KUMUNU 2008, September 2008, Lincoln, NE

摘要：2008年KUMUNU会议将于9月20日至21日在内布拉斯加大学林肯分校举行。KUMUNU是由堪萨斯大学（KU）、密苏里-哥伦比亚大学（MU）和内布拉斯加州-林肯大学（NU）主办的年度周末会议，旨在促进地区学校（2007年包括16个不同的机构）的研究人员、博士后和研究生在交换代数和相关学科（如代数几何、k理论和编码理论）方面的互动。尽管KUMUNU三合会在这些地区拥有强大的力量，但地理上的分离给充分利用这一力量带来了障碍。幸运的是，距离足够小，区域参与者可以相当便宜地聚集在一个中心地点举行周末会议。KUMUNU系列会议的目标是为处于职业生涯不同阶段的地区研究人员提供一个经济有效的年度场所，包括研究生，最近的博士学位和非博士学位授予机构的教师，彼此交流，并与来自KU， MU， NU的经验丰富的研究人员以及来自该地区以外的有限数量的受邀专家进行交流。旅行和住宿支持，以促进参与，特别是研究生，是KUMUNU实现其主要目标的关键因素。这些措施包括：通过展示博士后和年轻教师的研究，并通过与KU， MU， NU和其他地方的高级研究人员会面，帮助交换代数和相关学科的新博士和研究生丰富他们的研究项目，在各个层面发挥强大的区域指导作用；并通过提供讨论交换代数领域最新发展、交换思想和为未来研究合作奠定基础的场所，促进交换代数的研究。会议设计也进一步实现了这些目标：KUMUNU包括6或7个全体会议，由代表不同地域的高级研究人员、年轻教师和博士后的演讲者组成，供研究生使用，在会议之外预留了大量的时间进行额外的互动。会议相对较小的规模及其地理和学科重点也鼓励与会者建立富有成效的合作关系。除了刺激和丰富学生和早期职业参与者的研究生涯外，来自非博士学位授予机构的参与者将把会议的想法带回给他们的同事和学生，从而刺激他们家乡机构的进一步研究和数学丰富。

ABSTRACT: The 2008 KUMUNU conference will be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, September 20--21. KUMUNU is an annual weekend conference anchored by the Universities of Kansas (KU), Missouri- Columbia (MU) and Nebraska-Lincoln (NU), promoting interaction among researchers, post docs and graduate students in commutative algebra and related disciplines (such as algebraic geometry, K-theory and coding theory) at regional schools (which in 2007 included 16 different institutions). Although the KUMUNU triad has significant strength in these areas, geographic separation raises a hurdle to taking the most advantage of this strength. Fortunately, the distances are small enough that regional participants can fairly inexpensively gather at a central location for a weekend conference. The goal of the KUMUNU conference series is to provide a cost-effective annual venue for regional researchers at various stages of their careers, including graduate students, recent PhD's and faculty at nonPhD granting institutions, to interact with each other and with experienced researchers based at KU, MU, NU and a limited number of invited experts from outside the region.Travel and lodging support to facilitate participation, especially for graduate students, is a key element for KUMUNU to achieve its main goals. These include: playing a strong regional mentoring role at all levels by showcasing the research of post docs and young faculty and by helping recent Ph.D.s and graduate students in commutative algebra and related disciplines enrich their research programs by meeting senior researchers based at KU, MU, NU and elsewhere; and promoting research in commutative algebra by providing a venue for discussion of the latest developments in the field, for exchanging ideas and for setting the basis for future research collaborations. The conference design also furthers these goals: KUMUNU comprises 6 or 7 plenary talks accessible to graduate students by speakers representing a geographically diverse mix of senior researchers, young faculty and post docs, with plenty of time reserved outside of talks for additional interaction. The relatively small size of the meeting and its geographic and disciplinary focus also encourage participants to establish productive collaborative relationships. In addition to the stimulation and enrichment of the research careers of the students and early career participants, participants from nonPhD granting institutions will take ideas from the conference back to their colleagues and students, stimulating further research and mathematical enrichment at their home institutions.