Dear FIS Colleagues,
The special GIT conference devoted to FIS topics just ended last Sunday.
Five people of this list (Marcin, Karl, Joseph, Krassimir and myself)
plus other researchers from Eastern countries participated in the
sessions. The place was a wonderful resort in the seaside, and the
prices quite,quite economic. The generous time slots for presentations
and for relaxed general discussions have been a novelty regarding the
usual hurried fis conferences --and quite fruitful an experience. Thanks
are due to Krassimir for his knowhow, friendliness and fine organization
style.
So much we have enjoyed that we want to repeat the experience next year,
now with the novelty of expanding the schedule to a 4-5 days, as a FIS
SUMMER SCHOOL. The idea is that a few morning presentations (3-4
speakers) will be followed by afternoon-evening discussions and by
social activities open to families and accompanying persons: trips,
sailing, art exhibitions, bulgarian musical performances & traditional
dances, gastronomy...
As for contents, the proposal we elaborated has two main focus to
develop within an organized basis (mainly in the general discussions,
but also in small groups) :
-- _The (un)definition of information_: establishing a consensus on the
most parsimonious approach to the "definition / undefinition" of
information, in the quest of creating a future common "standard".
Coordinated by Marcin & Pedro.
-- _The compendium of information theories_: enlarging and deepening
upon the aspects discussed in our last fis focused-session, with the
goal of compiling the main approaches to info theory during last
decades. Coordinated by Joseph and Krassimir.
It is really difficult to summarize in a few lines how meaningful and
enjoyable was our time there. It will be even better next year!
Cordial regards
---Pedro
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Pedro C. Marijuán
Grupo de Bioinformación / Bioinformation Group
Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud
Avda. Gómez Laguna, 25, Pl. 11ª
50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Telf: 34 976 71 3526 (& 6818) Fax: 34 976 71 5554
[email protected]
http://sites.google.com/site/pedrocmarijuan/
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