Article 9005 of sci.math.research:
From: Michael Mislove <mwm@math.tulane.edu>
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Subject: MFPS 14
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 10:21:45 -0600
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Dear Colleagues,
  The Fourteenth Workshop on the Mathematical Foundations of Programming
Semantics will take place on the campus of the Queen Mary Westfield
College of the University of London, England from May 10 to May 13,
1998.  This series of meetings has the goal of bringing together
mathematicians and theoretical computer scientists to discuss problems
of common interest and to explore common areas of research.  MFPS has
focused particularly on programming semantics and related issues.  The
invited speakers for MFPS 14 are:
     Samson Abramsky (Edinburgh),
     Chantale Berline (Paris VII),
     Martin Hyland (Cambridge),
     John McLean (NRL, Washington), and
     David Pym (QMW).
In addition, there will be two special sessions during the meeting.  The
first of these will be devoted to security, while the second will be a
session honoring Peter Landin.
  This is a workshop year for MFPS, which means that the remainder of
the program will be made up of talks contributed by participants.  The
slots for these talks will be allotted on a first-come, first-served
basis.
  As with past MFPS Workshops, the Proceedings of the meeting will
consist of journal-length papers submitted by participants after the
meeting, and dealing with topics relevant to the MFPS theme.  These
papers will be published as a special issue of Theoretical Computer
Science; as such the papers will be refereed to the usual high standards
of TCS.  More details about this aspect will be provided at the meeting.

  We anticipate some funding from the British SERC, and are hopeful of
obtaining additional support from the US National Science Foundation and
the US Office of Naval Research.  While the funding will be limited, we
especially encourage women and minorities, as well as graduate students,
to inquire about possible support to attend the meeting.
  The Organizing Committee for the MFPS series includes Stephen Brookes
(CMU), Michael Main (Colorado), Austin Melton (Kent State), Michael
Mislove (Tulane) and David Schmidt (Kansas State).  The Co-chairmen for
MFPS 14 are Michael Mislove and Edmund Robinson (QMW), who, together
with Peter O'Hearn (QMW) are co-chairing the Local Arrangements
Committee for the meeting.
  More detailed information about the MFPS series can be obtained by
accessing the MFPS Home Page (http://www.math.tulane.edu/MFPS.html), and
updates about MFPS 14 can be found at
http://www.math.tulane.edu/mfps14.html).  A second emailing with more
information about hotel arrangements and registration costs will be sent
out around February 1.  Those who do not have access to the World Wide
Web can obtain information by sending email to mfps@math.tulane.edu.
  If you are interested in attending the meeting and giving a talk, send
email to mfps@math.tulane.edu including your name, the title of your
talk and a short abstract.   As it becomes available, detailed
information about registration, lodging, etc. will be sent to those who
indicate their interest in participating in the meeting.
  Best regards,
  Mike Mislove