This is the first announcement of the 2006 Fall Midwest Topology/Opera
Seminar to be held the weekend of October 21-22 at Indiana University,
Bloomington.

Confirmed Speakers:

    * Vigleik Angeltveit (University of Chicago)
    * Marc Culler (University of Illinois, Chicago)
    * Tom Goodwillie (Brown University)
    * Ciprian Manolescu (Columbia University)
    * Stefan Schwede (Universität Bonn)
    * Vladimir Turaev (Indiana University)
    * Craig Westerland (University of Wisconsin)

To kick off the conference, Tom Goodwillie will be giving the Department
Colloquium on Friday, October 20, at 4pm in addition to his talk during the
conference.

The National Science Foundation has made some funds available to the Midwest
Topology Seminar, particularly to support participation by junior
mathematicians. If you wish to apply for support, please contact Mike
Mandell ([log in to unmask]) by September 29.

The opera, at 8pm on Saturday, October 21, is Manon, by Jules Massenet.  We
have reserved a block of tickets at group rate ticket price of $31.50.  To
buy tickets in this block, send a check so that it arrives before Sept 29 to:

    Kent Orr   
    Department of Mathematics
    Rawles Hall
    Indiana University
    Bloomington, IN 47405

Feel free to buy tickets for non-topologist guests.

When your check is received, you will receive a *confirmation email*. If you
do not receive a confirmation, please email [log in to unmask] by September 29.

More information on travel and hotel arrangements will be available shortly
at the conference web page http://mypage.iu.edu/~mmandell/MTS

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