Workshop

Please note: Because we have had such a wonderful response to this workshop, we have run out of space. We're sorry for any inconvenience, but this has forced us to close registration. Thank you for your interest in our Low Dimensional Topology Workshop. I hope you will consider attending other workshops here in the near future. In recent years, there has been lots of exciting progress in many branches of low-dimensional topology, including Heegard Floer and Khovanov Homology, small 4-Manifolds, TQFT, knot concordance and Lefschetz fibrations. These are the main themes of this workshop whose format will be three one-hour lectures every day, two in the morning and one survey lecture in the afternoon (except for Friday). This survey lecture will be followed by a panel for experts, lead by the afternoon speaker and some other leaders of the field. The panel will discuss current developments and open problems and it can be extended into the late afternoon if so desired by the panelists. There will be a banquet on Thursday, August 14, to celebrate Rob Kirby's birthday at the Auditorium of the International House. All participants and their guests are cordially invited to attend this social highlight of the workshop. It is partially sponsored by UC Berkeley but everybody needs to register and make a contribution to the costs at the following website. It also contains more details about the event. Banquet registration. Accommodations: 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 “Reservations and Availability” then click on “Corporate” at the bottom of the screen and enter the word “math”. Enter Group Code CGMS60 in the “Guest Comment” box, and provide requested information The cut-off date for reservations is July 25, 2008. 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: BK0000. The cut-off date for reservations is July 11, 2008. We have reserved more rooms at the Double Tree Berkeley Marina Hotel. For reservations, please visit: their website to enter your arrival and departure dates and click ”go.” To get our discounted rate please enter the three letter code on the Group/Convention Code:LDT. You can also call the hotel directly: 510-548-7920 and ask for reservation under the group name Low Dimensional Topology. Lodging and DirectionsLodging Transportation from Oakland or San Francisco airports Directions to MSRI