This is the First Call for Papers for MFPS XXX. Details of the meeting are given below. MFPS XXX http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Conferences/MFPS30/ Thirtieth Conference on the Mathematical Foundations of Programming Semantics Cornell University Ithaca, NY USA 12 - 15 June 2014 The Thirtieth Conference on the Mathematical Foundations of Programming Semantics will take place on the campus of the Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA from June 12 through June 15, 2014. MFPS conferences are devoted to those areas of mathematics, logic, and computer science that are related to models of computation, in general, and to the semantics of programming languages, in particular. The series has particularly stressed providing a forum where researchers in mathematics and computer science can meet and exchange ideas about problems of common interest. As the series also strives to maintain breadth in its scope, the conference strongly encourages participation by researchers in neighboring areas. TOPICS include, but are not limited to, the following: biocomputation; concurrent qualitative and quantitative distributed systems; process calculi; probabilistic systems; constructive mathematics; domain theory and categorical models; formal languages; formal methods; game semantics; lambda calculus; programming-language theory; quantum computation; security; topological models; logic; type systems; type theory. We also welcome contributions that address applications of semantics to novel areas such as complex systems, markets, and networks, for example. INVITED SPEAKERS: Nick Benton, Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK Andy Gordon, Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK Elham Kashefi, University of Edinburgh, UK Prakash Panangaden, McGill University, Canada Alexandra Silva, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands SPECIAL SESSIONS: There will be two special sessions at the meeting, each associated with one of the plenary talks: * Probabilistic computing, organized by Andy Gordon * Quantum Computing, organized by Elham Kashefi Additional special sessions also may be organized. There also will be a series of TUTORIAL LECTURES during the meeting - the topic and list of speakers are still being arranged. PROGRAM COMMITTEE: The Program Committee for MFPS XXX is being co-chaired by Bart Jacobs, Alexandra Silva and Sam Staton (Radboud University). The other members of the PC are: Steve Awodey, CMU, USA Andrej Bauer, Ljubljana, Slovenia Steve Brookes, CMU, USA Pierre Clairambault, ENS Lyon, FR Martin Escardo, Birmingham UK Fabio Gadducci, Pisa IT Ichiro Hasuo, Tokyo JP Martin Hofmann, LMU Muenchen DE Achim Jung, Birmingham UK Shin-Ya Katsumata, Kyoto JP Naoki Kobayashi, Tokyo JP Dexter Kozen, Cornell USA Conor McBride, Strathclyde UK Guy McCusker, Bath UK Annabelle McIver, Macquarie AU Catherine Meadows, NRL USA Stefan Milius, Erlangen-Nuernberg DE Michael Mislove, Tulane USA Rasmus Ejlers Møgelberg, ITU Copenhagen DK Joel Ouaknine, Oxford UK Prakash Panangaden, McGill CA Daniela Petrisan, Leicester UK Alex Simpson, Edinburgh UK Jamie Vicary, Oxford UK Nobuko Yoshida, Imperial College UK IMPORTANT DATES: - 11 April 2014 Paper submission deadline - 9 May 2014 Notification to authors - 19 May 2014 Preliminary proceedings version due SUBMISSIONS should be prepared using ENTCS Macros, available from http://www.entcs.org Submissions should be in the form of a PDF file not exceeding 15 pages in length. Submissions are open on the EasyChair website: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mfps30 PROCEEDINGS: There will be a preliminary proceedings of the conference papers that will be distributed at the meeting, with a final proceedings published in ENTCS after the meeting. The Organizers of the MFPS series are Andrej Bauer (Ljubljana), Stephen Brookes (CMU), Achim Jung (Birmingham), Catherine Meadows (NRL), Michael Mislove (Tulane), Joel Ouaknine (Oxford) and Prakash Panangaden (McGill). The local arrangements for MFPS XXX are being overseen by Dexter Kozen (Cornell). ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MFPS-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.tulane.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MFPS-L&A=1 [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]