Meeting Agenda

Date:	September 30, 2009
Location:	DC 1331
Time:	1:30
Chair:	Zainab Meraj

1. Acceptance of the Agenda - additions or deletions

2. Coffee Hour

Coffee hour last week:

Volunteers?

Coffee hour this week:

Volunteers?

Coffee hour next week:

Volunteers?

3. Forthcoming

Date:	October 7, 2009	October 14, 2009	October 21, 2009	October 28, 2009
Location:	DC 1304 1:30	DC 1304 1:30	DC 1304 1:30	DC 1304 1:30
Chair:	Matei Negulescu	Alex Pytel	Jaime Ruiz	Andrew Seniuk
Technical Presentation:	Craig Kaplan	Kate Kinnear	Edward Lank	Zainab Meraj

4. Technical Presentation

Matthew Kay	Title : Abstract:

5. Discussion Items

• None so far...

6. Action Items

• Need to prepare for Oct 16 presentation for graduate students

7. Conferences and Special Journal Issues

Recent Additions

Upcoming Deadlines

• Sep 30, 2009: WSCG 2010 Paper registration (recommended)
• Sep 30, 2009: APGV Conference
• Oct 02, 2009: Full Papers
• Oct 05, 2009: GD/SPM Conference
• Oct 07, 2009: Pacific Graphics 2009 Conference

8. Directors' Meeting

9. Seminars and Events

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.

Also see other Math and CS postings.

10. Lab Cleanup