See below for more information about social events at STOC/TheoryFest 2022! (Events with * are not technically organized by the STOCial committee, but seem social so we are listing them here.)

Update: Winners of the contests are listed here. Congrats to them, and to everyone who participated!

Also check out the Local Info page for tips about what to do in Rome!

Have Fun! And don't forget to go to some of the talks and workshops too....

--The STOCial Committee (Clément Canonne, Federico Fusco, Tegan Wilson, and Mary Wootters)

• Student Lunch! The student lunch 🧑‍🎓 is a chance for students to make new friends and reconnect with old ones at the beginning of the conference. There will be icebreakers!

  • Sign-up sheet: https://form.jotform.com/221534530871048 (Limited seating)

  • Location: The two side-rooms of the main lunch-room.

  • Time: Lunchtime! (Icebreakers, etc. will start around 12:45).

• Start working on the Scavenger Hunt!

• Start working on the Cartoon Caption Contest!

• Start working on the STOC Crossword puzzle! (And Puzzle Creation Contest!)

• Welcome reception! * 5:30pm - 7pm, see the STOC website for more details. 🤵

• TCS Women Lunch and Panel! * The women in theory lunch will feature a panel of women researchers 👩‍🏫. More info here: https://sigact.org/tcswomen/ (Note: a sign-up is required, please sign up at the TCS Women website).

• Continue working on the Scavenger Hunt!

• Continue working on the Cartoon Caption Contest!

• Continue working on the STOC Crossword puzzle! (And Puzzle Creation Contest!)

• STOCcer!

• (Short) Junior/Senior Lunch! Students/post-docs, sign up to have lunch 🍱 with a senior researcher! Senior researchers, sign up to have lunch with some junior folks! [Note: we roughly define "junior" as students + post-docs and "senior" as everyone else, but feel free to self-identify however you like, especially post-docs and junior faculty.]

  • Sign-up sheet: here 📋

  • Location: The two side-rooms of the main lunch-room. (Indicate on the sign-up sheet which room you will be in).

  • Time: lunchtime! Note that the Wednesday lunch is a bit shorter.

• Continue working on the Scavenger Hunt!

• Continue working on the Cartoon Caption Contest!

• Continue working on the STOC Crossword puzzle! (And Puzzle Creation Contest!)

• STOC/TheoryFest Reception and Concert! * (Tickets required, see STOC website for more details)

• Junior/Senior Lunch! Students/post-docs, sign up to have lunch 🍱 with a senior researcher! Senior researchers, sign up to have lunch with some junior folks!

  • Sign-up sheet: here 📋

  • Location: The two side-rooms of the main lunch-room. (Indicate on the sign-up sheet which room you will be in).

  • Time: lunchtime!

• Continue working on the Scavenger Hunt!

• Continue working on the Cartoon Caption Contest!

• Continue working on the STOC Crossword puzzle! (And Puzzle Creation Contest!)

• Prizes! Come to the STOC business meeting to find out who won the contests 🏆! Winners will receive limited-edition STOC mugs!

• We're all tired out from all that socializing! But if you are still around and feeling social, go out for dinner after the conference with some of your new friends! Check out the local info page for some tips on where to go.