Category Theory 2019: call for contributions and participation

Category Theory 2019: call for contributions and participation

[Category Theory]

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** THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT
** and
** CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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** CATEGORY THEORY 2019
** (CT2019)
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** UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
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** 7-13 JULY 2019
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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the 2019 International Conference on Category
Theory (CT2019), which will take place at the University of Edinburgh from
7-13 July 2019.

The *Invited Speakers* are as follows:
• John Baez (Riverside)
• Neil Ghani (Strathclyde)
• Marco Grandis (Genoa)
• Simona Paoli (Leicester)
• Emily Riehl (Johns Hopkins)
• Mike Shulman (San Diego)
• Manuela Sobral (Coimbra)
Moreover, there will be a tutorial lecture on "Graphical Linear Algebra" by:
• Pawel Sobocinski (Southampton)
and a public event on "Inclusion-exclusion in mathematics and beyond" by:
• Eugenia Cheng (Chicago)

*Submission* for CT2019 is handled by EasyChair through the link:
         https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ct20190
The *deadline* for submissions is *May 1*, with notification of acceptance
on June 1. To submit, you will need to make an EasyChair account, which is
a simple process. Submissions should be in the form of a brief (1 page)
abstract.

*Registration* is independent of paper submission and can be done on the
conference website:
http://conferences.inf.ed.ac.uk/ct2019/
The registration fee is £90 for early career participants, and £180 for
established career participants, and will include tea breaks, lunches, and
the conference dinner. When you register, you may also apply for *funding
support*. Successful applicants will receive funding for accommodation, but
not for travel or the registration fee. Registration is open until May 1 if
you are applying for funding support, or June 14 if you are not. Decisions
on funding support will be given in mid-May.

*Inquiries* may be directed to the following email address:
categorytheory2019@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you in Edinburgh!

The Organizing Committee:
Steve Awodey, Richard Garner, Chris Heunen (chair), Tom Leinster, Christina
Vasilakopoulou

The Scientific Committee:
Steve Awodey (chair), Julie Bergner, Gabriella Bohm, John Bourke, Eugenia
Cheng, Robin Cockett, Chris Heunen, Zurab Janelidze, Dominic Verity


[For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]