Author: ssather

New journal and photos from Lahore

We received the following from Amelia Taylor and Greg Smith:

Dear Colleague:
We are excited to announce the launch of The Journal of Software for Algebra and Geometry: Macaulay 2. This new electronic-only journal is devoted to short articles on software related to research in algebra and geometry. Each article (not to exceed 3 printed pages including references) will be accompanied by the appropriate source code. The aim is to promote the development of good code for use by the mathematical research community. All articles are refereed. More information can be found at the journal website: http://j-sag.org/.
— Greg Smith and Amelia Taylor

Also, the organizers of the conference “Geometric, Homological and Combinatorial Aspects in Commutative Algebra” have posted photos from the conference at the conference website. Go see!

Huneke-Swanson book and Henri Cartan and Michigan conference photos and Nagata

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.

Ann Arbor 2008: Conference in honor of Mel Hochster

A conference will take place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in honor of Mel Hochster’s 65th birthday. It is scheduled for July 31–August 5, 2008, and details will be forthcoming.
The organizers are Craig Huneke, Anurag Singh, and Karen Smith.
update: The dates of the conference are now July 31–August 5, and there is a web page, including a list of speakers.

Fez Conference 2008

The Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) Fez-Saiss, University S. M. Ben Abdellah organizes the fifth international Fez conference on commutative algebra and applications during the period of June 23 – 27, 2008 at Fez, Morocco. The purpose of the conference is to present recent progress and new trends in commutative algebra and applications.
For more information, see the conference website.

Baton Rouge 2008: Algebraic Geometry of Matrices and Determinants

Zach Teitler (Texas A&M University) and Kent Neuerburg (Southeastern Louisiana University) are organizing a Special Session on Algebraic Geometry of Matrices and Determinants at the Baton Rouge AMS sectional meeting in March 2008. More information is available at the AMS web page for this session.