Dear Friends, In August 2006 (from the 6th to the 13th, to be precise), the Department of Mathematical Science of Kent State University will be hosting a CBMS conference, 'A Probabilistic and Combinatorial Approach in Analysis', with Professor Mark Rudelson from the University of Missouri as the main speaker. We hope that you will be able to participate. With CBMS funding we will be able to cover local expenses for a limited number of participants, so it is advisable to reply as soon as possible to Artem Zvavitch (zvavitch@math.kent.edu). At this time, we have very limited funding for travel; to be as efficient as possible in the use of the available travel funds, we encourage you to encourage your graduate students and postdocs to participate, as well. For further information and breaking news a look at http://www.math.kent.edu/math/CBMS.cfm is advised. Please note that your early response will help us gauge the needs for housing, lecture room(s), etc. We hope to be sending out information regarding housing by the end of December. HOPE TO SEE YOU IN KENT NEXT AUGUST!! Best Regards, Richard Aron, Joe Diestel, Per Enflo, Victor Lomonosov, Andrew Tonge, and Artem Zvavitch