STOC 95
The Twenty-seventh Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC),
sponsored by
SIGACT
(the ACM
Special Interest Group on Algorithms and
Computation Theory),
was held in Las Vegas,
Nevada, May 29-June 1, 1995.
A printable version of the
preliminary hardcopy announcement
(including registration forms) is available in
postscript and
plaintext formats.
A participant list is available.
STOC 95 is notable as the first STOC conference to accept electronic
submissions.
More information
is available on how this was done.
Contents
The conference will be held in the Island Tower
of the Tropicana Hotel.
The Island tower has its own entrance, is adjacent
to parking, has no gambling, and is connected by a bridge over the
lagoon area to the Paradise Tower where the main casino is located.
The Tropicana Hotel.
The Tropicana Hotel
is at the South-East corner of
Four Corners
(also called South Strip.)
Four newly constructed pedestrian bridges carry foot traffic across Las
Vegas Blvd. and Tropicana Ave, connecting the 6 hotels (15,000 rooms)
of Four Corners.
Directly East
is the mighty MGM grand,
with 5000 rooms the largest hotel in the
world.
Directly West is the fabulous Excalibur,
with 4000 rooms the second-largest hotel in the
world.
Needless to say, there are many
alternate hotels
close by the conference site.
DISCLAIMER:
All prices for accommodation are not necessarily current.
Please call the hotels for up-to-date information.
Also available:
Deadline: Friday, April 28, 1995
The rates for STOC '95 are posted below and apply from May 26 to
June 4.
Reservation requests received
by the hotel after the April 28 deadline are at your own risk:
availability and rates are then no longer guaranteed.
Refer to STOC '95 when making your reservations to obtain the rates
listed.
To make reservations by phone, call 702-739-2222,
800-634-4000 or 800-GO-2-TROP, fax 702-739-2469.
To make reservations, fill out the
reservation form and fax it or
mail it to the following address.
Tropicana Hotel
ATTN: STOC'95 registration
Tropicana Avenue at Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas NV
Credit card information or a
deposit (in the form of a check or money order for one night's
stay made payable to the Tropicana Hotel) must be included.
Deposits will be refunded if the hotel is notified prior to
48 hours before arrival.
Rate (Sunday-Thursday): $75 plus tax for a single or double room,
$90 for a triple room.
Weekend rates (Friday-Saturday): $95 plus tax for a single,
double, or triple room.
To qualify for the early registration fee, your registration
application must be postmarked by Monday, May 1, 1995.
Refund requests will be honored until May 8, 1995.
The registration fee includes the Monday night
reception, the Tuesday night business meeting,
coffee breaks, lunches, and a copy of the proceedings.
Send the registration form along with a check or
money order in U.S. currency made payable to STOC '95,
to:
STOC'95
Department of Computer Science
University of Nevada
Las Vegas NV 89154-4019
The registration desk in the Foyer
will be open from 6-8 pm on Monday, from
7:30 10:30 am
Tuesday through Thursday,
and from 3-5 pm Tuesday and Wednesday.
The conference brochure, which includes
the program, registration forms,
and conference information,
is available in the following formats:
The reception is the night of Monday, May 29 (Memorial day).
The talks are Tuesday, May 30 through Thursday, June 1.
On the night of Wednesday, May 31,
as a substitute for a banquet, those who sign up will get a medieval
show at the Excalibur,
with dinner (rock game hen) eaten with fingers (more details
below).
Hotel room child care is available 24 hours through Vegas Valley Babysitting
at 871-5161. The minimum charge is $34 for 2 children for 4 hours. Call
to get other rates. Arrange at least 8 hours in advance.
American Airlines has been
appointed the official air carrier for STOC '95.
When calling for reservations, be sure to mention the
Star File number NBR-S0455MA and refer to our event as
``STOC.'' Telephone 800-433-1790.
Access to Las Vegas is through
McCarren
International Airport,
only 2 miles from the Tropicana Hotel.
Taxi Fare is approximately $8. The Gray Line Shuttle costs $3.75.
If you plan to travel anywhere in Las Vegas other than along the Strip,
or to Lake Mead or the mountains, it is necessary to have a car. Rentals
are readily available.
The day-time temperature in Las Vegas at the end of May varies between 70
and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Night-time temperatures are as much as 30 degrees
lower. The humidity is very low, and rain is unlikely.
But why take our word for it? For more details, you can consult the:
In lieu of the usual banquet, STOC 95 will arrange for participants to
attend on the night of Wednesday, May 31 the fabulous King Arthur's Tournament,
a medieval-style dinner show
featuring knights, jousting, magic, and treachery. (The show is "family,"
in case you wish to bring the children.) Serving wenches and lackeys will
bring your medieval style dinner, which you eat with your fingers. Cheer
for your knight. If he gets beaten, it's a shame.
Those who order advance tickets with their registration will be seated in
a preferred section along with other STOC participants. There is no way
to ask for a specific section if tickets are purchased individually.
If you want tickets, check the appropriate box on the
registration form.
Children
under the age of 4 are free, but must sit on an adult's lap and will not
be served an extra meal.
Kosher meals are available with advance notice (check box).
Vegetarian meals are available with no advance notice.
Showtime is 8:30. From the front entrance of the
Tropicana Hotel
(near the
Easter Island Heads),
cross Las Vegas Boulevard on the pedestrian skywalk.
Enter the fabulous
Excalibur
through the main portcullis, descend the
grand staircase to the Fantasy Faire level, then look for King Arthur's
Arena.
Or, arrive early, and spend some time with the shops and free shows every
30 minutes on the Jester Stage of the Medieval Village level. Take the
escalator in the middle of the casino floor up to the Medieval Village.
There is no official excursion associated with STOC 95.
However, here are some ideas for attendees who arrive early.
River Rafting
Black Canyon River Raft Tours 702-293-3776x204. Tour leaves
the Expedition Depot in Boulder City (22 miles from LV) every morning at
9:30. Trip is 3 hours and costs $65/person.
Longer raft trips are available also,
including some of several days.
Grand Canyon Fly-Over
Scenic Airlines departs from a depot which is actually
less than half a mile from the Tropicana. The cheapest overflight costs
under $100/person. 702-739-1900.
The Second
Annual Workshop on Self-Stabilizing Systems will be
held May 28-29 on the UNLV campus.
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by February 6, 1995.
A camera-ready copy of each accepted paper is required by March 21,
1995, which is firm deadline.
One author of each accepted paper should attend the conference
and present the paper.
A prize of $500 will be given to the author(s) of the best student-authored
paper (or split between more than one paper if there is a tie).
A paper is eligible if all its authors are
full-time students at the time of submission.
Prepaid additional copies of the STOC'95 proceedings can be ordered
at with the registration form and will be available for pick-up
at registration.
There will also be copies available at the registration desk
on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last, for
$60 per copy.
Allan Borodin, University of Toronto
(bor@cs.toronto.edu).
Lawrence L. Larmore
Department of Computer Science
University of Nevada at Las Vegas
P.O. Box 454019
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89154-4019
larmore@cs.unlv.edu
Wolfgang Bein, University of Texas at Dallas
(bein@utdallas.edu).
Ian Parberry,
University of North Texas.
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Ajoy Datta (University of Nevada at Las Vegas)
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Laxmi Gewali (University of Nevada at Las Vegas)
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Marek Chrobak (University of California at Riverside)
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Deganit Armon (University of California at Riverside and Duke University)
Created by
Ian Parberry,
December 9, 1994.