Symposium on 50 Years of Complexity Theory: A Celebration of the Work of Stephen Cook

Symposium on 50 Years of Complexity Theory: A Celebration of the Work of
Stephen Cook

May 6-9, 2019
The Fields Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/18-19/NP50

This symposium celebrates 50 years of NP-Completeness and the
outstanding achievements of Stephen Cook and his remarkable influence on
the field of computing.

The symposium begins Monday evening May 6, with a reception and a public
lecture by Christos Papadimitriou. The scientific program continues
Tuesday May 7 to Thursday May 9 and features an outstanding set of
speakers, including a number of Turing Award and other award winners. On
Thursday there will be a student round table lunch with Stephen Cook.

Registration is less than $150 USD (less than $75 USD for students and
postdocs) and is highly subsidized (thanks to our sponsors!). It
includes coffee breaks and lunch (May 7-8) as well as a special banquet
on Wednesday evening. The Monday public event is free, and has a
separate registration.

Thanks to several grants from our sponsors, there is funding to help
with travel support for students and postdocs. Please visit the "Apply
for Funding" link on the webpage to apply.

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