Jim Lambek's colleagues, former students, and friends will host a one day conference in his honour on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Date: Friday December 5, 1997. Place: Room B45, Burnside Hall, McGill University, Montreal. In recognition of Jim's substantial contributions to ring theory, category theory and mathematical linguistics, the tentative program is: Program. 10:00-10:30 Welcoming remarks and biographical sketch 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 David Handelman, University of Ottawa. 12:00- 2:00 Lunch 2.00- 3:00 Robert Pare, Dalhousie University. 3:00- 3:30 Tea 3:30- 4:30 V. Michele Abrusci, Universita di Bari, Italy. 6:30- Banquet Registration: The entire mathematical community is welcome to attend, and Lambek's former colleagues and students are particularly encouraged to do so. Registration fees will cover the cost of the banquet and of a gift for Professor Lambek. Couples are encouraged to attend. The cost for one person is $60 and for two is $100. In order to be able to organize the banquet, please register by November 15. People who wish to contribute to the gift without coming to the banquet are invited to send $20. Cheques payable to McGill University should be mailed to Elaine Tremblay Dept. of Math. & Stats. McGill University 805 Sherbrooke St., West Montreal, QC H3A 2K6 Canada Please indicate if you prefer vegetarian food. Hotels: The hotels and motels listed at the end are located near McGill and offer lower academic rates. The organizing committee. Michael Barr, McGill University, Robert Raphael, Concordia University, Georg Schmidt, McGill University. J. Lambek fetera son 75'ieme anniversaire ce decembre prochain. A cette occasion ses collegues, ses anciens etudiants et ses amis vous proposent un colloque en son honneur. Date: vendredi le 5 decembre 1997. Lieu: Salle B45, Pavillon Burnside, Universite McGill, Montreal. Afin de refleter les contributions importantes de J. Lambek dans la theorie des anneaux, la theorie des categories, ainsi que dans la linguistique mathematique, nous suggerons le programme suivant: 10;00-10;30 Mots de bienvenue et esquisse biographique, 10;30-11;00 Pause, 11;00-12;00 David Handelman, Universite d"Ottawa 12;00-2;00 Lunch 14;00-15;00 Robert Pare, Universite Dalhousie, 15;00-15;30 the 15;30-16;30 V. Michele Abrusci, Universita de Bari, Italie, 18;30 Banquet Inscription: Toute la communaute mathematique est invitee:la presence des anciens collegues et etudiants de Lambek est particulierement sollicitee. Les frais d'inscription comprennent le banquet et un cadeau qui sera offert a M. Lambek. Les couples sont les bienvenus. Les frais sont de $60 pour une personne et de $100 pour un couple. Ceux qui desirent contribuer au cadeau sans toutefois assister au banquet peuvent faire parvenir un cheque au montant de $20. Pour faciliter l'organisation du banquet nous vous prions de vous inscrire avant le 15 novembre. Les cheques -a l'ordre de l'Universite McGill-doivent etre addresses a Mme. Elaine Tremblay, Department de Mathematiques et Statistiques, Universite McGill, 805 Sherbrooke ouest Montreal H3A 2K6. Priere d'indiquer votre preference pour un repas vegetarien. Accomodation: Les hotets et motels suivants se trouvent a proximite de l'Universite McGill et offrent des tarifs reduits aux universitaires. Le comite de planification Michael Barr, McGill University, Robert Raphael, Concordia University, Georg Schmidt, McGill University. Ritz-Carlton Kempinski Montreal The Ritz-Carlton Kempinski Montreal is a five-star deluxe property, minutes away from McGill University. The hotel features 230 tastefully decorated rooms including 45 suites, 24-hour room service, one dining room, an outside garden in the summer season, two bars and a newfully furnished exercise room. The Ritz has 12 meeting rooms with a capacity up to 550. 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