We would like to make the first announcement for the workshop
*G 2 Days*
Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th June 2012
King's College London and University College London
Organising committee:
Simon Donaldson and Mark Haskins (Imperial College),
Bobby Acharya and Simon Salamon (King's College London),
Jason Lotay (University College London)
The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers working in G2 geometry as well as in other related areas. The meeting will also include introductory talks for researchers interested in learning about this exciting developing subject.
The workshop will focus on aspects of G2 geometry and related topics including:
- metrics with G2 holonomy
- calibrated submanifolds
- gauge theory
- connections with physics.
Confirmed speakers are:
Bobby Acharya (KCL), Simon Donaldson (IC), Anna Fino (Turin), Mark Haskins (IC), Andriy Haydys (Bielefeld), Nigel Hitchin (Oxford), Dominic Joyce (Oxford), Alexei Kovalev (Cambridge), Jason Lotay (UCL), Thomas Madsen (KCL), Johannes Nordström (IC), Simon Salamon (KCL), Thomas Walpuski (IC).
We would like to particularly encourage postdocs and graduate students to attend. Further information about the event can be found on the website
www.mth.kcl.ac.uk/~tbmadsen/G-2-days.html
Anyone interested in attending the workshop should register with Emily Balls ([log in to unmask]) by May 18th, providing their name, email address and institution. Attendance is free but places will be limited, so we would like to encourage early registration.
Please feel free to circulate this announcement to colleagues with potential interest in the workshop.