Dear Colleague,

You are cordially invited to attend the 47th annual Cornell Topology 
Festival, which will be held Friday-Monday, May 1-4, 2009.  The 
program will feature several one-hour talks, a table for preprints, 
and much opportunity for conversation.  Two introductory workshops 
and a panel discussion will focus on the area of rigidity.

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

	http://www.math.cornell.edu/~festival/current/rsvp.php

Requests are due by March 30.  Young researchers and members of 
underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Speakers will include:

    * Pierre-Emmanuel Caprace, University of Louvain
    * Benson Farb, University of Chicago
    * Tom Farrell, Binghamton University
    * Cameron Gordon, University of Texas
    * Bruce Kleiner, Yale University
    * Seonhee Lim, Cornell University
    * Robert MacPherson, Institute for Advanced Study
    * Kasra Rafi, University of Chicago
    * Bertrand Remy, University of Lyon
    * Anna Wienhard, Princeton University

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

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

Inquiries should be addressed to

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