Programme



Registration Desk

The Registration Desk will be open on Sunday 25 June between 5pm and 10pm and on Monday 26 June at 7.30am.

Programme of Talks


Monday 26 June Tuesday 27 June Wednesday 28 June Thursday 29 June Friday 30 June
0850h 0900h Welcome



0900h 1000h Plenary Talk: A.G.Thomason Plenary Talk: I.Leader Plenary Talk: R.A.Brualdi Plenary Talk: C.Godsil Plenary Talk: P.Dankelmann
1000h 1100h Plenary Talk: S.Klavžar Plenary Talk: Y.Caro Plenary Talk: P.W.Fowler Plenary Talk: G.O.H.Katona Plenary Talk: R.Scapellato
1100h 1120h Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
1120h 1140h Contributed Talks Contributed Talks Contributed Talks Contributed Talks Contributed Talks
1140h 1200h
1200h 1220h Lunch Break
1220h 1240h
1240h 1400h Lunch Break Lunch Break Conference Excursion Lunch Break Lunch Break
1400h 1500h Plenary Talk: W.Imrich Plenary Talk: B.McKay Plenary Talk: K.Meagher Optional Excursion 1
1500h 1520h Coffee Break Plenary Talk: M.Klin Coffee Break
1520h 1540h Contributed Talks Contributed Talks
1540h 1600h
1600h 1620h Coffee Break
1620h 1640h Contributed Talks
1640h 1700h
1700h 1720h
1720h 1740h
1740h 1800h
1800h 1900h



1900h 2000h Opening Ceremony Optional Excursion
Optional Excursion 2
2000h - Welcome Reception Conference Dinner

MONDAY 26 JUNE 2017
0900h 1000h Andrew G. Thomason
1000h 1100h Sandi Klavžar
1100h 1120h coffee break
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador Venue: Tangier
Chair: J. Przybyło Chair: R. Kalinowski Chair: J. Muscat Chair: E. Nastase
1120h 1140h M.C. Golumbic G. Kiss R. Fernandes I. Wanless
1140h 1200h K. Varga G. Mazzuoccolo N. Bebiano B. De Bruyn
1200h 1220h G.Y. Katona E. Kubicka A. Sali S. De Winter
1220h 1240h M. Ellingham K. Pastuszak D. Crnkovic T. Vucicic
1240h 1400h lunch break
1400h 1500h Wilfried Imrich
1500h 1520h coffee break
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador Venue: Tangier
Chair: G.Y. Katona Chair: Z. Tuza Chair: N. Bebiano Chair: G. Hurlbert
1520h 1540h G. Simonyi C. Bujtás I. Sciriha J. Pulaj
1540h 1600h G. Kubicki M. Pilśniak S. Pavlikova P. Borg
1600h 1620h G. Boruzanlı Ekinci R. Kalinowski A. Abiad V.M. Kamat
1620h 1640h J. Przybyło T. Duy Doan A. Farrugia F. Ihringer
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador Venue: Tangier
Chair: G. Boruzanlı Ekinci Chair: G. Gévay Chair: R. Fernandes Chair: P.L. Erdos
1640h 1700h N.E. Clarke T.K. Samuel H.F. da Cruz D. Soltész
1700h 1720h L. Montero T. Dzido R.R. Del-Vecchio Z.L. Nagy
1720h 1740h Y. Akhtar E. Nastase E. Kaya S.H. Afzali Borujeni
1740h 1800h S. Stephen A. Roca Y. Manoussakis C. Hernando

TUESDAY 27 JUNE 2017
0900h 1000h Imre Leader
1000h 1100h Yair Caro
1100h 1120h coffee break
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador Venue: Tangier
Chair: I. Sciriha Chair: S. De Winter Chair: I. Schiermeyer Chair: E. Kubicka
1120h 1140h R. Wilson S. Rukavina M. Frick A. Nakamoto
1140h 1200h B. Toft J. Kokkala J. de Wet Y. Asayama
1200h 1220h J. Lauri A.H. Bilge I.A. Goldfeder J. Sedlar
1220h 1240h H. Gropp B. Sahu A. Asratian D. Pinto
1240h 1400h lunch break
1400h 1500h Brendan McKay
1500h 1600h Mikhail Klin
1600h 1620h coffee break
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador Venue: Tangier
Chair: J.B. Gauci Chair: A. Malnič Chair: C. Bujtás Chair: A. Abiad
1620h 1640h I. Schiermeyer T. Adachi H. Gropp J. Muscat
1640h 1700h K.J. Asciak L.K. Jørgensen G. Gévay R. Bailey
1700h 1720h K. Fenech A. Ramos Rivera C. Deshpande S. Furtado
1720h 1740h R. Lewis B.K. Sahoo C. Zarb O. Çolakoğlu Havare
1740h 1800h C. Brause J. Fraser J. Pavlík M. Boccia

