Dear Friends, From August 10-15 2015, the Department of Mathematical Science of Kent State University will be hosting a CBMS conference, 'An Introduction to the Theory of Valuations and Convex Sets', with Semyon Alesker from Tel Aviv University as the main speaker. We hope that you will be able to participate. There will be additional one hour lectures by: Joe Fu (University of Georgia) Franz Schuster (Vienna University of Technology) Monika Ludwig (Vienna University of Technology) Gil Solanes (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Rolf Schneider (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) Wolfgang Weil (Karlsruher Institute of Technology) NSF funding is available to cover the local and travel expenses of a number of participants. Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and members of underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply for support. Further information, and an online registration form, can be found online at www.kent.edu/math/cbms2015 We encourage you to register as soon as possible. Please feel free to contact us at cbms2015@math.kent.edu for any further information. Sincerely, The Analysis Group at Kent State University