The 2014 IEEE North American School on Information Theory will be held at the Fields Institute in Toronto, Canada on June 18-21.

The School delivers interactive education for graduate students in the engineering and mathematical sciences, and the opportunity to meet with distinguished lecturers and peers in a supportive environment. In its seventh year, this event is designed to provide graduate students with opportunities to:

    Learn from distinguished lecturers in the field who will present long-format (2 1/2 hour) tutorials;
    Participate in a stimulating and inviting forum of scientists;
    Present their own work for feedback and potential collaboration;
    Deepen their connections with the community

We are pleased to announce that the tutorial lecturers at the School will be

    Robert Calderbank, Duke University
    Brendan Frey, University of Toronto
    Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford University
    Alon Orlitsky, University of California, San Diego
    Henry Pfister, Texas A&M University
    En-hui Yang, University of Waterloo

The deadline to apply is March 7th and the registration deadline is April 1st.

Please visit:

https://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/13-14/infotheory/