Third Announcement Optimal Discrete Structures and Algorithms -- ODSA '97 September 8 -- 10, 1997, Rostock, Germany Dear participants, we would like to thank you for your continued interest in our conference. Here you will find some final information. CONFERENCE OFFICE ON SUNDAY: We reserved a room in the restaurant "Ratskeller". From the railway station, you can reach it by taking any tram, get off at the second stop ("Steintor") and go straight ahead (crossing the street "Ernst-Barlach-Strasse"). After about 300m you will be at the square "Neuer Markt". On your right you will see the City Hall. Downstairs, there is the restaurant. Of course, you can also take a taxi from the railway station or just walk parallel to the tram (about 15 min). The conference office will be open from 18.00 to 22.00. In particular, there you will receive the conference materials as well as you may have dinner. CONFERENCE OFFICE FROM MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY: On these days, the office will be located at the main building of the university, Room 31, and it will be open from 08.00. From the railway station, you can reach the university by trams 11 or 12. Get off at the third stop ("Breite Strasse") and go to the left (crossing the street "Lange Strasse"). After walking about 150m through the street "Breite Strasse" you will be at the square "Universitaetsplatz". Now, on your right you will see the main building of the University of Rostock. Inside, turn left and follow the corridor until its end. PROGRAM: We are very glad to announce that V.B. Alekseev and P.L. Hammer could be added to the list of invited speakers. Enclosed, you will find a short survey of the program. Please, let us know immediately, if you see any problems with the schedule. We would like to avoid changes during the conference as far as possible. Please note that the 25 minutes time for a contributed talk also includes a brief discussion, hence, those talks should not exceed 20 minutes. Most of the conference will take place in the main building of the university. But since the rooms are very difficult to attain for disabled persons, one conference room (Section C) will be located at the Radisson-SAS Hotel which is in 5 min walking distance from the university. Thus, all contributed talks must be on time very strictly. ANNUAL MEETING OF ICA: The annual meeting of the "Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications" will take place during the conference. Everybody (members and non-members) are invited to participate on Tuesday, September 9, 18.15 in Room 218. REGISTRATION FEE: We ask you to pay the registration fee at the conference office when receiving the materials. Recall that it is DM 100 for participants, DM 50 for students, and DM 40 for accompanying persons. PROCEEDINGS: We remind you that there will be a Special Issue of "Discrete Applied Mathematics" with contributions to our conference. The submission requirements and the refereeing process are as usual. The deadline for submission is October 31, 1997. Submissions during the conference are very welcome. Authors should follow the instructions enclosed as hard copies in the letters sent by usual mail. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ROSTOCK: You may use trams, buses, and the S-Bahn. The same ticket is valid for all of them. The price for a one fare stage ticket is 2 DM (valid in the relatively large central part of Rostock), and 3 DM for a more fare stage ticket. There exist several other tickets like "Kurzstrecke" for short distances of at most 3 stops for 1.50 DM, and "Tageskarte" for one full day for 7.50 DM. You must buy tickets in advance at many rending machines and some kiosks. WEATHER: It is difficult to give a good forecast, but you should expect temperatures between 10 and 20 degrees centigrade. Though we hope that the sun is shining all the time, there may also be rainy days. MEALS: We propose that you get your meals in several restaurants in downtown Rostock. You will find hints in the conference materials. We propose the "Ratskeller" (see above) for the dinner on Sunday. The dinner on Monday will be on the river boat. PHONE NUMBERS: In case of any problems -- do not hesitate to call! Weekend: (0381) 795 5717 (K. Engel) (0381) 799 0985 (H.-D. Gronau) Sunday evening: 0172 3219504 (Handy of A. Brandstaedt) Other days: (0381) 498 1521 (secretary's office of the Math. Dept.) FAX: (0381) 498 1520 (secretary's office of the Math. Dept.) ACCOMODATION: As far as we know there are no problems concerning accomodation. But if there arise urgent questions, please ask U. Leck (0381) 498 1533 (office) or (0381) 200 1165 (home). INFORMATION: As always, further actual information can be found at our WWW--page (URL above). We are looking forward to seeing you in Rostock. The Organizing Committee K. Engel, H.