2012 TALBOT WORKSHOP: CALCULUS OF FUNCTORS
May 14-18, 2012
Garden City, Utah

This posting announces the 2012 Talbot Workshop on the Calculus of Functors, mentored by Gregory Arone and Michael Ching.

Topic: The workshop, aimed toward graduate students and other young researchers, will focus on understanding the foundations and applications of Goodwillie's calculus of functors. We will begin with definitions and first examples, including the construction of the Taylor tower, studying the operad and module structures on derivatives, and classifying homogeneous and polynomial functors. We will discuss homotopy calculus, manifold calculus, and orthogonal calculus, studying the interplay between them, and we will also study applications to homotopy theory, algebraic K-theory and geometric topology.

Format: The workshop discussions will have an expository character and the talks will be given by the participants of the workshop. The afternoon schedule will be kept clear for informal discussions and collaborations.

Timeline: Interested participants should fill out the application form at the website below by noon on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.  Due to funding and space constraints, we may be unable to host all applicants--the organizers will notify applicants by January 12, 2012, if we are unable to accommodate them.  We will then solicit volunteers among the participants to give the workshop's talks.

Funding: We will cover all local expenses including lodging and food. We also have limited funding available for participants' travel costs.

Who should apply: Talbot is meant to encourage collaboration among young researchers, particularly graduate students. To this end, the workshop aims to gather participants with a diverse array of knowledge and interests, so applicants need not be an expert in the field. In particular, students at all levels of graduate education are encouraged to apply.

Information: Further information about the workshop (and the application) is available at:

http://math.mit.edu/talbot

The website also contains information about--and notes collected from--past Talbot workshops.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail the organizers at talbotworkshop (at) gmail.com.

Organizers:
Sheel Ganatra,
Saul Glasman,
Owen Gwilliam,
Hiro Lee Tanaka

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