{"id":83,"date":"2020-07-08T20:58:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T20:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ieeecs-wp-pro.computer.org\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2023-10-31T01:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T01:00:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"83\" class=\"elementor elementor-83\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-573de308 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"573de308\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-size-default\">64th IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS) 2023<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf084b elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit e-transform e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bbf084b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/schedule\/\" id=\"ConferenceProgram\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Conference Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ed3828 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ed3828\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fecfb4\" data-id=\"7fecfb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2eb1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2eb1ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Announcements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d7849f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d7849f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ac0c22\" data-id=\"5ac0c22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3d7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b3d7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Conference Program is available <a href=\"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/schedule\/\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>If you would like to arrange a carpool from the airport, please join the carpool mailing list:&nbsp;<a style=\"font-size: inherit;font-weight: inherit;border: 0px;font-style: inherit;font-variant: inherit;line-height: inherit;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/u\/1\/g\/focs2023\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"1\">https:\/\/groups.google.com\/u\/1\/g\/focs2023<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>As part of FOCS&#8217;23, we are holding a &#8220;Graduating Bits&#8221; event on <b>Tuesday November 7<\/b>, intended for students and postdocs that graduating soon and are looking for an academic or industry position. During the event interested students and postdocs will give a short (2 minute) presentation about themselves and their work, and we will also list them on a website (to be announced later). See below for more information.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65a1c78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65a1c78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dcd4d5\" data-id=\"5dcd4d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaaeacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaaeacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TCS for All Graduating Bits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d056b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d056b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d42836\" data-id=\"6d42836\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66131e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"66131e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"GraduatingBits\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb7a0ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb7a0ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04fe4fe\" data-id=\"04fe4fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16781a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16781a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in participating please complete this Google Form (<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/zQZMYjMULTZBedvv7\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/zQZMYjMULTZBedvv7<\/a>) and prepare 1-3 PDF slides to be sent to the Graduating Bits organizers Rajesh Jayaram (<a href=\"mailto:rkjayaram@google.com\">rkjayaram@google.com<\/a>) and Pedro Paredes (<a href=\"mailto:pparedes@cs.princeton.edu\">pparedes@cs.princeton.edu<\/a>) by<b> Sunday November 5 <\/b>(you will be contacted by email to submit your slides after you submit the Google form).<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>We also welcome everyone else to attend the session, especially if you are looking for postdocs or if your department is looking to hire theory researchers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56e31b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56e31b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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1.38;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\">Abstract submission deadline<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow: hidden\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\">March 28, 2023 at 16:59 PDT<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 25pt\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top;padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow: hidden\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 400;font-style: 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5pt;overflow: hidden\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\">July 1, 2023<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 25pt\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top;padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow: hidden\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\">Conference<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow: hidden\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;margin-top: 0pt;margin-bottom: 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Arial;color: #000000;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;text-decoration: none;vertical-align: baseline\">November 6 \u2014 November 9, 2023<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-012e3f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"012e3f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b86284\" data-id=\"4b86284\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc784f\" data-id=\"afc784f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7871a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7871a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Registration\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a48601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a48601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please register for the 64th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS 2023)using the button below or this link: <a style=\"border: 0px;font-size: 15px;line-height: inherit;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;vertical-align: baseline;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcvent.me%2FPnBvXe&amp;data=05%7C01%7CCharles.Carlson%40Colorado.EDU%7Cd1da33e40a4541e3063108db8e6d7fa0%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C638260373170308969%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UKFCDWFSxh2DOwF7IzGiiMVwYvy6%2FB9ibcdl94qgEDg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"6\">https:\/\/cvent.me\/PnBvXe<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e6438 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e3e6438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cvent.me\/PnBvXe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7854c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7854c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:registration+FOCS@computer.