PhDs in Logic III

What, Where, When

This third edition of PhDs in Logic will continue the two day graduate conference format that proved successful in Ghent (2009) and Tilburg (2010). We have again invited four established logicians to do a a tutorial (two one-hour sessions) on their recent work and we will give around ten PhD students the opportunity to present either their own work or an overview of a topic of choice in logic. We will also allow for ample opportunity for talking to peers as we feel networking is especially important in interdisciplinary disciplines such as logic.

Come February 17–18th, 2011 the following tutorials will take place in Brussels.

Eric Pacuit — Epistemic Logic

Sonja Smets — Quantum Logic

Mai Gehrke — Algebraic Logic

Peter Koepke — Set Theory

PhD students in logic with a background in philosophy, computer science, or mathematics are the intended audience for these tutorials. They are also the type of students we have in mind for our thirty-minute student sessions. (We also want to encourage master students, first year postdocs, and logicians from other departments to apply though.)

Program

	Day 1	Day 2
8.30	Registration & Coffee
9.30	Tutorial 1	Tutorial 1
10.30	Student 1	Student 6
11.00	Coffee Break	Coffee Break
11.30	Tutorial 2	Tutorial 2
12.30	Student 2	Student 7
13.00	Lunch	Lunch
14.00	Tutorial 3	Tutorial 3
15.00	Student 3	Student 8
15.30	Student 4	Student 9
16.00	Coffee Break	Coffee Break
16.30	Tutorial 4	Tutorial 4
17.30	Student 5	Student 10
18.00		Reception
19.30	Dinner

Doing a Presentation

If you want to do a presentation, you should send us your abstract by November 15th, 2010. Notification mails will be sent by December 15th, 2010. If your abstract is accepted, you will be expected to give us a six to ten page paper by January 15th, 2011. Send your 500–1000 word abstract to phdsinlogic+abstracts@gmail.com.

If you’re unsure whether your topic of interest would make for a relevant presentation at PhDs in Logic III, you can of course send us an informal email to inquire about that.

Unfortunately, active participants will also have to pay the registration fee.

Registration

You are welcome to participate regardless of whether you want to do a presentation; the registration fee has been set to € 30. If you want to attend, please fill in the following form (and hit ‘Request Invitation’ once that’s done).

Made Possible By

Organizing Committee	Scientific Committee
Lorenz Demey	Benedikt Löwe
Jonas De Vuyst	Leon Horsten
Jean Paul Van Bendegem	Marc Denecker
Marc Denecker	Jean Paul Van Bendegem

Pictures

Map

Arriving in Brussels

The most convenient way to reach Brussels by plane is via Brussels Airport. From there it will take you only 15–20 minutes by train to reach the Brussels Central railway station. Alternatively, you can come to Brussels via the low budget Brussels South Charleroi Airport. By bus, it takes approximately 50 minutes to get from there to the Brussels South railway station. Both railway stations connect you to the Brussels metro system.

If you plan on arriving by train, you’ll want to book a ticket to the Brussels Central railway station. We will post more detailed information once we confirm the exact location of the conference.

Contact Us

For further information, mail phdsinlogic@gmail.com. You can also find us on Facebook in the PhDs in Logic group and the PhDs in Logic III event. Do join us!

Yours sincerely,

Jonas De Vuyst (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Lorenz Demey (KULeuven)