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or those of you interested in attending the "Combinatorics around the q-Onsager Algebra" Conference in Slovenia this July, we would like to remind you that the deadline for submitting abstracts for contributed talks is Feb. 29.  After that deadline, submitted abstracts will be considered only if space is available. For everyone attending, please register and pay the conference fee no later than May 31 in order to get the discounted rate of 180 euros.  Please see our conference website (https://conferences.famnit.upr.si/indico/event/15/overview) to register and for more information. Most sincerely, Stefko Miklavic (University of Primorska) Mark MacLean (Seattle University) ----------------------- This is an announcement of a conference this year entitled "Combinatorics around the q-Onsager algebra." At the conference we will be celebrating the 65th birthday of Paul Terwilliger.  This conference will take place in beautiful Kranjska Gora, Slovenia,...

The seventh annual   Mid-Atlantic Algebra, Geometry, and Combinatorics   ( MAAGC ) workshop will be held  Friday, March 13 - Sunday, March 15,  2020   at University of Virginia in Charlottesville.  The confirmed speakers are: Jonah Blasiak (Drexel University ) Linda Chen (Swarthmore College) Rosa Orellana (Dartmouth College) Anne Schilling (UC Davis) This year, the workshop will be organized around an AMS sectional meeting where there will be even   more excellent talks   on related topics. We are soliciting applications to   participate in the poster session!   Requests to present can be submitted on the   MAAGC registration form   . MAAGC is supported by a National Science Foundation grant and a Mellon Tri-College Roots grant.   Funding is available for regional travel and housing.   Register  by February 1, 2020  to  receive full consideration   for funding ...

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