CIMPA-UNESCO-TÜBİTAK Summer School 2008: Codes over Rings

August 18-29, 2008

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Contents [hide]

Contents  [hide] 1 Themes and Objectives 2 Organizers 3 Schedule 4 Lectures 5 Meetings 6 Excursion 7 Venue 8 Travel Information and Accommodation 9 Tourist Information

Themes and Objectives

From the seminal work of Shannon of 1948 till the end of the 80's the algebraic framework of the theory of error correcting codes was within the confines of vector spaces over finite fields. Beginning in the early nineties a paradigm shift occurred , and modules over finite rings entered the armory of coding theorists from engineering applications like low correlation sequences to finite geometry and number theory . The aim of this school is to present a survey in fundamental areas, and to host a mini-conference highlighting some recent results. For detailed information please visit http://www.cimpa-icpam.org/Anglais/2008Prog/Turkey08.html

Organizers

Marcus Greferath (University College, Dublin),

Ferruh Özbudak (METU, Ankara, Turkey),

Patrick Solé (CNRS, Nice, France)

Schedule

see schedule.

see openning.

Lectures

Some available lectures which are finalized by the corresponding lecturers:

Patrick Solé

San Ling

Jay Wood

Jacques Wolfmann

The others will be available when they are finalized.

Meetings

There will be two meetings during summer school: One will be on Aug 19, and the detailed information can be obtained from this link. The other one will be on Aug 25, it will be in the back garden of Department of Mathematics, and it is free of charge.

Excursion

see the details.

Venue

All lectures will take place in Department of Mathematics, Cahit Arf Auditorium. For the location of the Mathematics department see:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=39.8957362&lon=32.7821088&z=17&l=36&m=a&v=2The guest houses and the lecture hall for the congress are all within 10-20 minutes of walking distances to each other.

Travel Information and Accommodation

Participants will be staying in METU dormitories which is about 15 minutes walking distance away from the Mathematics Department where the lectures will take place. Participants are expected to come to Ankara on 17 th of August and leave on 30 th of August.

Please send your arrival / departure dates (including hours) to cimpa08@metu.edu.tr before 14th of August. Upon your arrival to Esenboga Airport, you should first find the buses of "Havas". These vehicles are 40-50 passenger, white buses written "HAVAŞ" on them. This bus will take you to ASTI (bus terminal of Ankara ). You should inform the bus driver that you will get off the bus at ASTI before getting on the bus. It costs 10 YTL* (app. 6€) and you will pay it cash in the bus. You don't have to make reservations or buy online tickets(for details about Havas buses see:http://www.havas.com.tr/en/otobus_ankara.asp ). You will get off the bus at ASTI. There will be taxis around (the yellow cars). You can come to METU campus by taxi. In day time (between 06:00-24:00), it costs about 15 YTL* (app. 9€) and at night (24:00-06:00) it costs about 23 YTL* (app. 13€). You should tell the taxi driver that you will go to METU (ODTÜ in Turkish) and you will get off in the dormitories region. You don't need to give the explicit address of the METU campus to the driver since it is very well known. The taxi will probably be stopped at one of the gates of METU Campus. The security will ask the purpose of your visit. You should tell them that you came for CIMPA Summer School. We will inform the security beforehand and you will be let in. You will get off the taxi at the dormitories region. You will be staying in EBI-2 Guest House. When you arrive the dormitory, you should first see the person at the information desk. You should tell him / her that you are a participant of the Cimpa Summer School. He / she will show you your room. Some of the local organizers will be in the Campus on the 17th of August. If you have any problems you can call : +90 312 210 5386. If you are making this call from a telephone inside METU campus (for instance, at the information desk of the dormitory ) you should only dial: 5386. The phone number of the EBI-2 Guest House is: +90 312 210 4760 For the location of the EBI-2 Guest House see:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=39.8885582&lon=32.7888948&z=18&l=36&m=a&v=2For the location of the Mathematics department see:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=39.8957362&lon=32.7821088&z=17&l=36&m=a&v=2For information about METU campus see:

http://www.metu.edu.tr - > campus life Some food centers on METU Campus are:

Cafetaria (Yemekhane or kafeterya in Turkish) (for lunch only) For location see:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=39.8938265&lon=32.7838254&z=17&l=36&m=a&v=2

Shopping Center (Carşı in Turkish) (for all kinds of meals) For location see:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=39.8922214&lon=32.7882779&z=17&l=36&m=a&v=2

The following translations can be helpful during your transportation: When getting on Havas bus

English: I want to go to ASTI. Please let me know when we get there.

Turkish: Asti ye gitmek istiyorum. Vardigimizda lutfen beni haberdar edin. When getting on Taxi

English: I want to go to METU. I will get off at the dormitories region.

Turkish: ODTÜ ye gitmek istiyorum. Yurtlar bolgesinde inecegim. When entering METU Campus and at Dormitory:

English: I came here for CIMPA Summer School.

Turkish: CIMPA Yaz okulu icin geldim.

Tourist Information

For general information about Turkey see:

http://www.kultur.gov.tr/ For general information about Ankara see:

http://www.turkishtravel.com/ankara.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara

http://www.iexplore.com/travel-guides/middle-east/turkey/overview The weather of Ankara in August is hot and dry in day time and cool in the evenings.

For weather forecast of Ankara see:

http://www.meteor.gov.tr/2006/english/eng-cities.aspx?secimNo=7

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to ask (cimpa08@metu.edu.tr). You can learn the exchange rates at the web page of Central Bank of Turkey:

http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/eng/ The currency of Turkey is New Turkish Lira (YTL) as of 1 January 2005. 1YTL equals to 100 New Kurus (YKR). Banknotes come in 1YTL, 5YTL, 10YTL, 20YTL, 50YTL & 100YTL and coins come in 1YKR, 5YKR, 10YKR, 25YKR, 50YKR and 1YTL. Currency exchange facilities are available in all banks, airports and in many hotels. 24 hour cash machines providing banking services by different banks are located at suitable points throughout the 3 terminals of Ankara Esenboğa Airport. US dollars and Euro's are also widely accepted. Credit cards are accepted at most restaurants and shops, the most widely used being MasterCard & Visa. Please kindly note that American Express, Diners Club and JCB Cards are not commonly accepted. Banks are generally open from 09:30 – 16:00 hours Monday – Friday. General office hours are 09:00 – 17:00 Monday – Friday. Post offices operate within these hours, however stamps often available from hotels. Turkey operates on 220 volts, 50 Hz, with round-prong European-style plugs that fit into recessed wall sockets/points. Check your appliances before leaving home to see what you'll need to plug in when you travel in Turkey. Many appliances such as laptop computers and digital cameras with their own power adapters can be plugged into either 120-volt or 220-volt sockets/points and will adapt to the voltage automatically. But you will need a plug adaptor that can fit into the recessed wall socket/point. Read the technical stuff on your power adapter to see "INPUT: A.C. 100-240V". If it reads that way, it can operate on either 120 or 220 voltage. If it says something like "INPUT: 100-125V", then it can't run on Turkey 's 220 volts and you'll need to bring a voltage converter. Local time is equal to GMT + 2 hours. Same time zone all over the country (seven hours ahead of U.S. eastern standard time).