14th May 2017 was the centenary of the birth of William Thomas “Bill” Tutte and to celebrate this a number of events, listed below, took place during the year.
May 2017
- 5th May – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Gerald Cornuejols
- 11th May – Triple Bill – Bill Tutte Centenary Event at The National Museum of Computing
- 12th May – Six Lectures Marking the Centenary of W. T. Tutte, The Reform Club, Pall Mall.
- 12th May – ‘William Tutte Way’ Naming Celebration, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
- 12th May – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Michael Goemans
- 14th May – Plaque unveiling at birth place of Bill Tutte – Fitzroy House, Newmarket
- 14th May – Bill Tutte Centenary Symposium at Bletchley Park – An event to mark the formal opening of The Bill Tutte Exhibition; celebrating the life and accomplishments of Bill Tutte, on what would have been his 100th Birthday
- 19th May – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: James Oxley
- 23rd May – Bill Tutte Centenary Celebration (for Primary Schools),Tattersalls Sale Ring, Newmarket. Speaker: Kjartan Poskitt
- 23rd May – Bill Tutte Club Centenary Talk, Newmarket Academy. Speaker: Kjartan Poskitt
- 24th May – Bill Tutte Centenary Celebration (for Newmarket Academy and members of the public), Memorial Hall, Newmarket (13:00-15:00). Speaker: Kjartan Poskitt
- 26th May – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Julia Chuzhoy
The song ‘Unsung Hero’ has been especially written by Newmarket singer-songwriter Louise Eatock for the Centenary Celebration on May 23rd. The song is intended to tell Bill Tutte’s story in a way that will inspire children and encourage them to celebrate his achievements.
June 2017
- 2nd June – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Richard Stanley
- 9th June – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Fan Chung Graham
- 16th June – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Gilles Brassard
- 23rd June – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Friedrich Eisenbrand
- 30th June – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Satoru Iwata
July 2017
- 3rd to 7th – July Professor Graham Farr will be giving a special lecture on Bill Tutte at the 25th British Combinatorial Conference (BCC)
- 7th July – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Carsten Thomassen
- 14th July – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Mike Molloy
- 21st July –Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Maria Chudnovsky
- 28th July – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Noga Alon
August 2017
- 4th August – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Adrian S.Lewis
- 11th August – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: Arkadi Nemirovski
- 18th August – Tutte’s 100th Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Waterloo. Speaker: George E. Andrews
September 2017
- 25th September – Bill Tutte Centenary Celebration, Discrete Mathematics Research Group, Monash University
November 2017
- 26th November to 2nd December – Tutte Centenary Retreat will be held at The Mathematical Research Institute MATRIX
December 2017
- 4th -9th December – Bill Tutte will feature in the programme of the 5th International Combinatorics Conference (5ICC)
- 5th December – Making links and breaking codes:A public lecture to celebrate the centenary of mathematician Bill Tutte
Speaker: Professor Graham Farr, Faculty of Information Technology @ Monash University.