"Excursions in Algorithmics: A Late Festschrift for Franco P. Preparata" aka FrancoFest, is a two-day workshop to honor and celebrate the career of Franco P. Preparata on the occasion of his 70th birthday (which was in December 2005). The event will be held October 27-28, 2006 on the Brown campus. Please visit FrancoFest for details.

All the members of the Brown computer science community are invited to attend the technical presentations (CIT 368) on each of the two days and the reception at 5:30pm on October 27 (CIT, third-floor atrium). An open-door policy will be in effect ...