[GAP Forum] 2nd CoDiMa Training School in Computational Discrete Mathematics (Edinburgh 17-21 Oct 2016)

[Alexander Konovalov]

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CoDiMa Training School in Computational Discrete Mathematics

International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Edinburgh

17-21 October 2016

http://www.codima.ac.uk/school2016/
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This is the announcement of the Second 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,
and the GAP Software Carpentry lesson, followed by the introduction
to SageMath system and further lectures and exercise classes on a 
selection of topics in computational discrete mathematics.

Lecturers

* John Cremona (Warwick)
* Mike Croucher (Sheffield)
* Christopher Jefferson (St Andrews)
* Alexander Konovalov (St Andrews)
* Steve Linton (St Andrews)
* Markus Pfeiffer (St Andrews)
* Leighton Pritchard (James Hutton Institute, Dundee)
* Viviane Pons (Université Paris-Sud)
* Alexey Tarutin (University of Edinburgh)
* Wilf Wilson (St Andrews)

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: 

	https://widdowquinn.github.io/2016-10-17-edinburgh/
	
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. 

Financial Support

A limited financial support to cover travel expenses and stay 
in Edinburgh is available to PhD students from UK Universities 
who are coming for the whole duration of the Training School 
(from Monday until Friday). 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, following the suggestions published on the 
School's homepage at http://www.codima.ac.uk/school2016/

Please contact the organisers with any questions or suggestions:

* Alexander Konovalov: alexander.konovalov at st-andrews.ac.uk

You may also follow CoDiMa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/codima_project