Workshop on High Dimensional Topology

December 8-9, 2012

University of Notre Dame

The focus of this conference is the topology of high dimensional manifolds, 
featuring techniques from surgery theory, geometric group theory, algebraic K-
theory, and geometry. The conference will mark the retirement of Frank 
Connolly.

The schedule is:

Saturday, December 8

10-11        
Larry Taylor (University of Notre Dame)   
The mathematical work of Frank Connolly

11:30-12:30  
Tom Farrell (Binghamton University)
Fibered Isomorphism Conjecture (FIC) for solvable Baumslag–Solitar groups

2:30-3:30   
Ivonne Ortiz (Miami University, Ohio)
The lower algebraic K-theory of three-dimensional crystallographic groups

4:00-5:00    
Ian Hambleton (McMaster University)
More examples of co-compact discrete group actions on products of spheres and 
Euclidean space             


Sunday, December 9

9:00-10:00   
Qayum Khan (Indiana University)
Rigidity of pseudo-free group actions on contractible manifolds

10:30-11:30  
Mike Davis (Ohio State University)
Random graph products of finite groups are rational duality groups

11:45-12:45  
Shmuel Weinberger (University of Chicago)
Lipschitz maps and isotopies

More details, including information about lodging and registration, are found on 
the conference webpage.  

http://mypage.iu.edu/~qkhan/conference/

If you wish to attend the banquet on Saturday night, you need to register 
immediately.

The conference will be partially supported by a grant from the National Science 
Foundation.  Some funds are available to support travel and lodging costs of 
participants, especially for graduate students and junior faculty without other 
support.


We hope to see you there,

Jim Davis ([log in to unmask])
Qayum Khan ([log in to unmask])

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