Eastern Great Lakes Theory of Computation Workshop

东部五大湖 (EaGL) 计算理论研讨会为居住在距布法罗仅几小时车程的计算理论 (ToC) 研究人员之间提供了互动的机会。 该研讨会服务的社区规模庞大且不断增长：该地区的学院和大学拥有 90 多名 ToC 研究人员，其中至少有 14 名自 2004 年以来聘用的初级教职人员，他们的机构范围从卡内基梅隆大学等大型研究型大学到欧柏林等小型学院。 如此大量的 ToC 研究人员的存在提供了一个独特的机会，可以在当地聚集并促进新的研究合作。研讨会的主要受益者是该地区的研究生，他们有机会在一个小型、轻松的环境中与该地区 ToC 的领导者（包括三名图灵奖获得者和一名麦克阿瑟研究员）进行互动。除了六位特邀演讲者的演讲外，研讨会还包括一些即将毕业的学生的简短演讲。该奖项将为研讨会 2009 年和 2010 年提供资金。这预计将有助于研讨会过渡到年会。 2009 年，EaGL 研讨会将由以下演讲者进行技术演讲：Allan Borodin（多伦多大学）、Mark Braverman（微软研究院）、Nick Harvey（滑铁卢大学）、Dexter Kozen（康奈尔大学）、Katrina Ligett（康奈尔大学）和 Adam Smith（宾夕法尼亚州立大学）。 讲座的幻灯片和视频将在研讨会网页上免费提供。

The Eastern Great Lakes (EaGL) Theory of Computation workshop provides an opportunity for interaction among the thriving collection of theory of computation (ToC) researchers living within a few hours driving distance to Buffalo. The community served by the workshop is large and growing: the region's colleges and universities have more than 90 ToC researchers, including at least 14 junior faculty hired since 2004, at institutions ranging from large research universities such as Carnegie Mellon to small colleges such as Oberlin. The presence of such a large concentration of ToC researchers presents a unique opportunity to gather locally and foster new research collaborations.The main beneficiaries of the workshop are the graduate students in the area who get an opportunity to interact with leaders in ToC in the region (including three Turing award winners and a MacArthur fellow) in a small, relaxed setting. In addition to featuring six invited speaker talks, the workshop includes shorter talks by a few students who are nearing graduation.The award will fund the workshop for the years of 2009 and 2010. This is expected to help it make the transition to an annual meeting. In 2009, the EaGL Workshop will feature technical talks by the following speakers: Allan Borodin (University of Toronto), Mark Braverman (Microsoft Research), Nick Harvey (University of Waterloo), Dexter Kozen (Cornell University), Katrina Ligett (Cornell University) and Adam Smith (Pennsylvania State University). Slides as well as video recordings from the talks will be provided freely on the workshop webpage.