The program of the meeting will consist of invited lectures and of talks selected on the basis of extended abstracts submitted to the committee. The abstracts of accepted talks will be made available in form of a conference booklet.
Contributions to a special volume of a combinatorial journal will be solicited during the conference.
The topic of the conference is Combinatorics and Graph Theory. It concentrates mainly in the areas of Algebraic, Algorithmic, Geometric and Probabilistic Combinatorics, including their applications to other areas of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering.
The European Prize in Combinatorics, supported among others by DIMATIA, COMBSTRU and Elsevier will be awarded during the symposium.
You can have a look at the full text of the Call for Contributed Talks in format pdf (Adobe Acrobat) and in a postscript file.
All questions should be mailed to:
ecomb03@kam.mff.cuni.cz.
Invited Speakers
Important Dates
Call for contributed talks
Authors are invited to submit an abstract of the talk
of at most 5 pages in 12 pt font size, including e-mail address,
to arrive by May 15, 2003.
A standard PostScript and LaTeX source files of the manuscript may be sent
to ecomb03@kam.mff.cuni.cz.
The e-mail message should have following format:
A special journal issue will be devoted to selected
papers from contributions presented at the Conference.
The usual high standards of the journal will be applied through
a strict and thorough refereeing process.
Program Committee
Organizing committee
Preliminary program
| Sunday September 7, | 7 pm - 10 pm | Welcome party |
| Tuesday September 9, | 2 pm - 6 pm | DIMATIA & COMBSTRU meeting |
| Wednesday September 10, | 2 pm - 8 pm | Excursion & banquet |
The lecture halls and internet connection during the meeting will be
provided by courtesy of the Czech University of Agriculture.
The lecture halls will be equipped with
overhead projectors and blackboards.
Please, contact the organizers if you need other projecting
equipment.
The full EuroComb registration fee includes a copy of the conference booklet,
other conference materials, lunches for Sept 8-12, refreshments during breaks,
welcome party, concert & banquet ticket, and use of conference facilities.
(One Euro (EUR) is approximately 30 Czech Crowns (CZK)).
The deadline for the early registration
is July 5, 2003.
Students and young researchers may apply for a financial support
(prior May 15).
The registration desk on the campus will be open:
Apart from the accommodation on the campus we have reserved
rooms in hotel Wienna
in walking distance from the lecture
halls. The prices are 2.250 CZK per night in single rooms,
and 2.400 CZK per night for double rooms
(rates per room, including breakfasts; subject to availability).
Lunches will be served on the campus in a good quality cafeteria,
starting on September 8 and ending on September 12.
In case of credit card payment, please print and
fill in the following Payment Form
and fax it to +420 272 934 120
In case of bank transfer, please make sure it is made net of all bank charges
and commissions. Please note that to proceed the transfer correctly you have
to include all these identification items and indicate the name of
participant(s) in the comment.
For groups coming to Prague by plain we recommend to hire airport shuttle
CEDAZ, hire of a minivan for 1-4 persons costs 360 CZK and
for 4-8 persons it costs 720 CZK. The company has an information desk at the arrival
hall of the airport.
Conference fees
The student fee includes all of the above except for the concert and banquet.
Additional banquet ticket for accompanying persons and students costs 1.000 CZK.
Registration
All participants are requested to pre-register by filling in
the registration form
latest by July 5, 2003.
On Sunday September 7 from 1 pm to 8 pm,
and on Monday and Tuesday September 8-9 from 8 am to 2 pm.
Accommodation
The participants will be accommodated in good quality student dormitories Suchdol
of the Czech University of Agriculture in Suchdol, which
operate as summer hotels during the summer break. A typical twin unit consists of two
double rooms and a bathroom. The price for the 5 night
package (September 7-12, 2003) is 3.000 CZK for single occupancy,
2.400 CZK for double occupancy (rates per person, including breakfasts).
Addtional accomodation in the dormitories can be purchased for
500 CZK for single and for 380 CZK for double occupancy
(rates per night & person, without breakfast).
Payment
All prices (registration, accommodation) are in Czech Crowns.
All payments can be made
We strongly encourage to realize the payment via bank transfer.
A confirmation of receiving of your payment will be sent to you by e-mail.
The hard copy will be given to you at the registration desk.
(Sorry, American Express credit cards are not accepted.)
Bank address: Komercni banka Praha Vaclavske nam. 42 Prague, Czech Republic Account Nr.: 38330-021/0100 Holder: Univerzita Karlova v Praze Matematicko-fyzikalni fakulta Text symbol: DIMATIA 402-55 Swift: KOMB CZ PP Cancellation Policy
75% of the registration fee will be refunded for all written cancellations
postmarked no later than July 5, 2003. After that date no refund of registration
fee will be provided. Refunds of accommodation payments will be granted
in full for all written cancellations postmarked no later than July 5,
2003. Any cancellation after that date will result in a one-night charge.
Travel instructions
The campus is easily accessible
from the airport, railway stations and the city center. The expected price
of a taxi from the airport is 600 CZK. A cheaper way is to take bus No. 119
or the airport limousine from the airport to subway stop DEJVICKA (line A)
and then bus No. 107 or 147 to the stop "Zemědělská univerzita" (bus ride
approx. 15 minutes).
February 2003 ecomb03@kam.mff.cuni.cz