Day: May 29, 2012

A Workshop on Algebra and Geometry will be held at the University of Regina May 29-June 1, 2012. It will consist of three courses:

• Differential Graded Commutative Algebra,
• Secant Varieties, and
• Fat Points and Symbolic Powers.

Each course will have daily lectures and problem sessions. This workshop is being held in conjunction with the CMS Summer Meeting June 2-4, 2012 at the University of Regina.
Organizing Committee:

• Susan Cooper, Central Michigan University
• Sean Sather-Wagstaff, North Dakota State University
• Donald Stanley, University of Regina

There will be a Computational workshop on F-singularities in Ann Arbor, May 29th — June 1st 2012. The conference is focused on computations of singularities and related invariants defined by Frobenius. There will be brief lecture series as well as some research talks given by the participants.
The lecture series will be as follows:

• Computation of tight closure — Holger Brenner
• F-signature and Hilbert-Kunz multiplicity — Craig Huneke and Paul Monsky
• Test ideals and F-jumping numbers — Karen Smith and Daniel Hernandez

For more information, please see the web page for the workshop.
Update: There is some funding available. Students, minorities, women and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. The deadline for funding is March 1st.