16th Max-Planck Summer School
Advanced Course on the Foundations of Computer Science
ADFOCS 2015
August 17 - 21, 2015
Saarbrücken, Germany
http://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/conference/adfocs
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ABOUT ADFOCS
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ADFOCS is an international summer school held annually at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics (MPII). It is organized as part of the activities of the MPII, in particular the International Max-Planck Research School (IMPRS), MPII's graduate program. The purpose of this summer school is to introduce young researchers to topics which are the focus of current research in theoretical computer science. We bring together three leading researchers in the field and international participants at the graduate level and above. This year's focus is on "New Developments in Approximation Algorithms."
PROGRAM
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Our invited speakers give three 90-minute lectures with subsequent exercise and discussion sessions. The lecturers are (in alphabetical order):
* Kirk Pruhs, University of Pittsburgh, USA
* Ola Svensson, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
* David Williamson, Cornell University, USA
LOCATION & TRAVEL INFORMATION
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ADFOCS will be held at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany. Saarbrücken is the capital of one of Germany's 16 federal states, the Saarland. It is conveniently located in the center of Europe, on the border of Germany with France, between Luxembourg, the Saar-Mosel valley, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg. Being located on several main train and road routes, Saarbrücken is easily reachable from Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Paris, or Luxembourg. Saarbrücken also has its own international airport.
REGISTRATION
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The registration fee is EUR 130 for *early registration until July 15* and EUR 180 after that date. The fee covers lunches and social events. It does not include accommodation, but we can help you with your reservations. Per-night prices, including taxes and breakfast, typically range from about EUR 20 (youth hostel, double room) to about EUR 70 (hotel, single room). A limited number of grants for graduate students or young researchers are available. For application please send your CV until *June 1*. Further, please have your supervisor at your institute send an email with a brief letter of recommendation, certifying in particular your relation with the topics in ADFOCS, before the *deadline*.
CONTACT
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The homepage of ADFOCS, providing forms for registration and hotel reservation can be found at
http://www.mpi-inf.mpg.de/conference/adfocs
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the ADFOCS team by sending an email to adfocs at mpi-inf.mpg.de
Organizers: Andreas Wiese, Antonios Antoniadis, and Cosmina Croitoru
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