Please see below for an updated announcement from Prof. Ramanan regarding the upcoming Seminar on Stochastic Processes which will be held at Brown University from May 9 to 12, 2018. [Apologies for cross-posting]. As stated in the announcement, some funding support for travel to this conference will be available. Ph.D. students and early-career researchers (up to 5 years after the Ph.D.) are particularly encouraged to apply for funding, and special consideration will be given to underrepresented groups. To apply, click on the link in the announcement below (or cut and paste that URL into your browser), then click on "Register Here" and follow the prompts. It will be very helpful to the organizers if people register early, at the site below, e.g. before February 2018. In the registration form, you will notice that there is a question asking whether one would like to present an open problem. This is a tradition at SPP, whereby a typically two-to-three hour slot is reserved one afternoon of the conference for anyone to volunteer to present an interesting open problem on stochastic processes or related questions. Everyone in the audience is encouraged to engage in a discussion with the presenter about the problem. This is a very informal activity, and no one should feel shy to present something! Hoping to see many of you at this year's SSP! Cheers, Frederi Frederi Viens, Professor and Chair Department of Statistics and Probability Director, Actuarial Science Program Michigan State University 619 Red Cedar Rd East Lansing, MI 48824 Dear Colleagues, Please find the announcement for the 2018 Seminar on Stochastic Processes to be held at Brown University from May 9-12, 2018. Please distribute widely. Some funding for Junior researchers is available from NSF. For full consideration, funding applications should be received by Feb 8, 2018. Further information and registration can be found at: https://www.brown.edu/conference/stochastic-processes/home Best Regards, Kavita Ramanan Professor of Applied Mathematics Box F Brown University 182 George Street Providence RI 02912 Ph: 401-863-3416