Month: October 2019

Women In Commutative Algebra 2019, Banff

From Emily Witt:

I am pleased to announce the collaborative research workshop Women in Commutative Algebra (WICA) 2019, which will take place from October 20-25, 2019 at the Banff International Research Station (BIRS).
Forty-two women researchers will collaborate in small groups on cutting edge topics in commutative algebra. The participants will range from early-career mathematicians to senior leaders in the field. The major goal of this workshop is to advance commutative algebra by producing first-rate research of broad interest. In addition, the workshop will also promote, and develop, research networks among women algebraists.
Tentative research topics, and group leaders, are as follows:

  • Combinatorics and rings of differential operators (Christine Berkesch, University of Minnesota and Laura Matusevich, Texas A&M University)
  • Methods in prime characteristic (Karen Smith, University of Michigan and Emily Witt, University of Kansas)
  • Combinatorial commutative algebra (Sara Faridi, Dalhousie University and Susan Morey, Texas State University)
  • Rees algebras (Elisa Gorla, Université de Neuchâtel and Claudia Polini, University of Notre Dame)
  • Finite resolutions and complexes (Claudia Miller, Syracuse University and Alexandra Seceleanu, University of Nebraska)
  • Tropical commutative algebra (Diane Maclagan, University of Warwick and Josephine Yu, Georgia Institute of Technology)

The workshop organizers are Karen Smith (University of Michigan), Sandra Spiroff (University of Mississippi), Irena Swanson (Reed College), and Emily Witt (University of Kansas).
We ask researchers who are interested in participating to fill out the WICA Interest Form linked from the workshop website by April 1.
Please feel free to forward this announcement widely!

The workshop website is http://witt.faculty.ku.edu/wica/.

BRIDGES: Building Relationships for an Inclusive and Diverse Group of Emerging Students

The AWM student chapter at the University of Utah is organizing a conference, May 20-22, 2020, aimed towards early graduate students and advanced undergraduate students interested in representation theory, number theory, and commutative algebra.
The goal of this conference is to:

  • Foster a sense of community amongst underrepresented groups in mathematics,
  • Introduce possible research areas,
  • Expose the participants to role models and possible mentors.

Potential funding may be available for travel and accommodation for 40 participants, priority will be given to participants from underrepresented groups. To be considered for funding please register before January 31st, 2020. More information can be found at the conference website:
https://www.math.utah.edu/awmchapter/conference/index.html.

AMS Eastern Sectional, Binghamton University

AMS Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting will be held at Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY on October 12-13, 2019 (Saturday – Sunday). The following sessions might be of interest.

Route 81 2019, Queen's

The Annual Route 81 Conference on Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry will be held at Queen’s University on Saturday, 5 October 2019.
The organizers are now seeking volunteers to give a talk. Anyone who wishes to apply to speak should send a title and abstract to Gregory G. Smith (ggsmith@mast.queensu.ca) by Monday, 9 September 2019.
For more information see the conference web page: https://mast.queensu.ca/~ggsmith/Route812019/

CAAG, in honor of Siamak Yassemi

CAAG- International conference on commutative algebra and its interactions with algebraic geometry, in honor of 60th birthday of Prof. Siamak Yassemi
The international conference “Commutative Algebra and its interactions with Algebraic Geometry, in Honor of 60th Birthday of Prof. Siamak Yassemi” will be held in University of Tabriz, Marand, Iran, during 1-4 October 2019.
The aim of this conference is to provide an opportunity to bring together researchers interested in commutative algebra and its interactions with algebraic geometry and recent researches in these fields. The conference is organized in honor of 60th birthday of Professor Siamak Yassemi.
Some of invited speakers are

  • Marc Chardin, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France,
  • Bernard Teissier, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France,
  • Julien Grivaux, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France,
  • Jürgen Herzog, Universitat Duisburg-Essen, Germany,
  • Winfried Bruns, Universitat Osbabruck, Germany,
  • Santiago Zarzuela, University of Barcelona, Spain.

There is a limited amount of funds available for participants from developing countries, as well.
For additional information about this event, please visit the website of the conference:
http://caag.tabrizu.ac.ir/en.