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The British Combinatorial Committee is indebted to Keith Edwards for assiduously chronicling the history and success of the British Combinatorial Conference since its beginnings in the late 1960s. It is with his generous permission and assistance that this archive is made available on this website.
Disclaimer: The lists of contributed talks are only approximations to the truth; they were compiled from the books of abstracts and whatever other information was available.
(BCC1) University of Oxford, 7-10 July 1969
(BCC1) University of Oxford, 7-10 July 1969
Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and its Applications
75 participants
Proceedings: Combinatorial Mathematics and its Applications. Edited by D. J. A. Welsh. Academic Press, London/New York, 1971. x+364 pp. ISBN-10: 0-12-743350-3, ISBN-13: 978-0-12-743350-9
(BCC2) Royal Holloway, 4-10 July 1971
(BCC2) Royal Holloway, 4-10 July 1971
17 participants
No proceedings.
(BCC3) University of Oxford, 3-7 July 1972
(BCC3) University of Oxford, 3-7 July 1972
Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics
41 participants
Proceedings: Combinatorics. Edited by D. J. A. Welsh and D. R. Woodall. The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Southend-on-Sea, 1972. x+363 pp. ISBN-10: 0-9501159-4-0, ISBN-13: 978-0-9501159-4-8
BCC(4) British Combinatorial Conference, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 2-6 July 1973
BCC(4) British Combinatorial Conference, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 2-6 July 1973
86 participants
Proceedings: Combinatorics. Edited by T. P. McDonough and V. C. Mavron. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 13. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1974. v+204 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-20454-2, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-20454-5
The talks by H. Lüneburg and C. St.J. A. Nash-Williams do not appear in this volume.
Contributed papers appear in the same volume.
BCC5 University of Aberdeen, 14-18 July 1975
BCC5 University of Aberdeen, 14-18 July 1975
117 participants
Proceedings: Proceedings of the Fifth British Combinatorial Conference. Edited by C. St.J. A. Nash-Williams and J. Sheehan. Congressus Numerantium, No. XV. Utilitas Mathematica Publishing, Inc., Winnipeg, Man., 1976. viii+96 pp. ISBN-10: 0-919628-15-X, ISBN-13: 978-0-919628-15-1
BCC6 Royal Holloway College, London, 11-15 July 1977
BCC6 Royal Holloway College, London, 11-15 July 1977
209 participants
Proceedings: Combinatorial Surveys. Edited by Peter J. Cameron. Academic Press, London/New York, 1977. vii+226 pp. ISBN-10: 0-12-157150-5, ISBN-13: 978-0-12-157150-4
The talks by J. Conway and P. W. Kasteleyn do not appear in this volume.
BCC7 University of Cambridge, 13-17 August 1979
BCC7 University of Cambridge, 13-17 August 1979
159 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics. Edited by Béla Bollobás. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 38. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1979. vii+261 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-22846-8, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-22846-6
No contributed papers volume.
BCC8 University College, Swansea, 20-24 July 1981
BCC8 University College, Swansea, 20-24 July 1981
86 participants
Proceedings: Combinatorics. Edited by H. N. V. Temperley. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 52. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1981, reissued 2007. iii+190 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-28514-3, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-28514-8
No contributed papers volume.
BCC9 University of Southampton, 11-15 July 1983
BCC9 University of Southampton, 11-15 July 1983
182 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics. Edited by E. Keith Lloyd. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 82. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1983. xi+256 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-27552-0, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-27552-1
Contributed papers: Ars Combinatoria 16A/16B (1983)
BCC10 University of Glasgow, 22-26 July 1985
BCC10 University of Glasgow, 22-26 July 1985
173 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 1985. Edited by Ian Anderson. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 103. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1985. vi+173 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-31524-7, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-31524-1
The talk by J. Tits does not appear in this volume.
