From Irena Swanson and Craig Huneke: The book “Integral Closure of Ideals, Rings, and Modules”, by Craig Huneke and Irena Swanson, is now available online at http://www.reed.edu/~iswanson/book.
From the AMS: HENRI CARTAN, 1904-2008
Henri Cartan, one of the outstanding mathematicians of the twentieth century, died August 13 at the age of 104. Cartan, the son of mathematician Elie Cartan, was one of the founding members of the Bourbaki group and made important contributions to many areas of mathematics, including complex analysis, algebraic topology, and homological algebra. He co-authored Homological Algebra with Samuel Eilenberg and ran the Seminaire Cartan in Paris from 1948 to 1964. Cartan was elected to more than a dozen academies in Europe, the U.S., and Japan, and received the Wolf Prize in 1980. In addition to his work in mathematics, he is also known for his efforts to promote human rights and for restoring relations between mathematicians in France and Germany after World War II. More about Cartan’s life and work is in “Interview with Henri Cartan” by Allyn Jackson in the August 1999 Notices.
Also Manuel Blickle has posted some photos from the recent conference in honor of Mel Hochster.
Update 28 August: We have learned that Masayoshi Nagata passed away on 27th August at the age of 81. Our thoughts are with his friends and family.
Month: August 2008
Lahore, Pakistan 2008
From August 20-September 2, 2008, there will be a school and a conference on “Geometric, Homological and Combinatorial Aspects in Commutative Algebra” in the village Shogran which is located in the beautiful Kaghan valley in the Himalaya region. For more information, see the website of the meeting: www.sms.edu.pk/introduction_GHCA.php.
International Conference on Ring and Module Theory, Ankara, Turkey
Hacettepe University (Beytepe Campus) at Ankara, Turkey will host the International Conference on Ring and Module Theory from August 18-22, 2008. The program will consist of Plenary talks (approx. 45 min.) and Regular talks (20-25 min.). Confirmed plenary speakers include:
- Prof. Dr. Toma ALBU (Institute of Mathematics, Romanian Academy, Bucharest)
- Prof. Dr. Edgar ENOCHS (University of KENTUCKY)
- Prof. Dr. Surender K. JAIN (OHIO University)
- Prof. Dr. Friedrich KASCH (University of MUNICH)
- Prof. Dr. Lance W. SMALL (University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego)
- Prof. Dr. Patrick F. SMITH (University of GLASGOW)
- Prof. Dr. Roger WIEGAND (University of NEBRASKA)
- Prof. Dr. Efim I. ZELMANOV (University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego)
Participants pay either: (1) Basic Registration Fee of approximately $100 USD, €75 or 130 YTL which will include conference materials, social program, tea and coffees and bus transportation, or (2) Full Registration Fee of approximately $450 USD, or 325euros which will cover the Basic Registration Fee, accomodation (on Campus) and meals (breakfast, light lunch, dinner).
The deadline for preliminary registration and submission of an abstract is May 1, 2008. Conference details and registration, along with more information, can be found on the conference website.