Geometric and probabilistic methods in group theory and dynamical systems

一个题为“群论和动力系统中的几何和概率方法”的会议计划作为在得克萨斯农工大学组织的“2005特别年--渐近群不变量及其应用”的总结活动。与无限有限生成群的渐近不变量的研究有关的思想和应用的丰富是巨大的，它涉及到当前相当感兴趣的许多不同的领域。会议将把不同背景和兴趣的人聚集在一起，并提供一个交流意见、信息和讨论与所涉各个领域有关的最重要的公开问题的渠道。它将展示最新的进展和成就，为进一步的研究提供强劲的动力和方向。暂时确认参加的特邀演讲者名单包括鲍姆斯拉格、贝斯特维纳、布里德森、迪亚科尼斯、法布、盖斯、戈登、根特纳、卡波维奇、A·卡托克、S·卡托克、卢博茨基、莫泽、奥尔尚斯基、波帕、里德、沙洛夫-科斯特、萨皮尔、沙赫滕科、沃格特曼和泽尔马诺夫。组织者将刻意努力将处于职业生涯早期阶段的研究生和研究人员吸引到大会上来，并将为这些参与者保留演讲时段。与会者从与会议主题相关领域的世界上最知名的研究人员(S)到事业早期的年轻研究人员和研究生，都将提供一种社区感和连续性，并将为活动增加重要的指导和榜样成分。

A conference titled ``Geometric and Probabilistic Methods in Group Theory and Dynamical Systems'' is planned as a concluding event for the ``Special Year 2005 - Asymptotic Group Invariants and their Applications'' organized at Texas A&M University. The wealth of ideas and applications related to the study of asymptotic invariants of infinite finitely generated groups is immense and it touches upon many different areas of considerable current interest. The Conference will bring together people of various backgrounds and interests and provide an outlet for exchange of ideas, information and discussion of the most significant open problems relating the various areas involved. It will showcase the recent advances and achievements, provide strong momentum and set directions for further research. The list of invited speakers that tentatively confirmed their participation includes Baumslag, Bestvina, Bridson, Diaconis, Farb, Ghys, Gordon, Guentner, Kapovich, A. Katok, S. Katok, Lubotzky, Mozes, Olshanskii, Popa, Reid, Saloff-Coste, Sapir, Shlyakhtenko, Vogtmann, and Zelmanov. The organizers will make deliberate efforts to bring graduate students and researchers in early stages of their career to the Conference and will reserve talk slots for such participants. The mixture of participants ranging from the world's most established researchers in the areas related to the conference topic(s) to young researchers in early stages of their careers and graduate students will provide a sense of community and continuity and will add an important mentoring and role model component to the event.