[GAP Forum] First CoDiMa Training School in Computational Discrete Mathematics

[Alexander Konovalov]

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   CoDiMa Training School in Computational Discrete Mathematics

        University of Manchester, November 16th-20th, 2015

               http://www.codima.ac.uk/school2015/
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This is the announcement of the CoDiMa Training School in Computational 
Discrete Mathematics. 

CoDiMa is the Collaborative Computational Project (CCP) in the area of 
Computational Discrete Mathematics, supported by the EPSRC (EP/M022641/1). 
It is centred on GAP and SageMath - open source software systems which are 
widely used for research and teaching in abstract algebra, number theory,
cryptography, combinatorics, graph theory, coding theory, optimisation and 
search, among other areas.

CoDiMa supports a number of activities to support users, extenders and 
developers of these systems and encourage best practice in their use. One of 
them is the Training School in Computational Discrete Mathematics, intended 
for PhD students and researchers from UK institutions. It will start with 
the 2-days hands-on Software Carpentry workshop covering basic concepts and 
tools, including working with the command line, version control and task 
automation, continued with introductions to GAP and SageMath systems, and 
followed by the series of lectures and exercise classes on a selection of 
topics in computational discrete mathematics. The school will finish at 
Friday lunchtime, with an option to stay for the NBSAN (North British 
Semigroups and Applications Network meeting on Friday afternoon
(http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/~mkambites/nbsan.php).

Speakers
* Derek Holt (Warwick)
* Christopher Jefferson (St Andrews)
* Alexander Konovalov (St Andrews)
* James Mitchell (St Andrews)
* Dmitrii Pasechnik (Oxford)

Registration

Participation in the Training School is free of charge, but attendees need 
to be registered in advance as the number of places is limited. To register, 
please proceed to the Software Carpentry workshop page: 

	http://kkwakwa.github.io/2015-11-16-manchester-codima/
	
where you will find further information and the link to the registration 
form on Eventbrite. By registering there, you will automatically register 
for the whole week. You will have an option to specify whether you are also 
staying for the NBSAN meeting on Friday afternoon.

Financial Support

A limited financial support to cover travel expenses and stay in Manchester 
is available to PhD students from UK Universities who are coming for the 
whole duration of the Training School (from Monday until Friday lunchtime). 
Students wishing to apply for the support should register online and then 
ask their PhD supervisor to email to contact at codima.ac.uk a recommendation 
that they should take part.

Travel and accommodation

Attendees are asked to make their own arrangements for travel and 
accommodation. You may find some suggestions following the links below:

* Maps and travel information on the University of Manchester website:
 http://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/maps/
* Some informal information for visitors to Manchester collected by Mark 
 Kambites: http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/~mkambites/visitors.php

Contact

If you have questions or suggestions, please contact the organisers:

* Alexander Konovalov: alexander.konovalov at st-andrews.ac.uk
* Matthew Taylor (local organiser): matthew.taylor-14 at postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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