Mathematical Sciences Research Institute - Connections for Women: Homology Theories of Knots and Links

This 2-day workshop will serve as a prelude to the introductory workshop for the semester-long program on homology theories of knots and links. Survey talks in the mornings will position the work in Khovanov and Heegaard Floer homology in a broader context, focusing on:

1) applications to classical questions in low-dimensional topology, and
2) connections to contact and symplectic topology.

Research talks in the afternoons will highlight the range of current activity in the field. We plan a format of no more than four talks each day to allow ample time for presentation opportunities for younger researchers and formal and informal discussions.

Accomodations:

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 cut-off date for reservations is January 4, 2010.

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: MSRICONNECTION. If you are making your reservations on line, please go to Hotel Durant website, choose your dates of stay and enter the "123MSRI" promo code in the box. The cut-off date for reservations is December 22, 2009. The rate is $139 per night plus tax.

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MSRI’s preferred rate is $131. Guests can either call the hotel’s main line, 510-845-7300, and ask for the MSRI rate or go to http://www.hotelshattuckplaza.com, click on "Corporate Rates" in the reservation screen and type the code msri10.

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Schedule
Thursday January 21, 2010
08:45AM - 09:00AM	Opening remarks
09:00AM - 10:00AM	Eli Grigsby	Introduction to knot homology theories and categorification
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Break
10:30AM - 11:30AM	Dusa McDuff	Introduction to Floer Theory
11:30AM - 01:30PM	Lunch break
01:30PM - 02:30PM	Heather Russell	Springer varieties from the topological perspective (See Abstract)
02:30PM - 03:00PM	Break
03:00PM - 04:00PM	Keiko Kawamuro	Pseudo-Anosov maps and dilatations (See Abstract)
04:15PM - 04:45PM	Carmen Caprau	The universal sl(2) foam cohomology (See Abstract)
Friday January 22, 2010
09:00AM - 10:00AM	Shelly Harvey	Knot and Link Concordance (See Abstract)
10:00AM - 10:30AM	Break
10:30AM - 11:30AM	Gordana Matic	Contact Invariants in Floer Homology
11:30AM - 01:30PM	Lunch break
01:30PM - 02:30PM	Vera Vertesi	Knots in contact structures and Heegaard Floer homology (See Abstract)
02:30PM - 03:00PM	Break
03:00PM - 04:00PM	Joan Licata	Combinatorial invariants for Legendrian knots (See Abstract)
04:15PM - 04:45PM	Ina Petkova	Cables of thin knots and bordered Heegaard Floer homology (See Abstract)
05:00PM - 05:30PM	Sinem Onaran	Legendrian Knots and Open Book Decompositions (See Abstract)

Currently Available Videos

Eli Grigsby , Introduction to knot homology theories and categorification January 21,2010, 09:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Dusa McDuff , Introduction to Floer Theory January 21,2010, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Heather Russell , Springer varieties from the topological perspective January 21,2010, 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
Keiko Kawamuro , Pseudo-Anosov maps and dilatations January 21,2010, 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Carmen Caprau , The universal sl(2) foam cohomology January 21,2010, 04:15 PM to 05:15 PM
Shelly Harvey , Knot and Link Concordance January 22,2010, 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Gordana Matic , Contact Invariants in Floer Homology January 22,2010, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Vera Vertesi , Knots in contact structures and Heegaard Floer homology January 22,2010, 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
Joan Licata , Combinatorial invariants for Legendrian knots January 22,2010, 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Ina Petkova , Cables of thin knots and bordered Heegaard Floer homology January 22,2010, 04:15 PM to 05:15 PM
Sinem Onaran , Legendrian Knots and Open Book Decompositions January 22,2010, 05:00 PM to 05:30 PM

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For more information:
Questions about this workshop should be sent either by email to

510@msri.org

or by regular mail to:

Connections for Women: Homology Theories of Knots and Links Mathematical Sciences Research Institute 17 Gauss Way, Berkeley, CA 94720-5070. USA

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Connections for Women: Homology Theories of Knots and Links

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Schedule

Thursday January 21, 2010

Friday January 22, 2010

Currently Available Videos