Contributed papers: Ars Combinatoria 20 (1985)
BCC11 Goldsmiths College, London, 13-17 July 1987
BCC11 Goldsmiths College, London, 13-17 July 1987
260 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 1987. Edited by C. Whitehead. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 123. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1987. vii+226 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-34805-6, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-34805-8
Contributed papers: Ars Combinatoria 25 (1988)
BCC12 British Combinatorial Conference, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 3-7 July 1989
BCC12 British Combinatorial Conference, University of East Anglia, Norwich, 3-7 July 1989
260 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 1989. Edited by Johannes Siemons. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 141.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1989. viii+217 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-37823-0, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-37823-9
Contributed papers: Ars Combinatoria 29 (1990)
BCC13 University of Surrey, Guildford, 8-12 July 1991
BCC13 University of Surrey, Guildford, 8-12 July 1991
201 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 1991. Edited by A. D. Keedwell. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 166. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991. vi+300 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-40766-4, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-40766-3
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 125 (1994). Edited by D. R. Woodall.
BCC14 University of Keele, 5-9 July 1993
BCC14 University of Keele, 5-9 July 1993
208 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 1993. Edited by Keith Walker.
London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 187. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993. vi+287 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-44857-3, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-44857-4
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 138 (1995). Edited by D. R. Woodall, I. Anderson, J. W. P. Hirschfeld, J. Sheehan and A. G. Thomason.
BCC15 University of Stirling, 3-7 July 1995
BCC15 University of Stirling, 3-7 July 1995
235 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 1995. Edited by Peter Rowlinson. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 218. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995. viii+231 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-49797-3, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-49797-8
The talk by Willem Haemers does not appear in this volume.
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 167/168 (1997). Edited by D. R. Woodall, I. Anderson, J. W. P. Hirschfeld, J. Sheehan and C. A. Whitehead.
BCC16 Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, 7-11 July 1997
BCC16 Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, 7-11 July 1997
320 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 1997. Edited by R. A. Bailey. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 241. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997. xiv+338 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-59840-0, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-59840-8
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 197/198 (1999). Edited by D. R. Woodall, I. Anderson, G. R. Brightwell, J. W. P. Hirschfeld, P. Rowlinson, J. Sheehan and D. H. Smith.
BCC17 University of Kent at Canterbury, 12-16 July 1999
BCC17 University of Kent at Canterbury, 12-16 July 1999
260 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 1999. Edited by J. D. Lamb
and D. A. Preece. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 267. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999. x+298 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-65376-2, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-65376-3
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 231 (2001). Edited by D. R. Woodall, R. A. Bailey, K. J. Edwards, T. S. Griggs, E. K. Lloyd and C. J. H. McDiarmid.
Website: http://speke.ukc.ac.uk/cbs/ms/bcc17/
BCC18 University of Sussex, Brighton, 2-6 July 2001
BCC18 University of Sussex, Brighton, 2-6 July 2001
222 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 2001. Edited by J. W. P. Hirschfeld. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 288.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2001. x+301 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-00270-2, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-00270-7
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 266 (2003). Edited by D. R. Woodall, D. Bedford, A. R. Camina, K. J. Edwards, T. S. Griggs, and A. G. Thomason.
Website: http://handel.maps.sussex.ac.uk/TAGG/Confs/BCC/index.html
BCC19 University of Wales, Bangor, 30 June - 4 July 2003
BCC19 University of Wales, Bangor, 30 June - 4 July 2003
190 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics 2003. Edited by C. D. Wensley. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 307.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2003. vii+370 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-54012-7, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-54012-4
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 293 (2005). Edited by D. R. Woodall, F. K. Bell, K. J. Edwards, T. S. Griggs, and S. Perkins.
BCC20 University of Durham, 11-15 July 2005 (Organised jointly with the Open University)
BCC20 University of Durham, 11-15 July 2005 (Organised jointly with the Open University)
240 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics 2005. Edited by B. S. Webb. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 327.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005. vii+258 pp. ISBN-10: 0-521-61523-2, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-61523-5
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 308, Issues 5-6 (2008). Edited by F. K. Bell, K. J. Edwards, T. S. Griggs, J. van den Heuvel, S. Perkins, and B. S. Webb.
Website: http://mcs.open.ac.uk/bcc2005/
BCC21 University of Reading, 9-13 July 2007
BCC21 University of Reading, 9-13 July 2007
224 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics 2007. Edited by A. J. W. Hilton and J. Talbot. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 346. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2007. vii+286 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-521-69823-8
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 310, Issue 2 (2010). Edited by K. J. Edwards, T. S. Griggs, J. van den Heuvel, S. Perkins, B. S. Webb and V. Zverovich.
