Here's information about past, current, and upcoming GSCC's. We're glad to see that the conference is continuing!

• 2009: University of Kentucky
• 2008: UC-Davis
• The tradition continues! In 2007, the GSCC moves from one UW to another -- the University of Washington, this time: http://www.math.washington.edu/~gscc07
• The 2006 Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference will move one state to the east, and be held April 21-23 at the University of Wisconsin - Madison! It is being organized by Adam Berliner, Louis Deaett, and Dimitrije Kostic; they can be reached at gscc06@math.wisc.edu. The conference home page is http://www.math.wisc.edu/~gscc06/. Doron Zeilberger will be the keynote speaker.
• Keynote speaker Richard Ehrenborg spoke on "Enumerative properties of Ferrer's graphs". A copy of that paper is available at http://www.ms.uky.edu/~jrge/Papers/Ferrers_graphs.pdf.
• John Hall has posted photos from the conference.

School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota

The purpose of this conference is to bring together graduate students in combinatorics, let them practice giving talks, learn about new topics, and get to know other graduate students in their field.

The schedule will consist of talks given by students, as well as keynote presentations (yes, plural!) given by Professors Richard Ehrenborg and Margaret Readdy of the University of Kentucky. Participants are invited to give 20 minute talks. The subject need not be original research, but simply something the speaker enjoys and wishes to share. Talks should, in particular, be accessible to an audience of graduate students of varying levels.

We will organize get-togethers Friday night, for people who arrive early, and Saturday night.

We hope this conference will become an annual event hosted at various schools around the country.

The conference organizers are Dan Drake, John Hall, Ning Jia, Sangwook Kim, and Muge Taskin. Please contact us at gscc@umn.edu if you have any questions or would like to register for the conference.

The schedule and abstracts are current as of Wednesday 13 April.

• Schedule of Events
• List of abstracts
• List of Participants
• A poster for our conference. Nail it to telephone poles all over your neighborhood!

Deadlines

If you want to give a talk please let us know by December 13, 2004. All our slots for talks are filled, sorry. Come see some great talks!

The deadline for registration was March 1, 2005. Late registration will be allowed, but we cannot guarantee housing near campus. There is no registration fee.

Travel and Financial Information

Travel Funds: Many advisors and departments have funds available to help graduate students travel to conferences. You may not even be aware of them, but make sure you ask. We also have some money to help students travel to this conference. Please do not let travel expenses prevent you from coming until you have talked to us.

Note that the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is located on our campus, and students at IMA Participating Institutions can often get money to travel to IMA-sponsored activities. Our conference is not sponsored by the IMA, but we're told that other schools are sometimes more willing to help students travel between IMA participating institutions anyway. Situations will vary, so check with your department.

Lodging: We will have rooms available at the Radisson Metrodome Hotel.

There are hundreds of cheaper hotels in the area, but they are not as conveniently located. If lodging costs will be an issue, let us know; we can try to arrange for you to stay with another graduate student in our department.

Flying: the Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport (MSP) is a main hub for Northwest Airlines. In practice, this means many people can fly here with a direct flight, although this convenience sometimes means a higher price. Sun Country is a cheaper airline that flies to the Twin Cities, although it doesn't serve as many cities or have as many flights. It's worth checking around with various web sites and/or travel agents.

Once you're at the airport, the easiest way to get to campus is to take the Hiawatha light rail line to the Metrodome/Downtown East station, then transferring to an eastbound 16 or 50 bus. Here are more detailed directions. General transit information is at metrotransit.org. Email us if you have any questions.

Driving: The Twin Cities metropolitan area is located at the intersection of Interstates 94 and 35, about 275 miles from Madison, and roughly 400 miles from Chicago. If you are planning on driving, let us know so we can help arrange parking for you.

Boating: The University of Minnesota straddles the mighty Mississippi River, and our crew team has a dock near campus, so if you want to get here by boat, we're not stopping you.

Weather: By mid-April, spring is in full swing and we generally -- generally -- don't have to worry about snow. Average high and low temperatures are about 60 and 40 degrees, respectively. Check out the current conditions and forecast.

General Information: You might be interested in the University's main page for visitors. If you'd like to see the campus and/or its surrounding communities, you can check out a few maps. The map for Vincent Hall includes the nearest parking garages, but these can be expensive. Even if there's a special event, which increases prices, your best best might be the Huron Boulevard Parking Complex. Bus and transit information is at metrotransit.org; Vincent Hall is located next to the Coffman Union bus stop and the Raddison is at Washington Ave and Harvard St SE.

The School of Mathematics is located in Vincent Hall on the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota. Hopefully you've figured out the "Minnesota" part by now.