---------------- Connections in Geometry and Physics 2010 : First Announcement-----------------

Date: May 7-9, 2010

Location: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

GAP 2010 brings together researchers who work at the interface between geometry and physics. It also serves to increase Canada's presence and visibility in geometry within the international mathematical community. The format of the conference will again combine three separate but related themes in geometry and physics, which we expect will result in a very interesting mixture of talks. 

***The year's themes are: mathematical relativity, gauge theory, and mirror symmetry.***

Confirmed speakers so far: S. Alexakis (Toronto); V. Bouchard (Calgary); J. Bryan (UBC); F. Cachazo (Perimeter); J. Kamnitzer (Toronto); H. Reall (Cambridge); M.T. Wang (Columbia); S.T. Yau (Harvard). ***There will be at least four more speakers, plus short talks by local area postdocs.*** See the website for the latest information.

Organizers:  J. Gomis (Perimeter), M. Gualtieri (Toronto), S. Karigiannis (Waterloo), R. Moraru (Waterloo), R. Myers (Perimeter), M. Wang (McMaster).

LATEST INFORMATION: For the latest information (including an updated speaker list), please see our website at http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~gap or email us at [log in to unmask]

REGISTRATION: Registration information will appear on the conference website sometime in January 2010.

Last year's GAP was very successful, and we hope many of you can join us again this year.

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