On October 25^th to 27^th, 2019, the Dalhousie University hosted the Annual Conference for Science Atlantic Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, and the annual AARMS Workshop on Sunday, October 27^th, 2019.

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Sponsorship

Platinum Sponsors:

Gold Sponsor:	Silver Sponsor:

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Registration

Please use the following link to register for the conference: Registration

Registration fees are paid separately using the following link (PayPal or Credit card): Payment Form
or directly by sending a cheque to: Vlado Keselj, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, 6050 University Ave, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
payable to "Dalhousie University" with memo "MSCS 2019 conf.".

Note 1: (*) $20 banquet fee is applicable only if the registration fee is paid as well. If you are interested in extra banquet tickets, please get in touch with Vlado Keselj (vlado@dnlp.ca).

Note 2: There is an additional registration process for the programming contest that must also be completed by the deadline.

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Call for Abstracts

This October 25^th to 27^th, the Dalhouise University will be hosting the Annual Conference for Science Atlantic in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. We are pleased to announce that abstracts are now being accepted for oral presentations. This is an excellent opportunity for students to develop their presentation skills and to receive valuable feedback from several professors from Atlantic universities.

When submitting your abstracts, please follow carefully the formatting guidelines.

Abstract Formatting Guidelines:

• Format as a single paragraph.
• Abstracts should be submitted in the plain text format.
• Abstracts should be less than 250 words.
• Abstracts can be submitted in English or French.

Abstracts have to be submitted through this link.

Deadline for abstract submissions is Thursday, October 17th, 2019.

Abstract submission requires prior registration, so you may want to visit the following Science Atlantic landing page.

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Program

Detailed Program:
Conference Program in PDF
Presentation Abstracts in PDF
AARMS Workshop Program in PDF

Friday, 25 October 2019
Time	Event	Location
10:00-17:30	Registration	1st floor CS Goldberg bldg
11:30-12:00	Programming Competition Meeting	Auditorium rm127, CS Goldberg bldg
12:00-17:00	Programming Competition	Labs 134 and 143, CS Goldberg bldg
13:30-17:30	Registration (2nd desk)	Room 117 (in front), Dunn building
14:00-17:00	Mathematics Competition	Room 117, Dunn building
14:45-15:45	Joint Committee Meeting	Slonim rm430, CS Goldberg bldg
16:00-17:00	CS Committee Meeting	Slonim rm430, CS Goldberg bldg
16:00-17:00	Math Committee Meeting	Auditorium rm127, CS Goldberg bldg
17:30-19:00	Pizza Party	Atrium 1st floor, Rowe building
19:00-19:30	Sponsor Presentations or "Fun Activities"	Potter Auditorium rm1028, Rowe building
19:30-20:30	Blundon Lecture (Math) – Dave Kung, University of Maryland	Potter Auditorium rm1028, Rowe building
20:30-21:30	Reception	Atrium 1st floor, Rowe building
Saturday, 26 October 2019
Time	Event	Location
08:30-17:00	Registration	Atrium 1st floor, Rowe building
09:00-10:30	Contributed Talks	Rooms 1007, 1011, 1014, 1016, Rowe building
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break	Atrium 1st floor, Rowe building
11:00-12:00	Sedgwick Lecture (CS) – Jeffrey Shallit, University of Waterloo	Potter Auditorium rm1028, Rowe building
12:00-13:30	Lunch Break	Atrium 1st floor, Rowe building
13:30-15:00	Contributed Talks	Rooms 1011, 1014, 1016, 1020, Rowe building
15:00-15:30	Coffee Break	Atrium 1st floor, Rowe building
15:30-16:30	Fields Lecture (Stat) – Michael Newton, University of Wisconsin	Potter Auditorium rm1028, Rowe building
16:30-16:40	Break	Atrium 1st floor, Rowe building
16:40-17:35	Contributed Talks	Rooms 1011, 1014, 1016, 1020 Rowe building
18:30-21:00	Banquet and Awards	The Westin Nova Scotian hotel, 1181 Hollis Street, Halifax
Sunday, 27 October 2019
Time	Event	Location
	AARMS Session on Hopf Algebras and Tensor Categories	Rowe building
08:30-10:00	A. Introductory Overview Talks	Room 1020 Rowe building
10:00-10:30	Coffee Break	Atrium 1st floor, Rowe building
10:30-12:30	B. Research Talks	Room 1020 Rowe building

Conference Program in PDF.
Presentation Abstracts in PDF.
AARMS Workshop Program in PDF.

