Department of Mathematics: Indiana University Bloomington

2025 Bloomington Geometry Workshop
Indiana University, Bloomington
April 4 - 6, 2025 The Department of Mathematics at Indiana University is hosting a workshop that brings together mathematicians from diverse backgrounds who are connected by an interest in geometry.

Speakers:

The workshop will begin on Friday, April 4th, at 4:00 pm with a colloquium by:

Laura DeMarco (Harvard)

The workshop continues on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6, with an additional lecture by Laura DeMarco as well as talks by:

Karen Butt (University of Chicago)
George Domat (University of Michigan)
Steven Frankel (Washington University in St. Louis)
Seraphina Lee (University of Chicago)
Beibei Liu (Ohio State University)
Yuping Ruan (Northwestern University)

Schedule, Titles, and Abstracts:

The schedule for the workshop and the list of titles and abstracts for the talks. All Saturday and Sunday talks wiil be in Rawles Hall , room 100. The Friday Colloquium is in Swain East, room 105. Swain East is the next building to the west of Rawles.

Travel Support:

We have support pending from the National Science Foundation, and we hope to be able to help defray travel expenses of many participants.
Priority will be given to graduate students and early career participants.
We especially encourage the participation of those who belong to under-represented groups.

Registration:

If you plan to join us, please register electronically.

Accommodations:

In April, hotels in Bloomington can fill up quickly. Please book your room in advance.

We have reserved a block of rooms for conference participants at the Comfort Inn for $135/night. These rooms will be held until March 3rd. Use This Link to book one of these rooms.
Other hotel choices include:

Indiana Memorial Union, 5 minute walk from workshop. 800-209-8145.
Graduate Bloomington, 10 minute walk from workshop. 812-994-0500.
Courtyard by Marriott, 15 minute walk from workshop. 812-335-8000.
Hilton Garden Inn, 15 minute walk from workshop. 812-331-1335.
Motel 6, inexpensive, 2 miles from workshop. 812-332-0820.
Hampton Inn, 2 miles from workshop. 812-334-2100.
Holiday Inn, 2.2 miles from workshop. 812-334-3252.
Comfort Inn, 2.2 miles from workshop. 812-650-0010.

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,Tibetan, and vegan.

Banquet: We plan a fine-dining opportunity for participants and friends on Saturday night.

Location and Directions:

The Friday Colloquium is in Swain East 105. All other talks will be in Rawles Hall, room 100.
Refreshments between talks will be available in Rawles Hall, home to the Mathematics department.
On Saturday and Sunday, one can park for free in the Atwater parking garage. More information on parking.
Those coming by plane should fly to the Indianapolis International Airport. Commercial carriers do not serve Bloomington.
Goexpress offers a shuttle service between Blooomington and the airport. The travel time is an hour.
An interactive map of campus.

Organizers:

Matt Bainbridge

Chris Connell

Marlies Gerber

Kevin Pilgrim

Josh Southerland

If you have any questions not covered on this page, please email the organizers at bloomingtongeometry2019@gmail.com.