Hi everyone,

the following is about an interesting summer school-workshop at Iowa State school. Last summer, Maso was there, so ask him for details and his opinion. My understanding is that it is a good opportunity.

R

-- Robert Šámal IÚUK MFF UK -- CSI of Charles University in Prague

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Second Announcement: GRWC 2018 - Application Deadline Approaching Date: 2018-01-15 23:52 From: "Ferrara, Michael" MICHAEL.FERRARA@UCDENVER.EDU To: "Combinatorics.Workshop@gmail.com" Combinatorics.Workshop@gmail.com

Dear Combinatorial Colleagues and GRWC Alums,

I am writing today with a second announcement for the Rocky Mountain - Great Plains Graduate Workshop in Combinatorics (GRWC). This summer, the 5th GRWC will be held from MAY 20 - JUNE 2 at IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, in Ames, IA. More information about the workshop can be found below, and also on the GRWC website

www.combinatoricsworkshop.org [1]

Applications are now open, and the deadline for full consideration is JANUARY 31, 2018. The application process is competitive, and we encourage applicants to spend a bit of time on their application statement, as this is an important part of the review process.

Our current NSF funding will support travel and local expenses for 20 or more participants from U.S. institutions outside of the organizing schools. Once again this year, generous funding from The Combinatorics Foundation will also support a limited number of students and/or postdocs from international universities.

If you would kindly forward this email and/or distribute the attached flier to any graduate students or postdocs that may be interested, that would be greatly appreciated.

Also, for those of you who will be attending the JMM this year, we have organized a special session showcasing research from the 2016 and 2017 workshops. Held on Friday, January 12, the session will feature research presentations by 11 graduate students and postdocs.

Many Thanks,

Mike Ferrara University of Colorado Denver On behalf of the GRWC organizing committee

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[2]MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRWC:

The primary goal of the workshop is to help students and postdocs build a durable research network of peers from across the community that will support their research activity and productivity into their careers. Each summer, GRWC participants, including faculty from the organizing universities, work collaboratively on open problems that are proposed and presented by student participants. Thus far, research groups from 2014 - 2017 have completed 24 papers, with a number more in progress. Examples of problems presented at the GRWC can be found at

https://sites.google.com/view/grwc/problem-garden?authuser=0

The 2017 problem garden will be posted early in 2018.

While research collaborations are the central activity of the GRWC, each workshop also includes mentoring from faculty and other forms of professional development. In past years, these included panel discussions with PhD mathematicians working in industry, and workshops on preparing for the academic job hunt, selecting appropriate publication venues, and other topics.

Links: ------ [1] http://www.combinatoricsworkshop.org [2] https://sites.google.com/site/rmgpgrwc/