Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren Wir möchten Sie und Mitglieder von ICT Vereinen zu dem Vortrag von Prof. Donald E. Knuth einladen, einem der bekanntesten lebenden Computerpioniere der Welt. Wäre es Ihnen möglich, die untenstehende Einladung (evtl zusammen mit dem Flyer im Anhang) bitte an allenfalls interessierte Personen in Ihrem Verein weiterzuleiten oder via Vereins-Veranstaltungskalender publik zu machen? Das Publikum wird gebeten, im Vorfeld Fragen an Prof. Knuth einzusenden (siehe Einladung). Mit besten Grüssen Irena Kulka ETH Zürich Departement Informatik ----- Talk by Prof. Dr. Donald E. Knuth: "All Questions Answered" - SOI-Day 14. January 2012, ETH Audimax We would like to announce a talk of Prof. Dr. Donald E. Knuth, winner of the Turing Award. Prof. Knuth will visit ETH as guest of honor of the SOI-Day, the annual ceremony of the Swiss Olympiad in Informatics. His talk "All Questions Answered" will be a discussion based on questions from the audience. PLEASE NOTE: Please think of interesting questions to Prof. Knuth and send us your questions in advance on http://www.soi.ch/knuth. For optimal planning, we kindly ask you to register on http://www.soi.ch/knuth. ==================================== TITLE: "All Questions Answered" SPEAKER: Prof. Dr. Donald E. Knuth, Stanford University DATE: Saturday, 14. January 2012 TIME: 13:40 - 15:00 LOCATION: HG F 30 Audimax, Rämistrasse 101 REGISTRATION: http://www.soi.ch/knuth ==================================== Details and the SOI-Day program can be found in the attached invitation. best regards Prof. Juraj Hromkovic on behalf of the Swiss Olympiad in Informatics http://www.soi.ch --------------------------------- BIOGRAPHY ========== Professor Knuth is one of the world's most renowned computer scientists. In the late 1960‘s he established the theoretical analysis of algorithms and contributed substantially to the development of rigorous analysis methods, like asymptotic complexity. After his Ph.D. in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology he became professor at Stanford University. Furthermore he is the inventor of the TeX typeset system and the author of his world-famous book series „The Art of Computer Programming“. In the year 1974 professor Knuth recieved the Turing Award. SOI-DAY OF THE SWISS OLYMPIADS IN INFORMATICS =========================================== The association Swiss Olympiad in Informatics realizes an annual contest in order to find and challenge the most talented young computer scientists in Switzerland. In several qualification rounds and preparation camps the teenager can learn from the experiences of previous Olympians and get the required skills in order to compete successfully in international contests. The four best Swiss programmers represent Switzerland at the International Olympiad in Informatics. At the SOI-Day the best contestants of the first round will be awarded.