Website: http://community.dur.ac.uk/matthew.johnson2/bcc2007/home.html
BCC22 University of St. Andrews, 6-10 July 2009
BCC22 University of St. Andrews, 6-10 July 2009
260 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics 2009. Edited by S. Huczynska, J. D. Mitchell and C. M. Roney-Dougal.
London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 365. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009. vii+327 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-521-74173-6
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 311, Issue 13 (2011). Edited by K. J. Edwards, J. van den Heuvel, S. Perkins, J. Talbot, B. S. Webb and V. Zverovich.
Website: http://bcc2009.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/
BCC23 University of Exeter, 4-8 July 2011
BCC23 University of Exeter, 4-8 July 2011
158 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics 2011. Edited by Robin Chapman. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 392. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2011. vii+437 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-107-60109-3
Contributed papers: Discrete Mathematics 313, Issue 11 (2013). Edited by K. J. Edwards, J. van den Heuvel, S. Perkins, B. S. Webb and V. Zverovich.
Website: No longer available.
BCC24 Royal Holloway, University of London, 1-5 July 2013
BCC24 Royal Holloway, University of London, 1-5 July 2013
150 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics 2013. Edited by Simon Blackburn, Stefanie Gerke and Mark Wildon. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 409. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2013. vii+384 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-107-65195-1
Contributed papers: No contributed papers volume.
Website: http://www.ma.rhul.ac.uk/BCC24
BCC25 University of Warwick, 6-10 July 2015
BCC25 University of Warwick, 6-10 July 2015
168 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics 2015. Edited by Artur Czumaj, Agelos Georgakopoulos, Daniel Král', Vadim Lozin and Oleg Pikhurko. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 424. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2015. vii+324 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1-107-46250-2
Contributed papers: No contributed papers volume.
Website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/maths/research/events/2014-15/nonsymposium/25bcc/
BCC26 University of Strathclyde, 3-7 July 2017
BCC26 University of Strathclyde, 3-7 July 2017
168 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 2017. Edited by Anders Claesson, Mark Dukes, Sergey Kitaev, David Manlove and Kitty Meeks. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 440. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2017. vii+442 pp. ISBN: 978-0-108-41313-8
The talk by Gi-Sang Cheon does not appear in this volume.
Contributed papers: No contributed papers volume.
BCC27 University of Birmingham, 29 July - 2 August 2019
BCC27 University of Birmingham, 29 July - 2 August 2019
235 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 2019. Edited by Allan Lo, Richard Mycroft, Guillem Perarnau and Andrew Treglown.
London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 456. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2019. vii+265pp. ISBN: 978-1-108-74072-2
The talk by Igor Pak does not appear in this volume.
Contributed papers: No contributed papers volume.
Website: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/bcc2019
BCC28 Online due to Covid-19, organised by University of Durham, 5-9 July 2021
BCC28 Online due to Covid-19, organised by University of Durham, 5-9 July 2021
427 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 2021. Edited by Konrad K. Dabrowski, Maximilien Gadouleau, Nicholas Georgiou, Matthew Johnson, George B. Mertzios and Daniël Paulusma. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 470. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2021. viii+370pp. ISBN: 978-1-009-01888-3
Contributed papers: No contributed papers volume.
BCC29 University of Lancaster, 11-15 July 2022
BCC29 University of Lancaster, 11-15 July 2022
178 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 2022. Edited by Anthony Nixon and Sean Prendiville. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 481. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2022. vii+247pp. ISBN: 978-1-009-09622-5
The talk by Irit Dinur does not appear in this volume.
Contributed papers: No contributed papers volume.
Website: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/maths/research/conferences/previous-conferences/bcc2022/
BCC30 Queen Mary University of London, 1-5 July 2024
BCC30 Queen Mary University of London, 1-5 July 2024
204 participants
Proceedings: Surveys in Combinatorics, 2024. Edited by Felix Fischer and Robert Johnson. London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, 493. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2024. vii+295pp. ISBN: 978-1-009-49055-9
Contributed papers: No contributed papers volume.
Website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/maths/news-and-events/30th-british-combinatorial-conference/
Collection of open problems: https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.07216
List of invited speakers in alphabetical order
List of invited speakers in alphabetical order
* An asterisk indicates that the speaker was unable to deliver the talk.
C indicates the Clay lecturer.
R indicates the Richard Rado lecturer.
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