A workshop on the occasion of

Miroslav Tůma's 60th birthday

MTU60: Let's make it sparse

Prague, Czech Republic, January 31 - February 2, 2019

Our friend Mirek Tuma will soon become 60. On that occasion, we would like to celebrate not only his remarkable professional achievements but also his outstanding contribution towards very productive and friendly environment so much appreciated by his colleagues and collaborators all over the world.

Lectures will start on Thursday, January 31, 2019 afternoon, continue on Friday morning and afternoon. On Friday evening we will go together for a dinner, and on Saturday we plan a social program (a bit of history & architecture & art & nature combined with some beer ...). The detailed program is now available in pdf.

The registration desk will be located in the lecture room K1, and it will be open on Thursday, starting from 12:00 a.m. No conference fee is required.

Invited speakers:

• Michele Benzi (Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy)
• Rafael Bru (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain)
• Thomas Huckle (TU Munich, Germany)
• Reijo Kouhia (Tampere University of Technology, Finland)
• Jose Mas (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain)
• Jennifer Scott (University of Reading and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom)
• Daniela di Serafino (University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy)

Venue: Lecture room K1, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Sokolovska 83, Praha 8 - Karlin: [Google Maps], GPS: 50°5'38.307"N, 14°27'1.948"E. The building of Faculty of Mathematics and Physics is located approximately 150 meters from the metro station Krizikova (line "B", or the "yellow line" of the Prague metro system); to find a connection, see Prague public transport. Here are some notes about using the Prague public transport. There are many accommodation options in Prague, please make a reservation for yourself.

Catering: During the coffee breaks, some small snacks will be available. There is a lot of restaurants close to the university; please see the list.

May you wish to express your interest or ask for any further information, please send a message to hbilkova(at)math(dot)cas(dot)cz. We are looking forward to seeing you in Prague,

Miro Rozloznik, Zdenek Strakos, Petr Tichy, Hanka Bilkova