Dear Colleague,

You are cordially invited to attend the 48th annual Cornell Topology 
Festival, which will be held Friday-Monday, May 7-10, 2010.  The program 
will feature several one-hour talks, a table for preprints, and much 
opportunity for conversation.  Two introductory workshops will focus on 
the area of applications of profinite groups.  The invited speakers will 
also participate in a panel discussion on recent developments in 
topology and related fields.  Social activities will include an opening 
reception, a banquet, two working luncheons, and a picnic.

Financial support is available and may be requested by filling in the 
registration form at

   http://www.math.cornell.edu/napp/top/login10.php

Requests are due by April 2.  Young researchers and members of 
underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Speakers will include:

       * Miklos Abert, University of Chicago
       * Indira Chatterji, Ohio State University and Université d'Orléans
       * Karsten Grove, University of Notre Dame
       * Jeremy Kahn, Stony Brook University
       * Dan Margalit, Tufts University
       * Nikolay Nikolov, Imperial College London
       * Doug Ravenel, University of Rochester
       * Ed Swartz, Cornell University
       * Dani Wise, McGill University
       * Robert Young, IHES

In addition, the festival will begin with a special lecture by Eugene 
Dynkin, in honor of his upcoming retirement.  Although not directly 
related to topology, the lecture will be of interest to most participants.

Further information and a registration form can be found on the festival 
web page:

       http://www.math.cornell.edu/~festival/

Please register if you plan to attend -- by April 2nd if you are 
requesting support, by April 23rd if you plan to attend the banquet.

Inquiries should be addressed to

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