The Croucher Summer Course in Information Theory 2017 will be held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) during 10-14 July 2017 , and is open for registration.  Young researchers (especially postgraduate students and postdoctoral scholars), particularly in Hong Kong and the East/South Asia region, are encouraged to apply.

Details of the workshop:
Date: 10-14 July 2017
Speakers:

• Alexander Vardy, Professor, University of California at San Diego
• Anup Rao, Associate Professor, University of Washington at Seattle
• Matthieu Bloch, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali, Research Scientist, Nokia Bell Labs
• Tsachy Weissman, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Application and information: http://cscit.ie.cuhk.edu.hk

Application for registration requires submission of a 1-page abstract and a poster. Deadline for registration application is 30th April 2017.
The course offers accommodation in on-campus housing to all participants. Financial support may be provided for non-local participants in the form of partial reimbursement of travel costs.