Thursday, October 27, 2011

[DMANET] =?iso-8859-1?Q?VII_Discrete_Math_Summer_School_(Valpara=EDso, _Chile), _Sec?= ond call

Dear colleagues:

Please find below the call for applications to our seventh summer school
in discrete mathematics. (Warning: one course in Spanish)

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VII Discrete Math Summer School (Valparaíso, Chile)
January 16-20, 2012.

http://www.discretas2012.cmm.uchile.cl/

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Target audience:

The school is meant for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in
Mathematics, Computer Science or Engineering, interested in algorithms,
combinatorics, optimization, or game theory.

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Courses:

* Networks and markets, by Nicole Immorlica (Northwestern U.)
* Matching under preferences (in Spanish), by Julian Mestre (U of
Sydney)(in spanish)
* Colouring via the probabilistic method, by Bruce Reed (McGill U.)

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Location:

Instituto de Sistemas Complejos de Valparaíso (http://www.iscv.cl/).

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Deadline for applications:

For non-residents in Chile: November 4, 2011.
For residents in Chile: November 25, 2011.

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Registration Fees: USD 30

There is a limited number of fellowships available to cover registration
and local accommodation.

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Organizing Committee:

José Correa, Universidad de Chile
Nicolás Figueroa, Pontificia U. Católica de Chile
Marcos Kiwi (Chair), U. de Chile
Bernardo Pagnoncelli, U. Adolfo Ibáñez
José Zamora, U. Andrés Bello

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Websites of previous School versions:
http://www.dim.uchile.cl/~redes/escuela06.htm
http://www.dim.uchile.cl/~redes/escuela2007.htm
http://www.dim.uchile.cl/~redes/escuela2008.htm
http://www.discretas2009.cmm.uchile.cl/
http://www.discretas2010.cmm.uchile.cl/
http://www.discretas2011.cmm.uchile.cl/

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Jose Zamora
Depto. de Matematicas
Universidad Andres Bello


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