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		  | 4th International Conference on  |  
		  | September, 10-13, 2003 Turku, Finland |  
		  | The topic of the conference is words, i.e.
		    finite or infinite sequences of symbols taken
		    from a finite alphabet. Both
 
		      aspects are looked for, as well as
		    
		    The applications can be motivated by practice
		    (e.g. biocomputing, cryptography)
		    or by theory
		    (e.g. tools for other fields of mathematics). combinatorial,
		       algebraic and
		       algorithmic
		     
		      Contact address:Juhani KarhumäkiDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of Turku20014 Turku, FINLANDemail:
			karhumak@cs.utu.fi
			or
			words03@cs.utu.fi
		      fax: 358-2-333 6595 |  |