Mathematical Sciences Research Institute - Topics in Geometric Group Theory

This conference will be devoted to cutting-edge developments in geometric group theory. We expect that the talks will cover aspects of the following topics: CAT(0)-spaces and CAT(0)-cubical complexes, hyperbolic and relatively hyperbolic groups, automorphism groups of free groups and surface groups, self-similar groups, Coxeter groups and Artin groups, lattices in Lie groups and Kac-Moody groups, asymptotic dimension, measurable group theory, and limit groups.

The following people have agreed to give one hour lectures:

Jason Behrstock
Martin Bridson
Indira Chatterji
Alexander Dranishnikov
Jan Dymara
Alex Eskin
David Fisher
Koji Fujiwara
Vincent Guirardel
Michael Handel
Tadeusz Januszkiewicz
Larsen Louder
Jason Manning
Dan Margalit
Volodymyr Nekrashevych
Denis Osin
Panagiotis Papazoglou
Thomas Putman
Bertrand Remy
Yehuda Shalom
Anne Thomas
Karen Vogtmann

This workshop is partially supported by a grant from Collaborative Research Center 701, University of Bielefeld, funded by the DFG (German Research Foundation).The organizers and MSRI acknowledge the assistance of Professor Herbert Abels in this project.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Rose Garden Inn. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-992-9005 OR directly on their website. Click on Corporate at the bottom of the screen and when prompted enter code MATH (this code is not case sensitive). By using this code a new calendar will appear and will show MSRI rate on all room types available. The following Group Code should be entered in the "Comment" field when booking through our Website. Group Code = CGGGT2. Please note: The Original Queen room type does not have an in-room T1 connection, but we do have WIFI available in our main lobby area. The cut-off date for reservations is October 12, 2007.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel Durant. Please mention the workshop name and reference the following code when making reservations via phone, fax or e-mail: WU0000. The cut-off date for reservations is October 5, 2007.

The schedule of talks found below is tentative.

Schedule
Monday November 5, 2007
08:45AM - 09:00AM	"Welcome to MSRI" talk
09:00AM - 09:50AM	Alex Eskin	Coarse differentiation and the geometry of polycyclic groups (See Abstract)
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Tea
10:30AM - 11:20AM	Yehuda Shalom	TBD
11:30AM - 12:20PM	Alexander Dranishnikov	On asymptotic dimension of Coxeter groups (See Abstract)
12:30PM - 02:00PM	Lunch
02:00PM - 02:50PM	Indira Chatterji	Median spaces and applications (See Abstract)
03:00PM - 03:30PM	Tea
04:10PM - 05:00PM	Mladen Bestvina	Discrete groups and Morse theory (in 610 Evans Hall, UC-Berkeley) (See Abstract)
Tuesday November 6, 2007
09:00AM - 09:50AM	Karen Vogtmann	Automorphism groups of right-angled Artin groups (See Abstract)
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Tea
10:30AM - 11:20AM	Panagiotis Papazoglou	Higher isoperimetric inequalities for complexes and groups (See Abstract)
11:30AM - 12:20PM	Anne Thomas	Lattices acting on polyhedral complexes (See Abstract)
12:30PM - 02:00PM	Lunch
02:00PM - 02:50PM	Denis Osin	Normal automorphisms of relatively hyperbolic groups (See Abstract)
03:00PM - 03:30PM	Tea
03:30PM - 04:20PM	Koji Fujiwara	Rank-1 isometries on CAT(0) spaces and quasi-homomorphisms (See Abstract)
04:30PM - 06:30PM	Reception
Wednesday November 7, 2007
09:00AM - 09:50AM	Bertrand REMY	A family of simple groups acting on buildings (See Abstract)
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Tea
10:30AM - 11:20AM	Dan Margalit	Dimension of Torelli groups (See Abstract)
11:30AM - 12:20PM	Thomas Putman	On the homology of finite index subgroups of the mapping class group (See Abstract)
12:30PM - 02:00PM	Lunch
02:00PM - 02:50PM	Jason Behrstock	Quasi-isometric rigidity of the mapping class groups (See Abstract)
03:00PM - 03:30PM	Tea
03:30PM - 04:20PM	Jan Dymara	L^2 cohomology of buildings (See Abstract)
Thursday November 8, 2007
09:00AM - 09:50AM	Vincent Guirardel	Geometric Makanin algorithm for solving equations in virtually free groups (See Abstract)
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Tea
10:30AM - 11:20AM	Michael Handel	Global fixed points for centralizers and Morita's Theorem (joint work with John Franks) (See Abstract)
11:30AM - 12:20PM	Larsen Louder	Krull dimension for limit groups (See Abstract)
12:30PM - 02:00PM	Lunch
02:00PM - 02:50PM	Volodymyr Nekrashevych	Space of marked groups and non-uniform exponential growth (See Abstract)
03:00PM - 03:30PM	Tea
Friday November 9, 2007
09:00AM - 09:50AM	Martin Bridson	Finitely presented, residually-free groups (See Abstract)
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Tea
10:30AM - 11:30AM	Tadeusz Januszkiewicz	Groups with fixed point properties (See Abstract)
11:30AM - 12:20PM	Jason Manning	Residual finiteness and separability of quasi-convex subgroups (See Abstract)
12:30PM - 02:00PM	Lunch
02:00PM - 02:50PM	David Fisher	Kleiner's proof of the polynomial growth theorem (See Abstract)
03:00PM - 03:30PM	Tea

