storb@sbsvax (Christoph Storb) (02/24/89)
ALCOM SUMMER SCHOOL =================== A summer school on Computational Geometry will be held in Saarbruecken, West Germany, from Tuesday, May 30, to Saturday, June 3, 89, in the week before the ACM Conference on Computational Geometry, also being held in Saarbruecken from June 5, 89 to June 7,89. Directors --------- K. Mehlhorn, Universitaet des Saarlandes M. Overmars, Utrecht E. Welzl, FU Berlin Tentative List of Lecturers --------------------------- J. D. Boissonnat M. Overmars B. Chazelle M. Paterson C. O'Dunlaing F. Preparata H. Edelsbrunner P. Rosenstiehl L. Guibas M. Sharir K. Mehlhorn E. Welzl Th. Ottmann Sponsor ------- ALCOM The ALCOM project on algorithms and complexity is funded within the Basic Research Action of the ESPRIT II program of the European Community. It combines research groups in Aarhus, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, Paris, Patras, Rome, Rocquencourt, Saarbruecken, Sofia-Antipolis, Utrecht, and Warwick. ALCOM plans to run regular summer schools in the future. Deadline for application ------------------------ April 1, 1989. Time and Place -------------- The summer school takes place at the Computer Science Department, Universitaet des Saarlandes, Saarbruecken, from Tuesday 5/30/89 to Saturday 6/3/89. Travel ------ Saarbruecken is easily reached by car, train and plane. Accommodation ------------- Accommodation for all participants will be provided. Participation Fee and Living Expenses ------------------------------------- Participation fee is DM 500,-- for students and university employees and DM 1.000,-- otherwise. It covers lectures, course material, refreshments and accommodation (Monday through Saturday). Lunches are available at very low prices in the University cafeteria. The fee has to be paid after acceptance. Application ----------- The enclosed application form should be sent to Prof. Dr. Kurt Mehlhorn FB 10 Informatik Universitaet des Saarlandes 6600 Saarbruecken Federal Republic of Germany E-mail: mehlhorn%sbsvax.informatik.uni-saarland.dbp.de before April 1, 1989. All applicants receive notice before April 20, 89. Scholarships ------------ Scholarships are available to participants from EC countries. The scholarship covers the fees for the Summer School and the cost of accommodation from Monday, May 29, to Saturday, June 3. For participants from the ALCOM consortium the scholarship also covers the fee for the ACM geometry conference and the cost of accomodation to Wednesday, June 7. ====================================================================== ALCOM Summer School On Computational Geometry Application Form Name:_________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________ Street:_______________________________________________________ City:_________________________________________________________ Country:______________________________________________________ Phone:________________________________________________________ E-mail:_______________________________________________________ Status o Student o University Staff o Otherwise If you are a student or a postdoc, do you wish to apply for a scholarship? o yes o no If you apply for a scholarship please include a short description of your educational background and a letter of recommendation from your institution. Date: _________________________ Signature: _________________________