55th Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, & Computing

March 4-8, 2024

Welcome!

On behalf of the Mathematical Sciences Department of Florida Atlantic University, we would like to officially welcome you to the 55th Southeastern International Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing, March 4-8, 2024.

Before beginning the conference, we would like you to review the following information:

The plenary sessions will be presented in the Student Union. Your Program and Schedule are accurate as of noon, February 23, 2024, and include abstracts, time and location of almost all of the talks.  Schedule updates will be distributed as needed.

Your registration package will include a name badge. Please wear your badge every day.

Inserted in your plastic name badge holder should be any Banquet Tickets and Guest Tickets to the Thursday night party included in your registration, together with drink tickets for the Monday and Tuesday evening receptions. Please do not lose your tickets. Your Banquet Ticket will provide admission to the Conference Banquet on Wednesday evening, March 6, 2024, which will be held at TBA  Address: TBA .   Phone: TBA.  There are 100 seats available for the banquet.     A limited number of Banquet Tickets may still be available, and can be purchased at the registration desk.  Tickets will be collected at the door, and we appreciate your cooperation. 

Please join us for TWO afternoon excursions to TBA  and TBA  located in Palm Beach, Florida.  Seats are limited.  If you would like to join us, please see Maria Provost at the registration desk for more information.  If you have already registered for an excursion trip on line, your excursion ticket has been included in your conference bag that you picked up during registration.  It's going to be a beautiful day!  If you feel that there is something missing from your conference bag, please contact one of the registration staff as soon as possible.

Messages for participants may be called in to (561) 297-3340. If you cannot reach someone at this number, try 561-251-2247.  These messages will be posted on a bulletin board near the registration area in the registration area of the Student Union.  Internet access for participants will be available in the computer lab of the Student Union. Furthermore, the Student Union is a wireless environment.  For internet access:

  1. Make sure the wireless is enabled on your device.
  2. Look for available wireless network on your device and join the FAUGuest wireless network.
  3. A window will pop up that will ask for your username and password.
  4. Click on “Request a Login” at the bottom of the screen.
  5. In the box enter your 10-digit cell phone number that can receive text messages (standard text messaging rates apply). Click Send SMS.
  6. You will see a confirmation.
  7. Once you receive the text message enter your 10-digit phone number as your username.
  8. Enter the 6 digit password given to you via the text message you received and log in.
  9. You are now connected to the FAUGuest wireless network. You will be able to connect to the network for up to 72 hours after receiving your login information. If you need to connect after 72 hours you will need to repeat steps 1–7 to log back in. For more information or if you are experiencing issues please call (561) 297-3999 or contact us online at http://helpdesk.fau.edu. For walk-in support on our different campuses visit http://www.fau.edu/oit/helpdesk/.ou are now connected to the FAUGuest wireless network. You will be able to connect to the network for up to 72 hours after receiving your login information. If you need to connect after 72 hours you will need to repeat steps 1–7 to log back in. For more information or if you are experiencing issues please call (561) 297-3999 or contact us online at http://helpdesk.fau.edu. For walk-in support on our different campuses visit http://www.fau.edu/oit/helpdesk/ 

Book Exhibits during the conference are located in Hospitality Center located in room 3 where complimentary coffee is available.  Book exhibits are open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Tuesday through Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to noon Friday.

PARKING

Parking for the 55th SEICCGTC Conference is FREE (Monday-Friday) if you park in LOT #16 located directly in front of the Student Union).  When parking in LOT #16 (Monday-Friday), please park with the front tires of your vehicle touching the white parking stump. Do not park in spots with a red parking stump.  Do not back into a parking spot. Please do not park in metered parking, handicapped parking, fire lanes, or Resident Students' parking spaces.  

To park in any other parking lots/spaces on the Boca Raton Campus of FAU, you will need to obtain an ePermit.  To obtain a temporary ePermit please sign up at "Visitor Login"

By purchasing a temporary ePermit you will be entitled to park in any of our blue lots.  To obtain a temporary ePermit please sign up at  "Visitor Login"

Prices are as follows:      Daily - $5          Weekly $15             Monthly $30

Meters and Metered Lots are available for visitors coming to our campus for short periods of time. You can pay the multi-space meters at different locations around the campus. 

 All meters are enforced 24/7.

Multi-space Meter Rates:  (Cash NOT Accepted);  $2 per hour      (There are NO Refunds)

COPY SERVICES

There is a coin-operated copy machine located in the Library.  Library hours are Sunday, March 3, 2024; noon-8:00 pm, Monday-Thursday 7:40 am - 8:00 pm; and Friday 7:40 am to 6:00 pm.  The main copy center, Toshiba, is located on the Breezeway, opposite the Food Court.  The hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  The Toshiba copy center will provide and copy transparencies for you at $.50 per page for black and white.  Blank transparencies to write on are available at the bookstore.

FOOD SERVICES

Food service is available at Chick-Fil-A located in the Breezeway next to the Wimberly library (11:00 am-5:00 p.m); Wendy’s in the Breezeway Food Court Monday-Thursday (10:30 am to 4:00 pm); Starbucks in the Breezeway Monday-Thursday (7:30 am to 5:00 pm); Einstein Bros., located in the Breezeway Food Court, Monday-Thursday, (7:30 am-3:00 pm); and at Outtakes (10:30 am-5:00 pm);  One Outtakes is located in the Student Union, and one Outtakes is located in the Breezeway Food Court.  Both Outtake Restaurants are open for service.  Pollo Tropical is located in the Breezway Food Court (10:30 am to 5:00 pm). 

Florida Atlantic University is a totally Smoke Free Campus, and smoking is not permitted anywhere on the Florida Atlantic University Campus.

The Conference Photograph will be taken at 10:30 am on Wednesday, March 6, directly behind the Student Union.

We hope that you find the 2024 SEICCGTC Conference an enjoyable and professionally rewarding one! Please feel free to contact us for assistance at any time.

Cordially,

Frederick Hoffman, Director

Maria Provost, Conference Coordinator

Mathematical Sciences Department