--D. Gronau, R. Labahn (FB Mathematik) A. Brandstaedt (FB Informatik) ************************************************************************ ODSA '97 - Short Program Monday, September 8, 1997 09.00-09.20 Opening 09.20-10.05 Dinitz 10.35-11.20 Wegener 11.25-12.10 Canfield Section A Section B Secction C 14.00-14.25 Acketa Syslo Cicerone 14.30-14.55 Mudrinski Kalashnikov de Figueiredo 15.00-15.25 Gruettmueller Lonc Leontiev 16.00-16.25 Gropp Baer Sapozhenko 16.30-16.55 Leck,V. Cieslik Szymczak 17.00-17.25 Schumacher Fomin Zhou 17.30-17.55 Khosrovshahi Andreae Wagler Tuesday, September 9, 1997 08.30-09.15 Jungnickel 09.20-10.05 Ahlswede 10.35-11.20 Bang Jensen 11.25-12.10 Moehring Section A Section B Section C 14.00-14.25 Bennett Dohmen Babel 14.30-14.55 Wassermann Guo Kratsch 15.00-15.25 Assaf Tittmann Prisacaru,V. 16.00-16.25 Betten Alexe Fricke 16.30-16.55 Oestergard de Vries Hougardy 17.00-17.25 Hartmann Nocq Le 17.30-17.55 Shastri Simanchev Moazzami Wednesday, September 10, 1997 08.30-09.15 Hammer 09.20-10.05 Alekseev 10.35-11.20 Olariu 11.25-12.10 Beutelspacher Section A Section B Section C 14.00-14.25 Harborth Sali di Stefano 14.30-14.55 Mengersen Harper Prisacaru,C. 15.00-15.25 Reuter Bezrukov Girlich 16.00-16.25 Foulds Bey Dragan 16.30-16.55 Brass Ruszinko Klavzar 17.00-17.25 Eremeev Leck,U. Rusu 17.30-17.55 Levanova ************************************************************************ How to get to Rostock by air and train ====================================== The airports closest to Rostock are Berlin-Tegel, Berlin-Sch"onefeld and Hamburg-Fuhlsb"uttel. Berlin-Tegel ----> Rostock -------------------------- From the airport, take bus X9 or 109 to Berlin-Zoologischer Garten. The buses leave every 10 minutes. It will take you about 30 minutes to get to Berlin-Zoologischer Garten. At Berlin-Zoologischer Garten change to the city railroad (S-Bahn). Take a S5 in direction Strau\ssberg, Strau\ssberg (Nord) or Mahlsdorf or S7 in direction Ahrensfelde or S75 in direction Wartenberg. for about 40 minutes and get off at Berlin-Lichtenberg. The transportation fee from Berlin-Tegel to Berlin-Lichtenberg is a single AB-ticket (3.60 DM). In Berlin-Lichtenberg change to the railway: train departure arrival number BERLIN-Lichtenberg ROSTOCK-Hauptbahnhof IR 2278 8:47 11:22 IR 2104 10:47 13:29 IR 2276 12:47 15:29 IR 2374 14:47 17:29 IR 2274 16:47 19:29 IR 2272 18:47 21:29 IR 2270 20:47 23:29 IR 2378 6:47 9:29 The fee for a first-class ticket is 87 DM, for a second-class ticket 58 DM. Berlin-Sch"onefeld ----> Rostock -------------------------------- In front of the airport, you will find the Airport bus. It will bring you to the railway station Berlin-Sch"onefeld. The transfer takes about 3 minutes. At the station change to the railway: train departure arrival number BERLIN-Sch"onefeld ROSTOCK-Hauptbahnhof IR 2278 8:16 11:22 IR 2104 10:07 13:29 IR 2276 12:16 15:29 IR 2374 14:16 17:29 IR 2274 16:16 19:29 IR 2272 18:16 21:29 IR 2270 20:16 23:29 The fee for a first-class ticket is 96 DM, for a second-class ticket 64 DM. Hamburg-Fuhlsb"uttel ----> Rostock ---------------------------------- From the airport, take the Airport-City bus. The buses leave every 20 minutes. It will take you about 30 minutes to get to the main railway station Hamburg-Hauptbahnhof. The transportation fee from Hamburg-Fuhlsb"uttel to Hamburg-Hauptbahnhof is 8 DM. Here, change to the railway: train departure arrival number HAMBURG-Hauptbahnhof ROSTOCK-Hauptbahnhof IR 2133 9:30 11:49 IC 628 11:30 13:49 IR 2235 13:30 15:49 IR 2135 15:30 17:49 IR 2139 17:30 19:49 IC 620 19:30 21:49 IR 2131 5:27 7:49 IR 2233 7:24 9:49 The fee for a first-class ticket is 73.20 DM, for a second-class ticket 48.80 DM. In addition, there is an extra fee of 6 DM for the IC 628 and the IC 620. How to get to Rostock by car ============================ Take the A19 to Rostock. Leave it at the exit Rostock-S"ud. Go west on the B110 to Rostock (Zentrum). This will bring you straight forward into the city centre. Finally, turn right at the Steintor. After about 200 meters the city hall with the "Ratskeller" will appear on your right hand side. Once again, looking forward to seeing you in Rostock! ************************************************************************ * * * ODSA '97 * * Optimal Discrete Structures and Algorithms * * Rostock September 8-10, 1997 * * * *======================================================================* * * * K. Engel FB Mathematik * * H.-D.O.F. Gronau 18051 ROSTOCK * * R. Labahn ++49 +381 498 1537 Phone * * ++49 +381 498 1520 Fax * * * * FB Informatik * * A. Brandstaedt 18051 ROSTOCK * * ++49 +381 498 3363 Phone * * ++49 +381 498 3366 Fax * * * *----------------------------------------------------------------------* * e-mail : odsa97@neptun.math.uni-rostock.de * * WWW : ftp://neptun.math.uni-rostock.de/WWW/odsa97.html * ************************************************************************