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Programming Contest –
2019 Atlantic Canadian Preliminary Contest

The 2019 Atlantic Canadian Preliminary Contest is an official qualifying contest for the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.

All teams must be registered for the contest at the Official Contest ACM ICPC Site, and the coach(es) and all team members must be registered for the conference.

For information about the contest time and location, please check the conference program.

Computing Environment

Each team will be provided with one Linux workstation running Ubuntu Linux. The following are some details about software provided:

• OS: LUbuntu Ubuntu 19.4 codename Disco
• Desktop: LXDE
• C: gcc
• C++: g++
• Java: OpenJDK
• Python 2: python2 2.7
• Python 3: python3 3.7
• Editors: vi/vim, emacs, pico, nano, gedit
• No IDEs will be provided

All compilers are updated to relatively new versions, but at this moment we cannot guarantee that the exact versions are used in the judging environment, so the exact versions are not listed.

Some Useful Contest Info

• Test Contest Site — an almost identical site will be used for the actual contest
• Scoreboard — the URL of the scoreboard during the competition (not posted yet)
• Official Contest ACM ICPC Site

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Math Contest

For information about the math contest time and location, please check the conference program.

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AARMS Workshop

AARMS Workshop Program

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Accommodations

A block of rooms is held at each of the hotels below. Please use the contact information below to receive the special conference rate. You need to mention that you are attending the "Science Atlantic Conference".

• The Westin Nova Scotial hotel, Group rate deadline: Fri Oct 11, 2019. 1.8km or 24min walk from the Rowe Building; single and double rooms for $169 plus tax per night, with free parking. Reservations can be made by phone at 1-888-627-8553 and mentioning Science Atlantic Event to ensure they receive the preferred guestroom rate.
• Lord Nelson Hotel, Group rate deadline: Mon Sep 30, 2019. 1.2km or 16min walk from the Rowe Building; single and double rooms for $165 plus tax per night, with underground parking for $28 plus tax per night. Reservations can be made either online, by phone at 902-423-5130 or 1-800-565-2020, or by email at ask@lordnelsonhotel.com.
• Atlantica Hotel Halifax, Group rate deadline: Tue Oct 1, 2019. 1.3km or 15min walk from the Rowe Building; single and double rooms for $149 plus tax per night with underground parking for $11 plus tax per night. Reservations can be made by phone at 902-423-1161, or toll-free at 1-888-810-7288, by email at reservations@atlantichalifax.com, or by facsimile at 902-423-9069.
• Chocolate Lake Hotel, Group rate deadline: Mon Sep 30, 2019. 3.7km, 49min walking, or 8min drive from the Rowe Building; single and double rooms for $125 plus tax per night. Complementary hot breakfast and parking (1st come, 1st serve). Reservations by calling 1-902-477-5611 press 1 for central reservations.

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Directions

Parking

Please use the general parking information provided to visitors of the Dalhousie Studley Campus, provided at the following link: Visitor Parking
https://www.dal.ca/dept/facilities/parking-at-dal/visitor-parking.html

You can check the following annotated map for key building used during the conference:
Annonated Campus Map

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Organization

General Conference Co-Chairs:	Dr. Dorette Pronk and Dr. Vlado Keselj, Dalhousie University
Programming Competition Chief Judge:	Dr. Michael McAllister, Dalhousie University
Programming Problems Selection Chair:	Dr. Liam Keliher, Mount Allison University
CS Abstracts review:	Dr. Robert Beiko, Dalhousie University