=============================================== 18th Annual International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics =============================================== FPSAC'06 =============================================== June 19-23, 2006 San Diego, California USA =============================================== Second announcement -- Call for papers Topics All aspects of combinatorics and their relations with other parts of mathematics, physics, computer science and biology. Conference program Invited lectures, contributed presentations, poster session, problem session and software demonstrations. As usual there will be no parallel sessions. Official languages The official languages of the conference are English and French. Invited Speakers Marge Bayer (University of Kansas) Fan Chung (UC San Diego) Jim Haglund (University of Pennsylvania) Tom Koornwinder (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Seok-Jin Kang (Seoul National University) Nigel Ray (University of Manchester) Bruce Sagan (Michigan State University) Michelle Wachs (University of Miami) Call for papers and posters Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts of at most twelve pages by November 15, 2005. To submit papers please visit the conference web site http://garsia.math.yorku.ca/fpsac06/ . Author instructions can also be found at the conference web site. The submitted papers should begin with a short abstract written both in English and in French (translation provided if necessary). Authors should indicate the mode of presentation which they consider appropriate for their paper, i.e. lecture or poster session. The notifications of acceptance are scheduled for February 15, 2006. Important Note: Each submitted abstract must be prepared in accordance with AMS-Latex (see http://www.ams.org/tex/). Authors are encourged to use the LaTeX template which will be provided on the 'Instruction for Authors' section of the conference web site. Open problem session Contributions to the problem session are invited in advance of the conference dates. People interested in submitting a problem in advance should submit it via http://garsia.math.yorku.ca/fpsac06/ before June 1, 2006. Software demonstrations Demonstrations of software relevant to the topics of the conference are encouraged. People interested in giving a software demonstration should submit through our website before February 15, 2006 a paper briefly explaining the software, and including the hardware requirements. Graduate student papers In an ongoing FPSAC tradition, an award will be made for the best paper submitted by a graduate student. Students submitting extended abstracts are invited to indicate their eligibility for this award. Participant support Limited funds are available for partial support of participants, in particular for students and junior scientists. Requests should contain a letter of recommendation and include the estimated transportation and living expenses for the duration of the conference as well as the amount of any support available from other sources. All requests should be sent by March 1, 2006 through the conference web site or by postal mail. See the conference website for details. Location The conference will take place in San Diego, California at the Catamaran Resort Hotel in Pacific Beach. An opening reception is scheduled for Sunday, June 18, 2006. Accommodation The Catamaran Resort Hotel is the official hotel for the conference as well as the conference location. A special rate has been arranged for conference attendees. Further information All important information concerning FPSAC'06 can be found on the conference web site at http://garsia.math.yorku.ca/fpsac06/ More details will be given in future announcements. Please direct further questions to fpsac06@mathstat.yorku.ca Registration Registration fee before April 1, 2006: US$250 (students, US$125) Registration fee on or after April 1, 2006: US$325 (students, US$170) Summary of important dates Submission of abstracts: November 15, 2005 Notification of acceptance: February 15, 2006 Requests for support: March 1, 2006 Reduced registration fees: April 1, 2006 Conference begins: June 19, 2006 Program Committee ----------------- FranŤois Bergeron (UQAM) (chair) Jeff Remmel (UC San Diego) (co-chair) Nantel Bergeron (York University) Mikl—s B—na (University of Florida) Bill Chen (Nankai University) Joseph Kung (University of North Texas) Roberto Mantaci (Université Paris 7) Jennifer Morse (University of Miami) Rosa Orellana (Dartmouth College) Andrew Rechnitzer (University of Melbourne) Manfred Schocker (University of Wales Swansea) Hugh Thomas (University of New Brunswick) Mike Zabrocki (York University) Organizing Committee -------------------- Nantel Bergeron (York University) Sara Faridi (Dalhousie University) Christophe Hohlweg (The Fields Institute) Isaiah Lankham (UC Davis) Marni Mishna (Simon Fraser University) Rosa Orellana (Dartmouth College) Andrew Rechnitzer (University of Melbourne) Tom Roby (University of Connecticut) Mercedes Rosas (Universidad de Sevilla) Jeff Remmel (UC San Diego) (co-chair) Mike Zabrocki (York University) (co-chair)