We are writing to encourage you to attend (and to encourage your
graduate students to attend) the upcoming introductory workshops
affiliated with the MSRI semester on knot homology theories in Spring
2010.  Both workshops will feature a mix of survey, introductory, and
research talks, which are aimed at non-experts.  A goal is to familiarize
workers in one of the fields represented with the tools and ideas of
the other fields.

The Connections for Women workshop, scheduled for January 21-22, 2010,
will focus on positioning knot homology theories in a broader
mathematical context, emphasizing connections to contact/symplectic
geometry, quantum topology, and representation theory.  There will be
numerous opportunities (through invited research talks and a poster
session) for young women working in the field to present their
research.  So far Shelly Harvey, Keiko Kawamuro, Effie Kalfagianni,
Gordana Matic, Dusa McDuff, Heather Russell, and Vera Vertesi have all
agreed to speak.  More details can be found here:

http://www.msri.org/calendar/workshops/WorkshopInfo/510/show_workshop

The Introductory workshop, scheduled for January 25-29, 2010, will
introduce the main branches in the study of knot homology theories. It
will consist of three mini-courses, one on knot Floer homology and
related topics; one on the various approaches to Khovanov and
Khovanov-Rozansky homology; and one on categorification on quantum
groups. There will also be several stand-alone lectures.  Invited
speakers include Sabin Cautis, Matt Hedden, Andras Juhasz, Scott
Morrison, Lenhard Ng, Catharina Stroppel, and Ben Webster.  More
details can be found here:

http://www.msri.org/calendar/workshops/WorkshopInfo/511/show_workshop

If you are interested in attending, please register at the workshop
websites.  There is a limited amount of funding available for graduate
students and recent Ph.D.'s.  Please note that the deadline for
applying for funding is November 16, 2009.

IMPORTANT: Each workshop has its own registration form--if you are
interested in both, please apply to both.

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