Of course there is no Timbuktu Conference on Combinatorics but I think that there should be. If you would like to help, or have any suggestions on how I could start to gather the money to fund such a conference please e-mail me at brett@math.sfu.ca .

Points in Favor

• One of the oldest universities in the world is in Timbuktu
• The Moslems were studying magic squares while Europeans were thinking that the visions you saw on bad wine were culture
• One of worlds most remote spots
• Air conditioned hotel rooms (it's necessary!)
• Camel rides in the Sahara Desert
• Eat amazing Tuareg food and learn about their fascinating culture
• Spend time seeing the amazing sights in Mali: the Dogon Country, the Ancient City of Djenne with its Mud Mosque, the Elephants of Gao.
• In Mali you can practice you French without having to encounter Parisians!
• You can say that you have been to Timbuktu!
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