Twenty-Ninth Cumberland Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing

第29届坎伯兰组合数学、图论和计算会议将于2017年5月20日至21日在范德比尔特大学举行。 这是一系列会议中的最新一次，通常每年举行一次，为学生和研究人员提供一个场所，特别是但不限于来自美国东南部的学生和研究人员，讨论离散数学和计算机科学的最新进展。 离散数学是一个迅速发展的领域，在通信，网络和信息科学，生命科学和工程中的应用。 会议将促进离散数学在计算机科学中的应用，并鼓励数学领域代表性不足的学生和团体参与。 它提供了一个环境，各级研究人员可以介绍他们的工作，交流信息和合作解决问题。 它加强了研究人员的区域网络，同时将该网络连接到更广泛的国家和国际社区。会议范围包括离散数学的所有领域。 四位国际知名的演讲者将进行50分钟的全体演讲。 预计出席人数约为100人，计划安排约60场20分钟的演讲。 将特别关注图形着色，由两位主要发言人和一次特别会议提供支持。 会议摘要将通过会议摘要服务无限期提供。 该奖项的资金将用于支持主要演讲者和通过选拔过程确定的其他参与者的旅行，住宿和餐饮费用。 选拔过程将优先考虑妇女、代表性不足的少数民族成员、残疾人、早期职业数学家和没有联邦资助的研究人员。

The 29th Cumberland Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing will be held at Vanderbilt University, May 20-21, 2017. This is the latest in a series of conferences, usually held annually, that provide a venue for students and researchers, particularly but not exclusively from the southeastern United States, to discuss the latest advances in discrete mathematics and computer science. Discrete mathematics is a rapidly expanding field with applications in communication, network and information science, life sciences and engineering. The conference will promote applications of discrete mathematics in computer science and encourage participation by students and groups underrepresented in mathematics. It provides a setting where researchers at all levels can present their work, exchange information and collaborate on solving problems. It strengthens the regional network of researchers while connecting that network to broader national and international communities.The conference scope includes all areas of discrete mathematics. Four featured internationally-known speakers will give 50-minute plenary presentations. Estimated attendance is around 100 participants, and about 60 contributed 20-minute talks are planned. There will be a special focus on graph colorings, supported by two of the principal speakers and a special session for contributed talks. Abstracts from the conference will be available indefinitely through a conference abstracts service. Funding from this award will support travel, accommodation and meal expenses for the featured speakers, and other participants identified through a selection process. The selection process will prioritize women, members of underrepresented minorities, people with disabilities, early-career mathematicians, and researchers without federal funding.