Month: October 2012

Kristen Beck and Silvia Saccon are organizing a Special Session on Topics in Commutative Algebra for the 2012 Fall Western Section Meeting of the AMS at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ, October 27-28.

The 22nd annual Route 81 Conference will be held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario from October 20-21, 2012. This year’s conference has been entitled “Interactions between Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry”. This edition of the Route 81 Conference will also celebrate the 70th Birthday of Tony Geramita and his contributions to the interplay between commutative algebra and algebraic geometry.
The following people have agreed to speak:

• Francois Bergeron (UQAM)
• Eddy Campbell (UNB)
• Enrico Carlini (Politecnico di Torino)
• Marvi Catalisano (Università di Genova)
• Jaydeep Chipalkatti (University of Manitoba)
• Susan Cooper (Central Michigan)
• Andrew Hoefel (Queen’s)
• Juan Migliore (Notre Dame)
• Lorenzo Robbiano (Università di Genova)
• Mike Stillman (Cornell)
• Fabrizio Zanello (Michigan Tech)

For further information on this year’s Route 81 conference, please visit the conference website.
Organizing Committee

• Tai Ha (Tulane)
• Brian Harbourne (Nebraska)
• Greg Smith (Queen’s)
• Adam Van Tuyl (Lakehead)

The Fall Central Section Meeting of the AMS will be held at the University of Akron, October 20 – 21, 2012 (Saturday – Sunday). This meeting will include a Special Session on Commutative Algebra organized by Livia Hummel (University of Indianapolis) and Sean Sather-Wagstaff (North Dakota State University).

The AMS Southeastern Fall Section Meeting will be held October 13-14, 2012 (Saturday – Sunday) at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. This meeting will include a Special Session on Combinatorial Commutative Algebra organized by Chris Francisco, Tai Ha, and Adam Van Tuyl.