Workshop
| Registration Deadline: | August 31, 2007 about 6 years ago |
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| To apply for Funding you must register by: | May 27, 2007 over 6 years ago |
| Parent Program: | Geometric Group Theory |
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Show List of Speakers
- James Cannon
- Ruth Charney (Brandeis University)
- Michael Davis (Ohio State University)
- Benson Farb (University of Illinois)
- Daniel Groves
- Bruce Kleiner (New York University, Courant Institute)
- Ian Leary
- Kim Ruane
- Jennifer Taback
- Alain Valette (Université de Neuchâtel)
- Henry Wilton
- Kevin Wortman
The workshop will consist of several minicourses, 3 hours each, as well as a program of one-hour lectures. The planned mini-course speakers and their topics are as follows:
- Jim Cannon: Non-positive and negative curvature in group theory
- Ruth Charney: Coxeter and Artin groups
- Benson Farb: Mapping class groups
- Bruce Kleiner: Quasi-isometric rigidity
- Ian Leary: Finiteness properties and Bestvina-Brady Morse Theory
The following people have agreed to give one-hour lectures:
- Mike Davis
- Daniel Groves
- Kim Ruane
- Jennifer Taback
- Alain Valette
- Henry Wilton
- Kevin Wortman
- Jon McCammond
Show Funding
To apply for funding, you must register by the funding application deadline displayed above.
Students, recent Ph.D.'s, women, and members of underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. Funding awards are typically made 6 weeks before the workshop begins. Requests received after the funding deadline are considered only if additional funds become available.
Show Lodging
MSRI has preferred rates at the Rose Garden Inn, depending on room availability. 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 the MSRI rate on all room types available.
MSRI has preferred rates at the Hotel Durant. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-238-7268. When making reservations, guests must request the MSRI preferred rate. If you are making your reservations on line, please go to this link and enter the promo/corporate code MSRI123. Our preferred rate is $129 per night for a Deluxe Queen/King, based on availability.
MSRI has preferred rates of $149 - $189 plus tax at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza, depending on room availability. Guests can either call the hotel's main line at 510-845-7300 and ask for the MSRI- Mathematical Science Research Inst. discount; or go to www.hotelshattuckplaza.com and click Book Now. Once on the reservation page, click “Promo/Corporate Code“ and input the code: msri.
MSRI has preferred rates of $110 - $140 at the Berkeley Lab Guest House, depending on room availability. Reservations may be made by calling 510-495-8000 or directly on their website. Select “I am an individual traveler affiliated with MSRI”.
Additional lodging options may be found on our short term housing page.
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