We are pleased to announce the Moduli Crossroads Retreat, I, a
workshop for graduate students taking place June 8 - June 12, 2015.
We have funding to help defray the cost of travel and accommodation
for the participants.  See

http://www.math.wisc.edu/~rkent/MXRI.html

for information on how students may apply for participation. Please
pass this message along to any students who may be interested.

The Moduli Crossroads Retreat (MXr) is a five day workshop for
graduate students studying moduli of Riemann surfaces (broadly
understood to include mapping class groups, Teichmueller theory, the
algebraic topology of moduli spaces, the algebraic and arithmetic
geometry of algebraic curves and their moduli spaces, anabelian
geometry, dynamics on moduli spaces, et cetera). The principal goal of
the retreat is to bring together students studying moduli via algebra,
algebraic geometry, analysis, arithmetic, dynamics, group theory, and
geometric topology in order to build relationships between researchers
in these areas at an early stage in their careers.

The retreat will bring together PhD students for 5 days of Mathematics
and professional development in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. We
welcome students at all stages of their studies, including younger
students only just beginning research.

The activities will include workshop-style lecture series by young
faculty, aimed to give
participants insight into the multitude of perspectives by which to
view moduli. Participants will give short introductions to their
work or areas of interest. There will also be professional development
elements to prepare
students for professional life in academia and industry, including
discussions of public speaking, teaching, searching for employment in
academia and industry, applying for funding, and conducting research.

The schedule will leave ample time for interaction between
participants, and the friendly environment will help foster
communication and stimulate activity.

 We hope to create an environment with lots of naturally occurring
mentoring among the
participants, and therefore evidence of good mentoring qualities are
highly valued in students closer to graduation.

The Moduli Crossroads retreat is supported by the National Science
Foundation and the University of Wisconsin.

Best,
Richard Kent.

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