The Workshop "Coding Theory Days in St. Petersburg" will be held from Monday October 6th to Friday 10th in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Previously unpublished contributions from a broad range of topics in information theory will be solicited, including (but not limited to) the following areas:
â?? Error-correcting codes
â?? Combinatorics of coding theory
â?? Code-based cryptography
â?? Spherical codes and designs

Submitted papers, not to exceed six pages, should be of sufficient detail for review by experts in the field. Survey, tutorial, and expository papers are also welcome. The paper submission deadline is June 1, 2008, with notification of acceptance by July 15, 2008.

Conference registration fee is Ë? 250 and includes: conference materials, CD-ROM proceedings, welcome reception, coffee breaks, banquet.

For more information and general inquiries please visit http://k36.org/codingdays/ or send your requests to codingdays@vu.spb.ru

The Organizing Committee:
Eugene Krouk, General Chair
Sergei Fedorenko, General Vice Chair
The Program Committee:
Ilya Dumer, Program Co-Chair
Grigory Kabatiansky, Program Co-Chair

Important dates:
June 1, 2008: deadline for extended abstract submission (http://k36.org/codingdays/)
June 1, 2008: deadline Registration Form submission (e-mail: codingdays@vu.spb.ru)
July 15, 2008: notification of acceptance
September 1, 2008: final paper upload deadline