[FOM] Third call for BLAST 2018 at the University of Denver

[Nikolaos Galatos]

BLAST 2018

Third Announcement

August 6-10, 2018
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
http://www.cs.du.edu/~wesfussn/blast.html
BLAST2018DU at gmail.com <BLAST2018 at gmail.com>

The deadline for abstract submission is now extended to May 31.  Please go
to http://www.cs.du.edu/~wesfussn/call-for-papers.html to submit an
abstract.
The registration web page will be up soon.

SCOPE
We are very happy to announce that the tenth installment of BLAST will take
place at the University of Denver, where its inaugural meeting took place
back in 2008! After a full decade of being hosted in various universities,
BLAST returns to its birthplace. The BLAST Conference Series focuses
on *B*oolean
Algebras, *L*attices, Algebraic Logic and Quantum Logic, Universal *A*lgebra,
*S*et Theory, and Set-theoretic and Point-free *T*opology. Its full history
involves the following universities: University of Denver (2008), New
Mexico State University (2009), University of Colorado, Boulder (2010),
University of Kansas (2011), Chapman University (2013), New Mexico State
University (2015), University of North Texas (2015), Vanderbilt University
(2017). The central BLAST web page can be found here:
http://math.colorado.edu/blast/. BLAST 2018 is supported by the National
Science Foundation and the University of Denver. BLAST aims at bringing
together researchers and students in the above-mentioned diverse areas and
the scientific program will include three tutorials exposing the audience
to various aspects of the these areas. There will also be seven invited
lectures and contributed talks.


CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS
Dana Bartosova (Carnegie Mellon University)
Manuela Busaniche (National Scientific and Technical Research Council,
Argentina)
Mirna Dzamonja (University of East Anglia, UK)
David Fernandez-Breton (University of Michigan)
Vincenzo Marra (Universita degli Studi di Milano)
Wesley Holliday (UC Berkeley)
Agnes Szendrei (CU Boulder)


CONFIRMED TUTORIAL SPEAKERS
Paul Gartside (University of Pittsburgh)
George Metcalfe (Universität Bern)
Drew Moshier (Chapman University)


ORGANIZING/PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Natasha Dobrinen (University of Denver, Chair)
Nick Galatos (University of Denver)
Wesley Fussner (University of Denver)
Gavin St. John (University of Denver)


SUPPORT REQUESTS
Limited funds to support the participation of graduate students and junior
researchers will be available.  Requests should be submitted during
registration.


IMPORTANT DATES
May 15, 2018: Abstract submission deadline
May 15, 2018: Conference support request deadline
June 1, 2018:   Notification to authors
August 6-10, 2018:  Conference


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please refer to the BLAST 2018 web site:
<http://www.cs.du.edu/%7Ewesfussn/blast>
http://www.cs.du.edu/~wesfussn/blast.html which will be populated with more
information, as it becomes available. Also, please email
BLAST2018DU at gmail.com <BLAST2018 at gmail.com> with any questions or requests.

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Nick Galatos   Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Department of Mathematics, University of Denver
C.M. Knudson Hall, 2390 S. York St., Denver, CO  80208
Phone: 303.871.3581  Fax: 303.871.3173
Email: ngalatos at du.edu
URL:   http://www.math.du.edu/~ngalatos
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