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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><big><big><big><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi, <br>
</span></big></big></big></font></big></big></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><big><big><big><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Welcome to the
Institute and the school of Mathematics!<br>
<br>
</span></big></big></big></font><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">This message is sent to
everyone who will be somehow affiliated with the
<br>
CSDM (computer science and discrete math)
program this year. This list is in <br>
<small><small><small><font size="3"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.math.ias.edu/csdm/current%20members">https://www.math.ias.edu/csdm/current%20members</a></font></small></small></small><br>
and will probably grow.<br>
Below is some information you will find useful
during your stay here. These is a special part
for the IAS postdocs among you.<br>
<br>
Please feel free to contact me or Ran Raz</span></big></big></big></font><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><big><big>, <small><small>or
Noga Alon</small></small></big></big>
(who will be at the Institute for term I),<st1:personname
w:st="on"></st1:personname> if you need help
with anything at all, and certainly whenever you
want to talk about research. </span></big></big></big></font><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">We will shortly send
e-mails aboutour regular Monday & Tuesday
seminars.</span></big></big></big></font><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
(Apropos e-mail. If you don't use regularly your
ias.edu address, please forward it to the one
you do use, as many IAS emails will be sent
there.)<br>
<br>
Institute staff is extremely helpful -
assistants, computing staff, library and
housing. Don't be shy about asking for
something. <br>
<br>
The CSDM website, <a
href="http://www.math.ias.edu/csdm">www.math.ias.edu/csdm</a>
has lots of useful information <br>
especially on our seminars, seminars at
neighboring institutions and how to <br>
join their mailing lists, past members,
activities and papers.<br>
Any suggestions about the organization of this
website are welcome. The website also gives the
schedule of our own seminars on Monday and
Tuesday of each week. For the seminar schedule
see <a
href="http://www.math.ias.edu/csdm/seminars">http://www.math.ias.edu/csdm/seminars</a>.
<br>
</span></big></big></big></font></big></big></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><big><big><big><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">We are <font size="3">part
of the </font> "Center on Intractability" with
<br>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Princeton</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>,
Rutgers and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename
w:st="on">New York</st1:placename> <st1:placetype
w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
<font size="3">We</font> meet every month for a
day of tutorials, surveys, brainstorming and
open problems. More info is on the center's
website <a
href="http://intractability.princeton.edu/">http://intractability.princeton.edu/</a>
</span></big></big></big></font><br>
<font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br>
Library: we have built a decent collection of
TCS and discrete math<br>
books, but want to expand it. Anything you'd
like there or you feel is missing, just request
from the librarian, Momota Ganguli or her
assistant, Judy Wilson-Smith, (or me) and they
will purchase it. <br>
</span></big></big></big></font></big></big></big></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><big><big><big><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">Food: I recommend our
dining hall (best restaurant in <st1:place
w:st="on">Princeton</st1:place>) and going to
tea/coffee each weekday from 3-4 p.m. in the
Fuld Hall common room. </span></big></big></big></font><br>
<font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
*For those of you who are IAS postdocs this
year: *<br>
<br>
1) Travel must be approved in advance of
planning your trip by a faculty member (I am
your best shot). Travel authorization forms are
available from Marilyn Magder in Simonyi-116.
Shortly after your arrival you will receive a
letter from Mary Jane Hayes, the School's
administrative officer, with reimbursement
guidelines. In order to be reimbursed, you must
follow the guidelines. The Institute is very
particular about residency. It allows 1 week of
<br>
travel per term, but we are flexible if you have
conferences and/or job<br>
interviews. Please try to plan collaborations
requiring travel between terms and after the end
of April. <br>
<br>
2) We hope to see all of you at the Monday and
Tuesday seminars unless you are away from the
Institute. On Mondays we typically have outside
speakers, and on Tuesdays we usually teach each
other at a moderate pace (or sometimes outsiders
teach us). The seminar list is here <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.math.ias.edu/csdm/seminars">http://www.math.ias.edu/csdm/seminars</a><br>
<br>
3) Beginning September 23, there will be a
series of short postdoc presentations in the
School's seminar room on the entry-level floor
of Simonyi Hall. They are meant to give all
postdocs to briefly describe their interest<font
size="3">s to others. </font>It would be good
to try to attend as many of these as possible.
The School has the best math postdocs anywhere,
and you'll get an idea of what they do. <font
size="3"></font>For your own presentations,
feel free to consult us if you have questions. </span></big></big></big></font></big></big></big><br>
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size="3"><big><big><big><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><big><big><big><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman"
size="3"><big><big><big><span
style="font-size:12.0pt">Another
venue, ev<font size="3">ery
Monday afternoon is the
Members' seminar, which is
sort of a school of math
colloquium.<br>
</font></span></big></big></big></font></big></big></big> <br>
Have a fun and productive year! <br>
<br>
Avi <br>
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