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registration+FOCS@computer.org<\/a>\u00a0if you need any registration assistance. For questions regarding author submissions, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:amitsahai@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amitsahai@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0b8ede elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0b8ede\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a07eb8\" data-id=\"8a07eb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4f079 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4f079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Travel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eebf836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"eebf836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"travel\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf19bab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf19bab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-664b7b4\" data-id=\"664b7b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02a477 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a02a477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">The easiest way from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flysfo.com\/\">San Francisco International Airport (<span data-ogsc=\"\">SFO)<\/span><\/a> or San Jos\u00e9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flysanjose.com\/\">Mineta International Airport (<span data-ogsc=\"\">SJC)<\/span><\/a> to the Paradox is by airport shuttle:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruzshuttles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.santacruzshuttles.com<\/a>, or <span data-ogsc=\"\">rideshare<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lyft<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\/gr\/en\/\">Uber<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1em\">). It should take approximately 60-80 minutes from <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1em\" data-ogsc=\"\">SFO<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1em\"> and 30-40 minutes from <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1em\" data-ogsc=\"\">SJC<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1em\">. If you would like to arrange carpool, please join this mailing list: <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1em;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/u\/1\/g\/focs2023\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"1\">https:\/\/groups.google.com\/u\/1\/g\/focs2023<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d7ad32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d7ad32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-262d863\" data-id=\"262d863\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e0dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05e0dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hotel &amp; Venue<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6fb00f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6fb00f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35e31a6\" data-id=\"35e31a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097bade elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"097bade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Venue\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3d592b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3d592b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ef2fc5\" data-id=\"7ef2fc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa69310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa69310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.65em;margin-left: 0px;color: #090000;font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 18px\">FOCS 2023 will take place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/sjcak-hotel-paradox-autograph-collection\/overview\/\">Hotel Paradox<\/a>. The IEEE Computing Society has negotiated a special rate of $<span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">169<\/span>\/night for registered attendees. Please use this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/events\/start.mi?id=1673999080712&amp;key=GRP\">link<\/a> to book your stay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0.65em;margin-left: 0px;color: #090000;font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 18px\">The Hotel Paradox is located at <b>611 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7362743 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7362743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/events\/start.mi?id=1673999080712&#038;key=GRP\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book Hotel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd250da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd250da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-613ead7\" data-id=\"613ead7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d66cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"62d66cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Hotel%20Paradox%2C%20Autograph%20Collection&#038;t=m&#038;z=14&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f9cdb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f9cdb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a603519\" data-id=\"a603519\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c557049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c557049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food &amp; Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4254ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4254ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-549ef3b\" data-id=\"549ef3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac39d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ac39d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is a variety of fun activities to do in Santa Cruz. <br \/>For a list of things to do in the area, see this list: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.santacruz.org\/things-to-do\/\">https:\/\/www.santacruz.org\/things-to-do\/<\/a><\/p><p>There are also many excellent restaurants near the conference venue. <br \/>For a list of restaurants to visit in Santa Cruz, see <a href=\"https:\/\/sf.eater.com\/maps\/best-restaurants-santa-cruz-california\">https:\/\/sf.eater.com\/maps\/best-restaurants-santa-cruz-california<\/a>. <br \/>For food options near hotel Paradox, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/landmark\/restaurants-near-hotel-paradox\">https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/landmark\/restaurants-near-hotel-paradox<\/a>. Yelp and Google Maps are also good resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b08f526 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b08f526\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89af154\" data-id=\"89af154\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a543e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a543e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Travel Awards: NSF Support, Google Research DEI and TCS for All<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35355d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"35355d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"TravelAwards\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38a4447 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38a4447\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9398a07\" data-id=\"9398a07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d964939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d964939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\">This year, the deadline to apply for funding to support participation in FOCS 2023 is\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">September 20, 2023<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p><p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\">Thanks to generous support from the National Science Foundation, there will be a total of $20,000 in support for FOCS 2023 for eligible US-based students and postdoctoral fellows (to partially support the travel for attending the conference).<\/p><p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\">Additionally, thanks to generous support from Google Research DEI Initiatives, there will be a total of $2,000 in support of DEI efforts in FOCS 2023. The majority of this funding will be available for supporting students of under-represented groups to attend FOCS&#8217;23.