Call for Papers

      8th Latin American Theoretical INformatics - LATIN 2008

                       http://www.latin08.org/

                     Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
                           April 7-11, 2008



A series of Symposia in Theoretical Computer Science was launched in
1992, to be held in Latin America: LATIN (Latin American Theoretical
INformatics). This is the eighth event of the series, after São Paulo,
Brazil (1992), Valparaiso, Chile (1995), Campinas, Brazil (1998),
Punta del Este, Uruguay (2000), Cancun, Mexico (2002), Buenos Aires,
Argentina (2004) and Valdivia, Chile (2006). 
The proceedings of this edition of LATIN will be
published by Springer-Verlag, in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Series, as in previous LATINs


We seek papers presenting original research on theoretical computer
science, including, but not limited to: algorithms (approximation,
online, randomized, algorithmic game theory, etc.) , automata theory
and formal languages , coding theory and data compression, algorithmic
graph theory and combinatorics , complexity theory, computational
algebra, computational biology, computational geometry, computational
number theory, cryptography, theoretical aspects of databases and
information retrieval, data structures, networks, logic in computer
science, machine learning, mathematical programming, parallel and
distributed computing, pattern matching, quantum computing and random
structures.  More information is available at the conference web site,
http://www.latin08.org/.


IMPORTANT DATES
  * Paper Submission                    September 21, 2007
  * Acceptance Notification             November 21, 2007
  * Submission of the Final version     December 10, 2007


ABSTRACTS

Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract in English no
longer than 12 pages on letter-size paper using at least 11-point
font. Additional necessary details may be included in a clearly marked
appendix that will be read at the discretion of the program
committee. Instructions for electronic submissions will be posted at
the conference web page. Authors unable to submit electronically
should contact the Program Committee Chair.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Claudio Lucchesi, Unicamp, Brazil
Moni Naor, Weizmann Institute, Israel
Wojciech Szpankowski, Purdue U., USA
Eva Tardos, Cornell U., USA
Robert Tarjan, Princeton U., USA



PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Michael Bender, Stony Brook U., USA
Leo Bertossi, Carleton U., Canada
Claudson Bornstein (vice-chair), UFRJ, Brazil
Ferdinando Cicalese, U. of Salerno, Italy
Jose R. Correa, U. Adolfo Ibanez, Chile
David Fernández-Baca, Iowa State U., USA
Fedor Fomin, U. Bergen, Norway
Andrew Goldberg, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley, USA
Cristina G. Fernandes, U. de São Paulo, Brazil
Joachim von zur Gathen, U. of Bonn, Germany
Venkatesan Guruswami, U. of Washington, USA
Alejandro Hevia, U. Chile, Chile
John Iacono, Polytechnic U., USA
Eduardo Laber (chair), PUC-Rio, Brazil
Alejandro Lopez-Ortiz, U. of Waterloo, Canada
Arnaldo Mandel, U. de São Paulo, Brazil
Guillermo Matera, U. Nacional de General Sarmiento, Argentina
Flavio Miyazawa, Unicamp, Brazil
Mike Molloy, U. of Toronto, Canada
Ojas Parekh, Emory U., USA
Boaz Patt-Shamir, Tel Aviv U., Israel
Artur Pessoa, U. F. Fluminense, Brazil
Jean-Eric Pin, CNRS and  U. of Paris 7, France
Satish Rao, U. of Berkeley, USA
R. Ravi, Carnegie Mellon U., USA
Andrea Richa, Arizona State U., USA
Miklós Ruszinkó, Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungary
Gelasio Salazar, U. Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Jayme Szwarcfiter, UFRJ, Brazil
Tamir Tassa, The Open U., Israel
Jorge Urrutia, U. Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico
Ugo Vaccaro, U. of Salerno, Italy
Vijay Vazirani, Georgia Tech, USA
Alfredo Viola, U. de la República, Uruguay
Renato Werneck, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley, USA
Frances Yao, City U. of Hong Kong, Hong-Kong


STEERING COMMITTEE

Martin Farach-Colton, Rutgers U., USA
Marcos Kiwi, U. Chile, Chile
Yoshiharu Kohayakawa, U. de São Paulo, Brazil
Daniel Panario, Carleton U., Canada
Sergio Rajsbaum, U. Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico
Gadiel Seroussi, HP, USA

BÚZIOS

Just 105 miles from Rio de Janeiro, a pleasant 2-hour trip takes you
to the peninsula of Búzios, whose more than 20 magnificent beaches and
crystal-clear water contrast with the exuberantly sculptured landscape
and exotic vegetation.  Originally settled by European pirates and
slave traders, this happy mixture of many cultures prospered and became
a picturesque fishing village, famous for its unique combination of
rustic charm, architectural harmony, incredible beauty and
sophisticated boutiques and restaurants sought by visitors who come
from all over the world to savour its magic.

We expect an exciting meeting with
the main accommodation and conference
site in a hotel nearby Rua das Pedras, Búzios main street.
This will provide the opportunity for close interaction among
participants in an attractive setting.

MAIN SPONSORS

* UOL
* Microsoft Research