Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics: an International Combinatorics Conference

2005年6月，第十七届正式幂级数与代数组合（FPSAC）国际会议将在意大利陶尔米纳举行。本次FPSAC会议将具有广泛的跨学科广度，主要主题为代数和枚举组合及其应用以及与数学、物理、生物和计算机科学等其他领域的关系。全体会议发言人的选择体现了跨学科的跨越，包括来自德国的Christine Bessenrodt，来自法国的Serge Dulucq，来自英国的Ronald King，来自意大利的Corrado De Concini， Renzo Pinzani和Claudio Procesi，以及来自美国的Vaughan Jones和jeff Remmel。这个会议系列的相当大的跨度是独特的国际会议与强调组合数学。这次会议将把组合学的主要研究人员与来自纯数学和应用数学、理论计算机科学、物理学和生物学等相关领域的强大研究人员联系起来。FPSAC会议的另一个显著特点是共同努力表彰和鼓励杰出的青年科学家。这在一定程度上是通过选择至少一名“新兴”明星演讲人来实现的，并确保有才华的年轻研究人员在选择的演讲人中得到充分的代表。会议旨在吸引传统上在数学科学领域代表性不足的群体的大量参与。FPSAC 2005承诺为年轻的研究人员提供一个极好的机会，使他们在国内和国际上建立联系，这可能对他们的职业发展有很大的价值。

In June 2005, the seventeenth international conference entitled Formal PowerSeries and Algebraic Combinatorics (FPSAC) will be held in Taormina, Italy. This FPSAC conference shall have a wide interdisciplinary breadth, with principal topics featuring algebraic and enumerative combinatorics andtheir applications and relations to other areas of mathematics, physics, biology and computer science. The interdisciplinary span is evidenced by the choice of plenary speakers, including Christine Bessenrodt from Germany, Serge Dulucq from France, Ronald King from England, Corrado De Concini, Renzo Pinzani, and Claudio Procesi from Italy, and Vaughan Jones andJeff Remmel from the US.The considerable span of this conference series is unique among international conferences with an emphasis on combinatorial mathematics. This conference will link leading researchers in combinatorics with strong researchers in allied fields drawn from pure and applied mathematics, theoretical computer science, physics, and biology. Another distinguishing characteristic of FPSAC conferences is the concerted effort to recognize and encourage outstanding young scientists. This is accomplished in part by choosing at least one plenary speaker to be an ``emerging'' star, and by ensuring that talented young researchers are well represented among the speakers selected for contributed talks.The conference seeks to draw substantial participation from groups which have been traditionally under-represented in the mathematical sciences. FPSAC 2005 promises to be an excellent opportunity for young researchers to make both domestic and international contacts that are likely to be of great value in developing their careers.