MEETING-DATE:September 30, 2009 MEETING-LOCATION:DC 1331 MEETING-TIME:1:30 MEETING-CHAIR:Zainab Meraj MEETING-CHAIRPIC:zainab.jpg COFFEE-HOUR-LAST-WEEK:Volunteers? COFFEE-HOUR-THIS-WEEK:Volunteers? COFFEE-HOUR-NEXT-WEEK:Volunteers? FORTH-DATE1:October 7, 2009 FORTH-DATE2:October 14, 2009 FORTH-DATE3:October 21, 2009 FORTH-DATE4:October 28, 2009 FORTH-LOCATION1:DC 1304 1:30 FORTH-LOCATION2:DC 1304 1:30 FORTH-LOCATION3:DC 1304 1:30 FORTH-LOCATION4:DC 1304 1:30 FORTH-CHAIR1:Matei Negulescu FORTH-CHAIR2:Alex Pytel FORTH-CHAIR3:Jaime Ruiz FORTH-CHAIR4:Andrew Seniuk FORTH-CHAIRPIC1:noface3.jpg FORTH-CHAIRPIC2:apytel.jpg FORTH-CHAIRPIC3:Ruiz.jpg FORTH-CHAIRPIC4:noface3.jpg FORTH-TP1:Craig Kaplan FORTH-TP2:Kate Kinnear FORTH-TP3:Edward Lank FORTH-TP4:Zainab Meraj FORTH-TPPIC1:craig.jpg FORTH-TPPIC2:kate.jpg FORTH-TPPIC3:ed.jpg FORTH-TPPIC4:zainab.jpg TPNAME:Matthew Kay TPTITLE: TPABSTRACT: TPPIC:mattkay.jpg DIONE: DITWO: DITHREE: DIFOUR: AIONE:Need to prepare for Oct 16 presentation for graduate students AITWO: AITHREE: AIFOUR: DMONE: DMTWO: DMTHREE: DMFOUR: SEMINARS:
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 3:30PM -- MC5136
Algorithms and Complexity Group Seminar -- Computer Science Speaker: Narges Simjour, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
Title: "Improved Parameterized Algorithms for the Kemeny Aggregation Problem"
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 11:30AM -- CPH 4333
Continuous Optimization Seminar -- Combinatorics and Optimization Speaker: Vris Cheung, Dept. of Combinatorics and Optimization, Uw
Title: "Robust Optimization: applications in portfolio selection problem"
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 1:30PM -- Mc 5136
Algebraic Graph Theory Seminar -- Combinatorics and Optimization Speaker: Chris Godsil, Dept. of Combinatorics and Optimization, UW
Title: "Control theory, graph theory and quantum computing"
Friday, 2 October 2009, 2:00PM -- MC 5046
Geometry & Topology Seminar Seminar -- Pure Mathematics Speaker: Michael Wong, McGill University
Title: "Wonderful Compactifications and Moduli of Principal Bundles"
Friday, 2 October 2009, 3:30PM -- MC 5046
Geometry & Topology Seminar Seminar -- Pure Mathematics Speaker: John Loftin, Rutgers University Newark
Title: "Surface Group Representations and Generalizations of Teichmuller Space"
Saturday, 3 October 2009, 10:00AM -- DC 1301
Short Course -- Computer Science Speaker: various speakers, Computer Science Club/School of Computer Science
Title: "Linux Install Fest"
Remarks: Lunch will be provided.