WEDNESDAY 28 JUNE 2017
0900h 1000h Richard A. Brualdi
1000h 1100h Patrick W. Fowler
1100h 1120h coffee break
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador Venue: Tangier
Chair: S. Bonvicini Chair: A. Rǎdulescu Chair: P. Borg Chair: K.R. Sharaf
1120h 1140h J.-G. Caputo A. Vince A.J.W. Hilton R. Simanjuntak
1140h 1200h D.G. Wang K. Nishio A. Kupavskii G. Greaves
1200h 1250h lunch break

THURSDAY 29 JUNE 2017
0900h 1000h Chris Godsil
1000h 1100h Gyula O.H. Katona
1100h 1120h coffee break
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador Venue: Tangier
Chair: L.K. Jørgensen Chair: A. Farrugia Chair: C. Zarb Chair: A.J.W. Hilton
1120h 1140h K.R. Sharaf P. Hansen P.L. Erdos Z. Tuza
1140h 1200h K. Meslem M. Borg G. Rinaldi B. Patkós
1200h 1220h P. Šparl A.D. Maden S. Bonvicini D.T. Nagy
1220h 1240h S. Satake
M. Šajna J. Barát
1240h 1400h lunch break
1400h 1500h Karen Meagher
1500h 1520h coffee break
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador Venue: Tangier
Chair: J. Lauri Chair: Y. Zelenyuk Chair: G. Mazzuoccolo Chair: F.M. Bhatti
1520h 1540h A. Malnič G. Hurlbert H. Furmańczyk F. Lazebnik
1540h 1600h J. Šiagiová L.F. Papp P. Repolusk M. Isaev
1600h 1620h P. Leopardi A. Rǎdulescu R.M. Casablanca D. Knop
1620h 1640h D. Merkle W.H.T. Wong S.S. Zemljič T. Toufar
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador Venue: Tangier
Chair: K. Asciak Chair: S. Rukavina Chair: G. Rinaldi Chair: V. Liskovets
1640h 1700h N. Tratnik R.M. Falcón L.A. Dosal-Trujillo J. Tuite
1700h 1720h A. Behmaram T.G. Marbach J.A. Fresán Figueroa C. Justel
1720h 1740h A. Taranenko V.S. Nittoor K.L. Patra Y. Gu
1740h 1800h S.W. Saputro E. Saygı D.A. Jaume

FRIDAY 30 JUNE 2017
0900h 1000h Peter Dankelmann
1000h 1100h Raffaele Scapellato
1100h 1120h coffee break
Contributed talks Venue: Rabat Venue: Fes Venue: Nador
Chair: M. Isaev Chair: A. Taranenko Chair: F. Lazebnik
1120h 1140h V. Liskovets D. Miklós F.M. Bhatti
1140h 1200h P. Codara W. Kubiak M. Vizer
1200h 1220h H. Acan T. Masařík A. Angeleska
1220h 1240h Y. Zelenyuk O. Hudry
1240h 1400h lunch break




Social Events

Official Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception:: The official opening ceremony will be held on Monday 26 June in the evening followed by a reception in the Conference Venue.

Conference Excursion: The conference excursion will be on Wednesday 28 June in the afternoon. We will visit the island of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese Archipelago. The highlights of our visit are the Ġgantija Temples (which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and date back to c. 3600–2500 BCE, making them older than the pyramids of Egypt) and the Cittadella in Victoria (known to be inhabited since at least the Bronze Age).

Conference Dinner: On Thursday 29 June there will be the conference BBQ. It will take place by the main pool of the DB San Antonio, overlooking the picturesque St. Paul’s Bay and the islands of St. Paul, offering magnificent views of the Mediterranean Sea.

Tuesday Optional Excursion: If there are enough people interested, an optional excursion will be organised to visit Tarxien Parish Church. This locality is celebrating the feast of its Patron Saint "Our Lady of the Annunciation" during these days. The church and the entire village will be decorated for this special occasion.

Friday Optional Excursion 1: Depending on the number of people still present and their interests, an optional excursion may be organised on Friday 30 June to visit Valletta, Malta’s Capital City, a UNESCO world heritage site and the European Capital of Culture in 2018.

Friday Optional Excursion 2: If there are enough people interested, another optional excursion may be organised to Mellieha to experience a historical re-enactment of the ‘St. John Bonfire’. This event will feature a person representing the Grand Master under the traditional canopy accompanied by people representing the Knights of Saint John walking through the main streets. It will be complemented by people dressed in traditional costume, music, food and much more.