XV Brazilian School of Differential Geometry, July 2008, Fortaleza, Brazil

该奖项将为大约20-25名数学家(重点是研究生和新近的博士S)提供从美国到福塔莱萨的旅费，参加将于2008年7月14日至7月18日在巴西福塔莱萨举行的第15届巴西微分几何学院。它是由塞拉联邦大学(UFC)和理论与应用数学研究所(IMPA)联合举办的。第十五届巴西微分几何学校是为了纪念巴西微分几何之父曼弗雷多·多·卡莫的80岁生日，他在全国各地建立了一个蓬勃发展的几何学家团体。微分几何学校是巴西的一项重大活动，每两年在全国各地举行一次，最近的一次是在尼特罗伊、戈尼亚·圣保罗和萨尔瓦多。其目的是通过国内外专家的研究讲座和系列讲座来描述微分几何的最新发展。今年将有两个高级调查，分别是Ko Honda关于“接触几何”和Frank Pacard关于“几何中的非线性偏微分方程组方法”。几何学院有在几个不同层次进行系列讲座的传统。有些是为高年级本科生开设的，有些是为研究生开设的，以鼓励他们学习微分几何。另一些则是更高级的课程，面向研究型数学家和高级研究生，提供对最近特别感兴趣的主题的调查。今年有关于接触几何和几何分析的调查。此外，巴西和国际专家还举行了研究讲座。因此，会议将为美国研究生和新近获得博士学位的学生提供一个丰富的环境。S可以了解几何领域的新发展，美国和巴西的数学家之间有互动的传统。这笔赠款的第二个目标是促进年轻数学家与巴西同行之间的新互动。将积极寻求和鼓励妇女和少数群体的参与。

This award will supply travel from the US to Fortaleza for approximately 20-25 mathematicians (with emphasis on graduate students and recent Ph.D.'s), to attend the XV Brazilian School of Differential Geometry, which will take place in Fortaleza, Brazil, July 14 to July 18, 2008. It is organized jointly by the Federal University of Ceara (UFC) and the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA).The XV Brazilian School of Differential Geometry is dedicated to the 80th birthday of Manfredo do Carmo, the grandfather of differential geometry in Brazil, who has established a flourishing group of geometers all over the country.The School of Differential Geometry is a major event in Brazil which takes place every two years in various parts of the country, most recently in Niteroi, Goiania Sao Paulo, and Salvador. Its purpose is to describe recent developments in Differential Geometry through research talks and lecture series by national and international experts. Two advanced surveys this year will be by Ko Honda on "Contact geometry" and by Frank Pacard on "Nonlinear PDE methods in geometry".The geometry school has a tradition of giving lecture series that take place at several different levels. Some are for advanced undergraduates and some for graduate students in order to encourage them to go into Differential Geometry. Others are at a more advanced level geared towards research mathematicians and advanced graduate students, giving a survey of recent subjects of particular interest. This year there are surveys on contact geometry and on geometric analysis. In addition there are research talks by Brazilian and international experts.The conference will thus provide a rich environment in which US graduate students and recent Ph.D.'s can learn about new developments in geometry, There is a tradition of interaction between mathematicians in the US and those in Brazil. A second goal of this grant is to foster new interactions between younger mathematicians and their Brazilian counter parts. Participation by women and minorities will be actively sought and encouraged.