Séminaire Lotharingien de Combinatoire, B46pref (2001), 1 p.

Jiang Zeng

Preface

The 46th Meeting of the Séminaire Lotharingien de Combinatoire took place from March 18 to March 21, 2001 at the Villemanzy Residential Center of Lyon. In the heart of the city, this former convent dating from the 18th Century offers a superb view over the Rhône and the whole of the surrounding region from its delightful position on the slopes of the Croix-Rousse. All participants enjoyed the scientific program, the cultural atmosphere and the fine meals of Lyon.

The main talks were given by Meinolf GECK and Jean-Louis NICOLAS (Institut Girard Desargues, Lyon). Both of them gave two lectures, on "Algebres de Hecke et cellules de Kazhdan-Lusztig" and "Partitions avec parts particulieres", respectively.

The other participants and speakers were the following :

The seminar was supported by Institut Girard Desargues and Université Claude Bernard (Lyon 1).