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      West Coast Algebraic Topology Summer School
                     Topological Field Theories
                         July 7-12, 2014
       Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, 
                  Vancouver, British Columbia

This summer school is aimed at graduate students and post-docs, though all
are welcome.  We have support from the National Science Foundation and the
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences for roughly seventy-five
participants, including local accommodations and partial reimbursement of
travel expenses (depending on interest and available funds).

Scientific Plan: The scientific goal is for participants to learn about the
different aspects of the study of topological field theories, reaching the
research frontier as much as possible.  These different aspects include:

(1) the origins of topological quantum field theory in physics;

(2) the mathematical formulation and relation to bordism theory;

(3) extended theories and the cobordism hypothesis;

(4) examples and applications, such as string topology, factorization
homology, and examples from representation theory.

Format: Some participants will be preparing and giving lectures which have
been planned in advance by the scientific committee.  The number of lectures
each day will be limited, and the the additional time used for activities to
complement lectures.  Some possible activities are: question sessions;
students working on problems; smaller lectures which could fill in background
for less experienced participants (possibly given by other participants with
expertise), or could go further into recent advances for more experienced
participants; reading; and side discussions.  Because of the very different
perspectives represented, we will consciously promote opportunities for
communication across specialties.

Scientific committee: David Ayala, Andrew Blumberg, John Francis, Dan Freed (chair),
Owen Gwilliam, Kate Poirier, Chris Schommer-Pries

Organizing committee: Alejandro Adem, Ralph Cohen and Dev Sinha

Sponsoring organizations: National Science Foundation, University of Oregon,
Stanford University, and Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

Application process to start in early 2014.

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