A Conference on the Interactions Between Topological Quantum Field Theory, Hopf Algebras, Category Theory, Representation Theory and Mathematical Physics; June, 2003; Potsdam, NY

本次会议将汇聚拓扑量子场论、Hopf代数、范畴理论、表示理论、纽结理论和数学物理等领域的专家。它将对上述所有课题的研究做出贡献。一般来说，这样的会议将增加与会者的知识，并可能导致新的定理、有趣的猜想和引人入胜的概括的发明。这次会议的一个基本特点是它聚集了来自许多不同学科的人。尽管这些数学和物理领域在过去经常相互影响，但并不是所有特定领域的研究人员都充分意识到其他领域的最新进展。这次会议的目标之一是促进研究人员之间的对话。会议的第二个目标是帮助学生，特别是研究生和新近的博士熟悉新的研究领域。这将开阔他们的视野，并将有助于他们的数学事业、数学研究和教学。这次会议鼓励和支持少数群体和妇女的参与。

This conference will bring together experts in the areas of Topological Quantum Field Theory, Hopf Algebras, Category Theory, Representation Theory, Knot Theory, and Mathematical Physics. It will contribute to research in all of the above subjects. Generally, such a conference will increase the knowledge of the participants and could result in the invention of new theorems, interesting conjectures, and fascinating generalizations.An essential feature of this conference is that it brings together people from many different disciplines. Although these areas of mathematics and physics have impacted each other often in the past, not all the researchers in a given field are fully aware of the recent advances in the other ones. One goal of this conference is to foster a dialogue between the researchers. The second goal of the meeting is to help students, in particular graduate students, and recent Ph.Ds become acquainted with the new areas of research. This will broaden their perspective and will contribute to their mathematical careers, mathematical research, and teaching. This conference encourages and supports participation of minorities and women.