Category Theory Octoberfest 2010

Category Theory Octoberfest 2010

[Peter Selinger]

 	     2010 Category Theory "Octoberfest" Workshop
 		Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
 			 October 23-24, 2010

 	   http://www.mathstat.dal.ca/~selinger/ofest2010/

 			  FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

 				* * *

  The Category Theory "Octoberfest" is an annual workshop, traditionally
  held in October, bringing together researchers in category theory and
  its applications.

  This year's meeting will be hosted in the Department of Mathematics
  and Statistics at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.

  There will be an informal welcome reception in the evening of October
  22. The scientific program starts on October 23, and consists of one
  and a half days of research talks.

Research talks

  If you wish to give a talk please send a title and abstract to
  selinger@mathstat.dal.ca by October 1. Time slots are limited, so
  please register early if you would like to be considered for a talk.

Student support

  We encourage graduate student participation at the workshop. Students
  will pay a reduced registration fee. We will also be able to provide
  limited financial support; if you are interested in this, please
  email selinger@mathstat.dal.ca.

Accommodations

  To be announced.

Registration

  If you would like to attend the meeting, please register by emailing
  selinger@mathstat.dal.ca. There will be a reasonable on-site
  registration fee to cover workshop costs.

Previous meetings

  Recent Category Theory Octoberfest meetings were held at Carnegie
  Mellon (2009), Concordia (2008), Ottawa (2006 and 2005), McGill
  (2004).

Sponsors:

  We gratefully acknowledge financial support from:

  * The Atlantic Association for Research in Mathematical Sciences (AARMS)
  * The Administration of Dalhousie University
  * The Faculty of Science of Dalhousie University

Organizers:

  Dorette Pronk (Dalhousie), pronk@mathstat.dal.ca
  Peter Selinger (Dalhousie), selinger@mathstat.dal.ca

 				  *


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