Wednesday, January 22, 2014

[DMANET] LATIN2014: Call for participation and information about grants to students.

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

11th Latin American Theoretical INformatics Symposium (LATIN 2014)
March 31 - April 4, 2014
Montevideo, Uruguay
http://www.fing.edu.uy/eventos/latin2014

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

To register please follow the instructions given at
http://www.fing.edu.uy/eventos/latin2014/field.php/Main/Registration

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

* Gilles Barthe, IMDEA Software Institute
    Computer-aided cryptographic proofs
* Ian Munro, University of Waterloo
    Succinct Data Structures ... not just for graphs
* Gonzalo Navarro, Universidad de Chile
    Encoding Data Structures
* Ronitt Rubinfeld, MIT
    Something for Almost Nothing: Advances in Sub-linear Time Algorithms name
* Robert Sedgewick, Princeton University
    "If You Can Specify It, You Can Analyze It" ---The Lasting Legacy of
Philippe Flajolet

PROGRAM

The Symposium's program is available at
http://www.fing.edu.uy/eventos/latin2014/field.php/Main/Program

VENUE

LATIN 2014 will be held at the Four Points Hotel located at the City Center,
opposite Montevideo's City Hall.

ACCOMMODATION

LATIN participants can obtain rooms at Four Points Hotel at a discounted rate.
Details can be found at
http://www.fing.edu.uy/eventos/latin2014/field.php/Main/Accommodation

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GRANTS

In order to promote the participation at LATIN 2014 a limited number of grants
will be offered. Support will be given in the form of fee reduction.
Priority will be given to students working in a research institution based in
Latin America.

Those interested in applying for a grant are required to provide the
information requested in the grant application form. Details can be found at
http://www.fing.edu.uy/eventos/latin2014/field.php/Main/Grants

The deadline for the grant application is February 10, 2014. The results will
be sent by February 17, 2014.

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CONTACT

latin2014-chair@fing.edu.uy

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