will be given to students and postdocs. Students and postdocs traveling more than 50 miles (each way) may apply for a $50 travel stipend. Participants traveling more than 100 miles can apply for lodging reimbursement.

Local organizer: John Schmitt.

Members of the Steering Committee

Seth Chaiken, University at Albany (SUNY),
sdctst@cs.albany.edu

Cristian Lenart, University at Albany (SUNY),
lenart@csc.albany.edu,