Banach spaces and optimization : Conference on the occasion of Robert Deville’s 60th birthday

Dear Colleague,

In 2019 our friend Robert Deville will celebrate his 60th birthday. We think that it is a perfect opportunity for organizing a conference on the borderline of Banach space geometry, real analysis, optimization and all other fields that Robert’s work has influenced.

It is thus our pleasure to announce that the Conference on the occasion of Robert Deville’s 60th birthday will take place from June 16 to June 21, 2019 in Métabief, France. Métabief is a mountain village near the city of Besançon where Robert got his first full-time appointment some 30 years ago.

Main speakers

The deadline for the registration is May 12, 2019. Notice though that the capacity of the venue might be reached before the deadline, in which case people who registered earlier will be given priority. The deadline to benefit from the early bird discount is March 15, 2019.

Participants will have the possibility to give a short talk. Graduate students and others beginning their mathematical career are encouraged to participate.

This conference is part of the special program "Les conférences du LmB" supported by the Région Bourgogne Franche-Comté.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Franche-Comté.

• The school will take place in Hotel Azurèva (web) in the mountain village of Métabief.
• The accommodation, all meals and the coffee breaks are included. The first meal is the dinner on Sunday.
• The cost of meals and accommodation is fully at charge of the participants according to the prices below.

  	Payment before 4pm, March 15, 2019	Payment after 4pm, March 15, 2019
  Individual room	395 euros	445 euros
  Shared (double) room	363 euros	413 euros

• You can pay online by credit/debit card.
• To register please copy the following lines to an e-mail, complete the information and send everything to Tony Prochazka (antonin.prochazka(at)univ-fcomte.fr). You will be sent a confirmation mail with the payment link.
  The deadline for registration is May 12, 2019.
  

  Name and Surname :
  Affiliation :
  E-mail address :
  Accompanying person(s) : (The price for the accompanying persons is the same as for the regular participants. If your accompanying persons are going to attend the lectures they should register themselves instead.)
  Room preference : Single room/double room
  In case of double room : Do you know with whom you want to share ?
  In case of single room : Despite your preference, are you willing to share your room in case of overbooking ?
  In such a case : Do you want to propose a roommate ?
  Dietary restriction :
  Do you wish to deliver a short talk : Yes/No
  

• If you wish to give a short talk, please send us your title and abstract by mail before May 31, 2019.

• The school will take place in Hotel Azurèva (web) in the mountain village of Métabief.
• To get to Métabief
  • You can fly to Geneva and catch a train from the Airport to Vallorbe (tickets at www.sbb.ch) and then a bus to Metabief.
  • You can fly to Paris and catch a train to Frasne (tickets at oui.sncf and then a bus to Metabief.
  • Or you can travel through Besancon (fly to Basel, Lyon or Paris). On Sunday, June 16, 2019, there will be a special bus from Besancon to Métabief.

    The bus leaves from the parking lot in front of the Laboratoire de Mathématiques at 4:45PM. You can arrive to the math department earlier, and wait for the bus over a cup of coffee or tea in our coffee room.

  • There will also be a bus on Friday 21, 2019 afternoon from Métabief to Besancon (more details to come).
• There is an ATM machine in the Village and it is possible to pay by VISA and Mastercard in the hotel and generally in all the commerces.
• Weather info : Matabief is at about 1000 m above sea level. The weather can range from cold (5°C) and rainy to warm (20°C) and sunny on the same day.
• We plan to propose a hiking trip on one free afternoon.
• It is possible to swim in a lake which is about 7 km from the hotel.
• Voltage in France is 220V. You can consult the plug shapes here.

(57 participants so far)