will be held July 4 - 11, 1999, in Budapest,
Hungary. The topics
of the conference include all basic fields that Paul Erdõs contributed
to: Analysis (including Ergodic Theory), Combinatorics
(including Combinatorial Algebra, Combinatorial Geometry
and Theoretical Computer Science), Number Theory,
Probability Theory, and Set Theory among
others.
The main goal of the conference is to explore
Paul Erdõs' wide ranging contributions to mathematics, to bring
us closer to an understanding of his rich oeuvre, and to attempt to survey
the trends of development originating in his work.
This symposium is a satellite conference
to the UNESCO-ICSU
World Conference on Science to be held 26 June - 1 July 1999,
in Budapest, Hungary.
The program will include the following types
of lectures and presentations.
Plenary lectures These will be expository lectures on particular areas of Paul Erdõs' work. We emphasize that these talks will be addressed to a broad mathematical audience. Their aim is to put the theorems and conjectures of Paul Erdõs in a historical context. The plenary speakers will bP N. Alon (Israel),B. Bollobás (USA, England), P. Borwein (Canada), P. D.T.A. Elliott (USA), R. L. Graham (USA), A. Hajnal (Hungary, USA) P. Komjáth (Hungary), D. S. Lubinsky (South Africa), C. Pomerance (USA), I. Z. Ruzsa (Hungary), M. Simonovits (Hungary) and J. Spencer (USA).
Parallel sessions There will be five parallel sessions in the fields listed above consisting of invited lectures of 30 minutes duration each. The emphasis will be on the influence of Paul Erdõs' work.
We had to put a limit on the number of lectures, but we gladly offer participants the opportunity to contribute to the poster session, the volume of short communications or to mini workshops described below.
Poster Session All members of the conference may present their work in scheduled poster sessions provided they submit an abstract by March 31, 1999.
Volume of Short Communications All participants are invited to submit an extended abstract [maximum: 3 pages] that is expected to be related to the mathematics of Paul Erdõs. These will be refereed and the volume will be distributed at the beginning of the conference. The deadline for submitting the extended abstracts is also March 31, 1999.
Mini Workshops For small groups that wish to get together for specialized discussions we shall be happy to arrange the appropriate facilities.
Conference Site
The site of the conference is the magnificent
l9th century main building of The
Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Registration
The registration fee is $160 if paid before
March 3lst, 1999; $250 afterwards. Registration fee for accompanying persons
is $80. Hotel accommodation at various comfort levels
and prices will be available. Details will follow in the next announcement.
The registration fee will cover the volume
of short communications.
Grants
Depending on the success of fund raising
efforts, a limited number of grants will be available that would result
in reduced registration fee and/or contribution towards local expenses
for participants in one of the following two categories:
graduate students or postdocs, young researchers (age limit 35)
scientists from Central and Eastern Europe and the former USSR.
Sponsors
We have received support so far from DIMACS, The Hungarian Foundation for Sci entific Research (OTKA), The International Mathematical Union, and The Soros Foundation.
For so many of us working with Paul Erdõs
was an intensely personal experience. We sincerely believe that this conference
will be an opportunity for the whole math ematical community to embrace
the life and work of Paul Erdõs. We hope that you will join us in
this event. Please notify any of your colleagues who may be interested
in attending this conference. The organizing committee:
V.T. Sós (Committee Chair), A. Sali
(secretary), L. Babai, B. Bollobás, A. Hajnal, G.O.H. Katona, M.
Laczkovich, L. Lovász, P. Révész, A. Sárközy,
M. Simonovits, J. Szabados.
The e-mail address of the conference is erdos99@math-inst.hu,
the URL is http://www.math-inst.hu/~erdos99 .
Local organization, accommodations, registration,
etc. is done by the Office for Inter national Cooperation of The Hungarian
Academy of Sciences, Director: J. Pusztai. E-mail: khajos@office.mta.hu.
Fax: +36-1-3176215, phone: +36-1- 3382344/158.