2007 Bloomington Geometry Workshop
Indiana University, Bloomington
April 13-15, 2007
Schedule
Abstracts
The geometry group at Indiana University
will again host an April workshop with pending 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:
The workshop will begin on Friday, April 13, at 4:00 pm with
a colloquium lecture:
William Minicozzi (Johns Hopkins University)
The workshop continues on Saturday and Sunday with lectures by the following
confirmed speakers:
Stephanie Alexander (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Robert Gulliver (University of Minnesota)
Tadeusz Januszkiewicz (Ohio State University)
Ilya Kapovich (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Liviu Nicolaescu (Notre Dame)
Christina Sormani (CUNY Graduate Center and Lehman College)
Giuseppe Tinaglia (Notre Dame)
Frederico Xavier (Notre Dame)
NSF support:
With pending support of the NSF, we will be able to reimburse the travel
and local expenses of many junior participants.
Registration:
If you plan to join us, 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 Giacomo Puccini's opera
Madama Butterfly
on both Friday and Saturday nights (4/13, 4/14).
Accommodations:
- The
Indiana Memorial Union, a pleasant and
convenient hotel on campus.
800-209-8145
- The
Hilton Garden , a new hotel about a 15 minute walk from the Math Dept.
812-331-1335
(Rooms might not be available)
- The
Courtyard by Marriott , a 15 minute walk from the Math Dept.
812-335-8000
(Rooms might not be available)
-
Travelodge, a less expensive choice on the east side of campus, a straightforward 15-20 minute walk to
Math Dept.
812-339-6191 (Please mention the `Geometry Workshop')
- 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, 1.5 miles northwest of the Math Dept.
812-332-0820
Location and Directions:
The mathematics department is housed in Rawles Hall, the building just west of the
intersection of 3rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue on the north side of 3rd Street.
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: