2004 Bloomington Geometry Workshop
Indiana University, Bloomington
April 16-April 18
The geometry group at Indiana University
will again host an April workshop with the help of
the National Science Foundation
and the Department of Mathematics.
The aim of the gathering is to foster interaction among mathematicians
having diverse geometric interests.
Speakers:
Harold Donnelly (West Lafayette)
Sheldon Katz (Urbana)
Peter Li (Irvine)
William Meeks III (Amherst)
Maryam Mirzakhani (Cambridge)
Ralf Spatzier
(Ann Arbor)
Henry Wente (Toledo)
Schedule:
For the complete schedule of talks including titles please click
here.
NSF support:
We have NSF support to reimburse the travel
and local expenses of participants. Please indicate on the
registration page whether you need support.
Registration:
If you plan to join us, then please
register electronically.
Between talks & after hours:
- Restaurants and Coffee: There are many
restaurants near the University, with a wide variety of cuisines
including: Afghan, Burmese, Eritrean, Indian, Moroccan, Thai, and Tibetan.
Most have fare amenable to
vegetarian diets, and one can find a decent cup of
coffee in town.
- Entertainment: The internationally recognized Indiana University
School of Music presents Benjamin Britten's opera
Peter Grimes
on both Friday and Saturday nights (4/16-17). Alternatively, one could take
in Neil Simon's
Sweet Charity, a production of the renowned IU Theatre &
Drama department.
Accommodations:
- The
Indiana Memorial Union, a pleasant and
convenient hotel on campus.
Call 800-209-8145 before March 26 and mention `Geometry Workshop'.
(Rates $96-118.)
- The College Motor Inn, a less expensive choice near the town square, a pleasant 15
minute walk from Math Dept.
812-336-6881.
-
Motel 6, inexpensive and good,
1.5 miles northwest of the Math Dept.
(812)332-0820
Location:
The mathematics department is housed in Rawles Hall at the
intersection of 3rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue.
The red star on this
map indicates this location. Click for detailed
information on travel by plane and car.
All talks will take place in Swain Hall East, Room 140, the building
immediately west of Rawles Hall.
Contact information:
Please contact one of the organizers with any questions: