July 30 to August 11, 2012
Stanford University
Organizers: S. Akbulut (MSU) , A. Akhmedov (UMN),
D. Auroux
(Berkeley), Y. Eliashberg (Stanford), K. Honda (USC),
C. Karakurt (UT
Austin), P. Ozsváth (Princeton)
The main focus of this workshop will be on holomorphic curve techniques
in low-dimensional topology
and symplectic geometry. There will be one week of mini-courses, primarily for graduate students,
followed by a conference during the second week.
Mini-course speakers:
- Selman Akbulut (Michigan State)
- Yasha Eliashberg (Stanford)
- Sergei Gukov (Caltech)
- Ko Honda (USC)
- Robert Lipshitz (Columbia)
- Katrin Wehrheim (MIT)
Registration:
Thanks to the generous support of the National Science Foundation and
the Stanford University
Mathematics Research Center, funds are available
for partial support of
participant expenses.
To register or apply for funding, go to the conference website
To apply for funding, you must register by Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
Students, recent Ph.D.'s, women, and members of
underrepresented minorities
are particularly encouraged to apply.
Requests received after the funding deadline
are
considered only if additional funds become available. Applicants are
requested to register,
send a CV, including a brief description of
research interests,
and have one reference letter
two years after
receiving a Ph.D.