<\/p><p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\">Additional travel scholarships are awarded by <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/sigact.org\/tcsforall\/travel-scholarship-for-focs-2023\/__;!!Mih3wA!DNs7O6JgL9tTvAdqD1Y2Dr3o_K-6b9ubFSgH4wgB9PkIIfx_BUue__IeZMWWUJ3w9yeWF2gEiqQNoyOO$\">TCS for All<\/a>. The TCS for All Travel Scholarships are intended to support early-career researchers in the field. These scholarships are inclusive and available to individuals who self-identify as minorities in TCS and are open to both US and international students. Priority is given to students at the beginning of their studies.<\/p><p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">For international students, we haven&#8217;t yet been able to secure any funding. We hope the\u00a0situation may change before the\u00a0deadline.\u00a0<\/i><\/p><p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\">Reimbursement will be made after the conference (receipts will be required).<\/p><p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\">To apply, email the information listed below to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:travel.ieee.focs@gmail.com\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(156, 0, 1)\" data-linkindex=\"5\">travel.ieee.focs@gmail.com<\/a>. Please use the following subject line: &#8220;FOCS 2023 Travel Award Application&#8221;.<\/p><ol data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\"><li data-ogsc=\"\">Title of paper, if you are an author, and whether you will be presenting the paper.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">Whether you are a student or you are a postdoctoral fellow.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">University name.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">Amount of other funds that are available to you.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">A short statement describing your academic standing and interests, your expected graduation date and degree, advisor\u2019s name, and, if available, a URL for a working Web page. Also indicate whether and when you have attended previous major theory conferences (e.g., STOC and FOCS) and whether or not you have received other awards to do so.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">(For students) a supporting statement from your advisor confirming your status, recommending your attendance, and describing the availability of other funds. This should be included in a message with your name in the subject line which should be emailed by the advisor to the\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:travel.ieee.focs@gmail.com\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"6\">travel.ieee.focs@gmail.com<\/a>, the address above. (Note: vague statements such as \u201cfunds are tight\u201d are not informative).<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">(Optional) The NSF strongly encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups for these awards. Please indicate if you are part of such a group or at an institution that is not typically represented at IEEE FOCS.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">(Optional) your demographic information<\/li><\/ol><p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\">This information (except for Item 8, which is for information only as part of the NSF grant) will be used to prioritize the awards (see the prioritization for awards below).<\/p><p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\">You should receive an email acknowledging your applications on September 22, 2023. The awards will be announced around October 1, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted.<\/p><p data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\">Priority for NSF Awards will be based on the following:<\/p><ul data-ogsc=\"rgb(9, 0, 0)\"><li data-ogsc=\"\">Student authors and co-authors of accepted papers who do not have other support.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">Members of underrepresented groups or from institutions not traditionally represented at the conference who have research interests in areas covered by FOCS and whose attendance would broaden participation at the conference.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">Student applicants whose statements and supporting information make particularly cogent justification for the benefit they will receive from attending the conference.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">Postdoctoral authors of accepted papers who do not have other support.<\/li><li data-ogsc=\"\">First-time applicants and students who have not received other travel-related stipends to FOCS or STOC in the recent past.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bd6632 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bd6632\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-085a060\" data-id=\"085a060\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f11622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f11622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5660982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5660982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Organizers\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65e39ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65e39ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59b742b\" data-id=\"59b742b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29944f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29944f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"height: 611px\" width=\"238\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">General Chair<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/people.ucsc.edu\/~akolla\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Alexandra Kolla<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #008000\">akolla@ucsc.edu<\/span>), UCSC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Program Chair<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Amit Sahai, UCLA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Program co-chairs<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Shubhangi Saraf, University of Toronto<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Thomas Vidick, Caltech &amp; Weizmann Institute<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Finance Chair<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/people.ucsc.edu\/~akolla\/\">Alexandra Kolla<\/a><\/span>, UCSC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Local Arrangements Chair<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/people.ucsc.edu\/~akolla\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Alexandra Kolla<\/span><\/a>, UCSC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0SafeToC Advocate<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0Martin Farach-Colton\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\">(<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"mailto:martin@farach-colton.com\">martin@farach-colton.com<\/a><\/span>), Rutgers University<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">IEEE TCMF Chair<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"> Shang-Hua Teng (\u6ed5\u5c1a\u534e) <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\">shanghua@usc.edu<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">), University of Southern California\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">IEEE TCMF Vice Chair<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Venkatesan Guruswami (<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif\">venkatg@berkeley.edu<span style=\"color: #000000\">),<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> University of California, Berkeley\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>64th IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS) 2023 Conference Program Announcements Conference Program is available here.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you would like to arrange a carpool from the airport, please join the carpool mailing list:&nbsp;https:\/\/groups.google.com\/u\/1\/g\/focs2023. As part of FOCS&#8217;23, we are holding a &#8220;Graduating Bits&#8221; event on Tuesday November 7, intended for students and postdocs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-83","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focs.computer.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}