The Ontario Combinatorics Workshop is an annual meeting for researchers working in combinatorics to gather and share their latest research developments. The objective of this meeting is to have an atmosphere conducive to research discussion and collaboration. The setting of the meeting is informal to provide a friendly environment for students and post-doctoral fellows to present their results, to exchange ideas, and to gain exposure to various topics in combinatorics. It is also a place where students and faculties meet, which may foster future collaborations.

Format

The Ontario Combinatorics Workshop will be a two-day event consisting of three invited talks and several sessions of contributed talks (primarily by graduate students and post-docs).

Peter Rodney Memorial Book Prize

The best talk given by a student at the Ontario Combinatorics Workshop will be awarded the Peter Rodney Memorial Book Prize. This prize of a book and memorial book plate is given in honour of Dr. Peter Rodney (1965-1995). Dr. Peter Rodney graduated from McGill University, and then obtained his Masters and Ph.D degrees in Combinatorics, from the University of Toronto. He graduated in 1993 and went on to do postdoctoral research at the University of Vermont. He then continued to work in both the public and private sectors, using discrete mathematics, cryptography, and number theory. He had a deep appreciation for probability theory and was an avid card player. He died unexpectedly at the age of 30. His friends and family created a fund in his memory whose proceeds finance this book prize.

Invited speakers

• Robert Brignall, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
• Benoit Larose, Champlain Regional College and Université du Québec à Montréal
• Stephanie van Willigenburg, University of British Columbia

Organizer Contact

Imed Zaguia:
Zaguia.i@queensu.ca 

Registration

Please use the link here or at the top right hand corner of this page to register.

Abstract submission

If you are submitting an abstract, you can do so using the abstract submission link, also found at the top right hand corner of this page. Abstracts should not exceed two pages including bibliography. May 14, 2021 is the deadline for accepting abstracts. Authors will be notified May 21, 2021.