[GAP Forum] Groups and Semigroups conference in Lisbon

[Csaba Schneider]

Dear Colleagues

Please find the second announcement of the conference "Groups and
Semigroups: Interactions and Computations" to be held next July in
Lisbon. For more information, consult the website:
http://caul.cii.fc.ul.pt/GSConf2011.

Best wishes

Csaba Schneider.



SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CONFERENCE
GROUPS AND SEMIGROUPS: INTERACTIONS AND COMPUTATIONS
25-29 JULY 2011
UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA, PORTUGAL
http://caul.cii.fc.ul.pt/GSConf2011

SUMMARY

The aim of this conference is to deepen the existing interactions
between group theory and semigroup theory. The main themes of the
conferenceinclude, not exclusively:
the application of permutation group theory in the theory of
transformation semigroups;
computational techniques in group theory and semigroup theory;
and combinatorial methods in group theory and semigroup theory.


The conference will be organized by the Centro de Álgebra da
Universidade de Lisboa (CAUL), the Centro Internacional da Matemática
(CIM), and the Departamento de Matemática de Faculdade de Ciências da
Universidade de Lisboa (DM-FCUL).

INVITED SPEAKERS

Carlos André, University of Lisbon
Peter Cameron, Queen Mary, University of London
John Fountain, University of York
Bettina Eick, Technical University of Braunschweig
Robert Gray, University of Lisbon
Zur Izhakian, Bar-Ilan University
Olga Kharlampovich, McGill University
Michael Kinyon, University of Denver
Charles Leedham-Green, Queen Mary, University of London
Alex Lubotzky, Hebrew University
Peter Neumann, University of Oxford
Cheryl Praeger, University of Western Australia
Ákos Seress, Ohio State University and University of Western Australia
Pedro Silva, University of Porto
Mikhail Volkov, Ural State University
Efim Zelmanov, University of California

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Gracinda Gomes (chair), CAUL, DM-FCUL
João Araújo, CAUL, Universidade Aberta
Victoria Gould, University of York
Stephen Linton, University of St Andrews
Eamonn O'Brien, University of Auckland
Csaba Schneider, CAUL, DM-FCUL.

The planned program includes 50 minutes lectures by the invited
speakers and 20 minutes contributed talks by the participants.

REGISTRATION

If you wish to participate in the conference, please fill in the
registration form (see below) and send it to conf2011 at cii.fc.ul.pt.
For logistic reasons, the number of participants is limited, so please
do register as soon as possible.

The registration fee that covers the conference dinner and the
conference trip is:
200 euros, until 31st March 2011;
225 euros, from 1st April 2011;
120 euros for postgraduate students;
100 euros for accompanying partners to participate in the dinner and the trip.


The registration fee should be transferred to the following bank account:

Centro Internacional de Matemática
Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 2
1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal

Bank: Millennium BCP – Santa Clara, Coimbra
IBAN: PT50 0033000017280018083 12
BIC / SWIFT: BCOMPTPL

Please don't forget to indicate the name of the conference (Groups and
Semigroups 2011) and clearly identify the participant. Once the
transfer is made, either email or fax us a copy of the bank
transaction statement. Our email address is conf2011 at cii.fc.ul.pt and
our fax number is +351 217954288. Please address the fax to the
attention of Patricia Paraiba.

ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL INFORMATION:

We prebooked a number of rooms in
Hotel Zurique VIP Executive
Rua Ivone Silva nº 18
1050 - 124 Lisboa
Tel: + 351 21 7814000
Fax: + 351 21 7814101
E-mail: res.zurique at viphotels.com
Price for a single or double room is €65 and €70, respectively
including breakfast.

In order to make a booking contact the hotel directly through the
contact information given above. In case you book your room by email
or fax, please specify the following details:
The name of the conference (Groups and Semigroups: Interactions and
Computations)
Your name
Arrival and departure dates
Room type (single/double)
Expected arrival time in the hotel
In addition let them know your credit card details (type, number,
validity, security code) for a security deposit.

These rooms are kept for us until 30 May, so please make your booking
until that date.

Cheaper option for students: We prebooked some rooms in the university
college Colégio Pio XII which are available for graduate students.
These rooms cost 20 euros per night. Please let us know by 30 April if
you'd like to stay in one of these rooms and we will make the final
bookings. The rooms should be paid by you upon your arrival at the college.

The contact details of Colégio Pio XII are
Colégio Universitário PIO XII
Avenida Forças Armadas
1600-083 Lisboa
Phone: +351 217967146
Fax: +351 217967149
E-Mail: secretaria at colegiopio12.com

Further travel information concerning your arrival in Lisbon is
available on the conference website. More details will be added in the
future.

REGISTRATION FORM

If you wish to participate, please fill it in and return it by June 1,
2011 to conf2011 at cii.fc.ul.pt.

NAME:

AFFILIATION:

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE:

E-mail ADDRESS:

PHONE/FAX:

DO YOU WISH TO GIVE A SEMINAR? Yes/No

IF YES, PLEASE SEND US THE TITLE and an ABSTRACT (deadline: March 31th, 2011)

NAME OF ACCOMPANYING PARTNER (if participates in the social events)