[GAP Forum] 2nd Announcement - GAP Days Spring 2019 - Modern Permutation Group Algorithms - Halle (Saale) Germany

[Markus Pfeiffer]

Dear all,

We warmly invite you to the beautiful Halle an der Saale in 
Germany for the 9<sup>th</sup> GAP Days, which will take place 
from 18th-22nd March 2019. Registration is open at:

  https://www.gapdays.de/gapdays2019-spring/registration
  
We have set aside a small number of hotel rooms for participants 
of the GAP Days, **available until 2nd February**, at the TRYP by 
Wyndham Halle. Instructions on how to make use of this offer are 
available on the registration page.

The theme of this GAP Days will be “Modern Permutation Group 
Algorithms”. During this GAP Days, we aim to survey, understand, 
and develop the algorithmic infrastructure for permutation groups 
in GAP. To support these aims, we will begin by spending the first 
day reviewing and discussing the current functionality in GAP for 
permutations and permutation groups, beginning with the way 
permutations are stored and the basic orbit-stabiliser algorithms, 
and identifying areas in the code and documentation for 
improvement as we proceed.

We will also include a small number of additional talks during the 
GAP Days about computing with permutation groups in GAP. If there 
is a particular topic in this area that you would like to hear a 
talk about, then please include details in the comment box at 
registration.

We would like this GAP Days to be an opportunity for all 
interested people with little knowledge of the insides of GAP to 
join in: this includes undergraduate students, PhD students, 
post-docs, and more experienced mathematicians. You will be able 
to meet us and each other, and learn about GAP development and 
algorithmic group theory in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

More information about GAP Days Spring 2019 is available on the 
website:

  https://www.gapdays.de/gapdays2019-spring
  
If you have any questions, or doubts about whether this event is 
for you, then please feel free to contact us by email at 
gapdays2019-spring at gapdays.de

We hope to see you in Halle!
Chris, Markus, Rebecca, and Wilf