Currently Available Videos

Alex Eskin , Coarse Differentiation and the Geometry of Polycyclic Groups November 5,2007, 09:00 AM to 09:50 AM
Yehuda Shalom , Y. Shalom Lecture November 5,2007, 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM
Alexander Dranishnikov , On Asymptotic Dimension of Coxeter Groups November 5,2007, 11:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Indira Chatterji , Median Spaces and Applications November 5,2007, 02:00 PM to 02:50 PM
Karen Vogtmann , Automorphism Groups of Right-angled Artin Groups November 6,2007, 09:00 AM to 09:50 AM
Panagiotis Papazoglou , Higher Isoperimetric Inequalities for Complexes and Groups November 6,2007, 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM
Anne Thomas , Lattices Acting on Polyhedral Complexes November 6,2007, 11:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Denis Osin , Normal Automorphisms of Relatively Hyperbolic Groups November 6,2007, 02:00 PM to 02:50 PM
Koji Fujiwara , Rank-1 Isometries on CAT(0) Spaces and Quasi-homomorphisms November 6,2007, 03:30 PM to 04:20 PM
Bertrand REMY , A Family of Simple Groups Acting on Buildings November 7,2007, 09:00 AM to 09:50 AM
Dan Margalit , Dimension of Torelli Groups November 7,2007, 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM
Thomas Putman , On the Homology of Finite Index Subgroups of the Mapping Class Group November 7,2007, 11:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Jason Behrstock , Quasi-isometric Rigidity of the Mapping Class Groups November 7,2007, 02:00 PM to 02:50 PM
Jan Dymara , L^2 Cohomology of Buildings November 7,2007, 03:30 PM to 04:20 PM
Vincent Guirardel , Geometric Makanin Algorithm for Solving Equations in Virtually Free Groups November 8,2007, 09:00 AM to 09:50 AM
Michael Handel , Global fixed points for centralizers and Morita's Theorem (joint work with John Franks) November 8,2007, 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM
Larsen Louder , Krull Dimension for Limit Groups November 8,2007, 11:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Volodymyr Nekrashevych , Space of Marked Groups and Non-uniform Exponential Growth November 8,2007, 02:00 PM to 02:50 PM
Martin Bridson , Finitely Presented, Residually-free Groups November 9,2007, 09:00 AM to 09:50 AM
Tadeusz Januszkiewicz , Groups with Fixed Point Properties November 9,2007, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Jason Manning , Residual Finiteness and Separability of Quasi-convex Subgroups November 9,2007, 11:30 AM to 12:20 PM
David Fisher , Kleiner's Proof of the Polynomial Growth Theorem November 9,2007, 02:00 PM to 02:50 PM

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Topics in Geometric Group Theory

Schedule

Monday November 5, 2007

Tuesday November 6, 2007

Wednesday November 7, 2007

Thursday November 8, 2007

Friday November 9, 2007

Currently Available Videos