Thursday, June 20, 2019

[DMANET] PARAMETERIZED COMPLEXITY AND PRACTICAL COMPUTING (PCPC) August 5--9

CFP: PARAMETERIZED COMPLEXITY AND PRACTICAL COMPUTING (PCPC) WORKSHOP

Date: August 5 -- 9, 2019 in Bergen, Norway. The objective of the
workshop is to build bridges between parameterized complexity theory and
practical applications. Website:
https://www.uib.no/en/rg/algo/127995/parameterized-complexity-and-practical-computing-workshop

Location and Dates
-The workshop will take place in Bergen, Norway during the week starting
Monday 05 August, 2019.
-Place: The first two days (Monday and Tuesday, 05 and 06 August) will
be held at the Solstrand Hotel.
-Place: Day 3 (Wednesday 07 August) will be a fjord trip offering the
opportunity for continued discussion.
-Place: Days 4 and 5 (Thursday and Friday, 08 and 09) talks will be
presented at the University of Bergen.

Schedule
-Keynote Speaker: Prof. Gregory Gutin (Royal Holloway, University of
London)
-Keynote Speaker: Prof. Klaus Jansen (University of Kiel, Germany)
There will be long (40 minute) and short (20 minute) talks and
discussion time. Exact format TBA

Funding
Mike Fellows' Norwegian Toppforsk Grant will cover the following
expenses:
• Accommodation to all participants for one night (August 05 to August
06) at the Solstrand Hotel. Meals are provided at the hotel.
• Buses from UiB to the workshop venue on the morning of August 05 and
back to UiB on the evening of August 06.
• Taxis from the airport to Solstrand Hotel for people arriving at
Bergen airport on the morning of August 05. If you are contemplating
this possibility please make taxi arrangements through the hotel so that
the hotel can arrange joint taxi if suitable.
• Fjord trip outing on Wednesday to continue discussions.


Outing on Wednesday
There will be a cruise trip to the fjords on Wednesday, 07 July. The
cruise will pass through deep fjords, steep mountains, mighty
waterfalls, and powerful currents. The duration of the trip is about 3
hours.
• The cruise is called Fjordcruise Bergen-Mostraumen.
• The departure is from Zachariasbryggen quay at the Fish Market in
Bergen. Boarding at 13:30 pm.

CONTACT: Frances.rosamond@uib.no, Michael.fellows@uib.no
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