Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics: An International Combinatorics Conference

2010年8月，第22届正式幂级数与代数组合国际会议（FPSAC）将在旧金山州立大学举行。年度FPSAC会议的独特和持续的成功部分源于其相当广泛的跨学科广度——将组合数学领域的领先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 2010的主要数学主题将是：代数、几何和枚举组合，以及它们与其他领域的关系，如代数几何、交换代数、表示理论、k理论、几何群论和辛几何。将有9个全体讲座，大约30个专题讲座和40个海报展示，通过严格的评审程序选出。经过第二轮审稿后，将出版会议论文集的特刊。FPSAC会议的一个显著特点是共同努力表彰和鼓励杰出的青年科学家。至少有一名全体会议发言人是“新星”，有才华的年轻研究人员在被选中进行贡献演讲的演讲者中有很好的代表性。FPSAC会议的另一个特点是持续的包容性传统。会议力求吸引代表性不足的群体的大量参与。此外，英语、法语和西班牙语已被指定为FPSAC 2010的官方语言，以促进参与者的多样化。预计约有200名来自世界各地的与会者。参加这次会议对于研究生和初级研究人员来说是非常有价值的。旧金山湾区在离散数学研究方面有着悠久的历史，旧金山州立大学有一个强大的、国际公认的组合学小组。FPSAC 2010承诺为年轻的研究人员提供一个极好的机会，使他们能够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 August 2010, the twenty-second international conference Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics (FPSAC) will be held at San Francisco State University. The unique and continuing success of the annual FPSAC conferences stems in part from their considerable interdisciplinary breadth - linking leading researchers in combinatorial mathematics with strong researchers in allied fields drawn from pure and applied mathematics, theoretical computer science, physics, and biology. The principal mathematical topics featured in FPSAC 2010 will be: algebraic, geometric, and enumerative combinatorics, and their relations to other areas such as algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, representation theory, K-theory, geometric group theory, and symplectic geometry. There will be nine plenary lectures, and approximately 30 contributed talks and 40 poster presentations selected through a strict refereeing procedure. After a second round of refereeing, a special issue devoted to the conference proceedings will be published.A distinguishing characteristic of FPSAC conferences is the concerted effort to recognize and encourage outstanding young scientists. At least one plenary speaker is an "emerging star," and talented young researchers are well represented among the speakers selected for contributed talks. Another special feature of the FPSAC conferences is a continued tradition of inclusiveness. The conference seeks to draw substantial participation from underrepresented groups. Furthermore, English, French, and Spanish have been designated as offcial languages for FPSAC 2010 to promote a diverse pool of participants. About 200 participants from all over the world are expected. Attendance at this conference will be exceptionally valuable for graduate students and junior researchers. The Bay Area has a long history of research in discrete mathematics, and San Francisco State University has a strong, internationally recognized combinatorics group. FPSAC 2010 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.