Bijective and Algebraic Combinatorics

In honor of Bruce Sagan’s 60th birthday
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Monday and Tuesday, March 24 & 25, 2014

The Conference on Bijective and Algebraic Combinatorics was hosted by the University of Florida on March 24 and 25, 2014, in celebration of Bruce Sagan’s 60th birthday. With the exception of the banquet, all events took place in the Mathematics Department Atrium (Little Hall 339).

The program began with registration at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and continued through 5:30 p.m., followed by a banquet at Leonardo’s 706. On Tuesday, talks were held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Program

	Monday 3/24	Tuesday 3/25
8:30–9:00	Registration & breakfast	Breakfast
9:00–9:25	Ira Gessel	Michelle Wachs
9:30–9:55	Margaret Readdy	Jeff Remmel
10:00–10:25	Yuval Roichman	Ron Adin
10:30–10:55	Coffee	Coffee
11:00–11:25	Alex Burstein	Matthew Macauley
11:30–11:55	Drew Armstrong	Jonathan Hall
12:00–1:30	Catered Lunch	Open Lunch
1:30–1:55	Svetlana Poznanovik	Jim Haglund
2:00–2:25	Josh Hallam	Andy Vince
2:30–2:55	Mirkó Visontai	Coffee
3:00–3:25	Adam Goyt	Bill Martin
3:30–4:00	Coffee	Peter McNamara
4:00–4:25	Richard Stanley	Catherine Yan
4:30–5:25	Bruce Sagan
7:00–	Banquet

Local information

The local airport is Gainesville Regional Airport. You can also fly into a nearby airport, rent a car, and drive to Gainesville. Jacksonville is a 2 hour drive, while Orlando and Tampa are each a 2 – 2.5 hour drive.

Deadlines

February 3: Contributed talk submission deadline.
February 3: Financial support deadline.
February 10: Contributed talk and financial support decision notification.
February 14: Registration and accommodation deadline.

Contributed Talks

To apply to give a 25 minute contributed talk, please send a brief (1-2 paragraphs) abstract to saganfest@gmail.com. The committee plans to accept 8–12 contributed talks.

Registration

Registration for the conference was closed on February 14, 2014.

The registration fee for the conference was $60, which included on Monday. To pay the registration fee, participants were asked to mail a check to the Department of Mathematics.

Financial support

A limited amount of financial support is available. Priority will be given to undergraduates, graduate students, and early career faculty. Applications for support are received through the registration form in the previous section.

Accommodations

Conference rates are available at the following two hotels:

Holiday Inn Gainesville ($99 / night)
Paramount Gainesville ($79 / night, includes breakfast)

The conference rates are available for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights. To receive the conference rates, you must state on the registration form which hotel you are staying at.

Both hotels have shuttles to and from Gainesville Regional Airport. The Holiday Inn is a short 5 minute walk from the Mathematics Department, while the Paramount will run a shuttle between the hotel and the Mathematics Department. See Local Information for a map of the locations of these hotels relative to the Mathematics Department.

Organizing Committee

Miklós Bóna – University of Florida
Adam Goyt – Minnesota State University
Cheyne Homberger – University of Florida
Aziza Jefferson – University of Florida
Jay Pantone – University of Florida
Rebecca Smith – The College at Brockport
Vince Vatter – University of Florida

Combinatorics Group

Saganfest 2014

Bijective and Algebraic Combinatorics

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