tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post8389761393648100882..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: 1956 Was a Fine VintageLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-6678746731548138252016-11-16T07:32:31.400-06:002016-11-16T07:32:31.400-06:00A great time seeing many old faces including six o...A great time seeing many old faces including six of my fellow PhD students from the 80's. Albert had a great set of students and you could see his influence in theory and semantics.Lance Fortnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-30359921419150908342016-11-16T04:17:02.105-06:002016-11-16T04:17:02.105-06:00Lance, how was Albert Meyer's retirement celeb...Lance, how was Albert Meyer's retirement celebration at MIT last Friday? Luca Acetohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092671728833265127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-57419015078479820382016-08-26T14:04:34.487-05:002016-08-26T14:04:34.487-05:00Amihood Amir's at CPM and Faith Ellen's at...Amihood Amir's at CPM and Faith Ellen's at PODC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-3185274763401082072016-08-26T07:01:13.402-05:002016-08-26T07:01:13.402-05:00Thanks. I fixed the typo. Thanks. I fixed the typo. Lance Fortnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-70488882601395640722016-08-25T20:53:38.901-05:002016-08-25T20:53:38.901-05:00In Europe, celebrating 6th birthday is via a "...In Europe, celebrating 6th birthday is via a "festschrift" which is a memorial book to pay tribute. It is an opportunity to publish work which is hard to get published otherwise.<br /><br />Rafee Kamouna.<br /><br />P.S. wear a jacket and a tie, (not where a jacket and a tie), in the above original post.Rafee Kamounahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12584274746853342694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-29537176091398339862016-08-25T13:08:53.036-05:002016-08-25T13:08:53.036-05:00Which people get honored with 60th, 70th, 80th, re...Which people get honored with 60th, 70th, 80th, retirement parties, or other ways to celebrate ones achievements? And how big are these things (retirement parties are often very local).<br /><br />One factor is how much has one contributed to the field. But another is having people who are willing to do the work to put one of these things together. Other factors: how liked you are, is their a conference that makes sense to do it at (the Hartmanis 60th at Complexity), how common is it for your subfield. There are likely other factors.<br /><br />I was at the Siper-60th, Spencer-70th, and I will be at the<br />Avi-60th. Alas, I'll have to miss the Meyer-retirement. The Allendar-Saks is to far off to now yet. <br /><br />Is just being invited to all of those an honor? I doubt it.I suspect many were invited to all of those.GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.com