In June this past summer, Basil Rattray died at the age of 84. Many in the categorical community will remember Basil, particularly for his work in category theory with Jim Lambek. In his memory, his wife Samaa has generously donated a sum of money to support students attending the Categorical Octoberfest, being held at Concordia, 27-28 October 2012. It is our intention to divide this sum between students attending the meeting, proportional to their expenses. So, any grad student who is planning to attend and would like support should write me (Robert Seely) (by Oct 25 please) and make a request. We may or may not be able to help with travel expenses, but we should be able to pay for local hotel bills, although everything depends on how many applicants there are. Participants will have to submit original bills to be reimbursed. Sorry, but it will be impossible to provide money beforehand. For further information about the Octoberfest meeting, please visit the meeting's webpage http://www.math.mcgill.ca/triples/octoberfest12.html -- <rags@math.mcgill.ca> <www.math.mcgill.ca/rags> [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]