Site Search
Connections for Women: Geometric Group Theory
Aug 23, 2007 to Aug 24, 2007

Organizer(s)

Ruth Charney, Indira Chatterji, and Karen Vogtmann
To apply for funding, you must register by Fri, Aug 24 2007.
This 2-day workshop will consist of four minicourses on classical topics in geometric group theory, each consisting of two hours of lectures plus associated discussion sessions.

The lecturers and topics will be:
  • Goulnara Arzhantseva: Gromov's polynomial growth theorem
  • Lisa Carbone: Bass-Serre/Rips theory of group actions
  • Genevieve Walsh: Thurston's classification of surface automorphisms
  • Anna Wienhard: Mostow rigidity

Participants will be asked to contribute a one- or two-page PDF poster advertising their own research. These will be compiled into a booklet to be distributed to all registered participants.

Group photo of workshop participants

Click on image to open a PDF file of the workshop poster

Funding

To apply for funding, you must register by Fri, Aug 24 2007. Click to Register
Students, recent Ph.D.'s, women, and members of underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. Funding awards are made typically 6 weeks before the workshop begins. Requests received after the funding deadline are considered only if additional funds become available.
Schedule
Thursday, August 23, 2007
9:00AM - 9:50AM Anna Wienhard Mostow rigidity part I [Video available]
11:00AM - 11:50AM Anna Wienhard Mostow rigidity part II [Video available]
1:30PM - 2:20PM Genevieve Walsh Thurston's classification of surface automorphisms Part I [Video available]
4:00PM - 4:50PM Genevieve Walsh Thurston's classification of surface automorphisms Part II [Video available]
Friday, August 24, 2007
9:00AM - 9:50AM Lisa Carbone Trees and Group Actions Part I [Video available]
11:00AM - 11:50AM Lisa Carbone Trees and Group Actions Part I I [Video available]
1:30PM - 2:20PM Indira Chatterji Gromov's polynomial growth theorem Part I [Video available]
4:00PM - 4:50PM Indira Chatterji Gromov's polynomial growth theorem Part II [Video available]
Parent Program(s):
Geometric Group Theory


Questions about this workshop should be sent either by email to
or by regular mail to:
Connections for Women: Geometric Group Theory
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
17 Gauss Way, Berkeley, CA
94720-5070.
USA

The Institute is committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.



|