KUMUNU 2008, September 2008, Lincoln, NE

摘要：2008年KUMUNU大会将于9月20-21日在内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校举行。KUMUNU是一年一度的周末会议，由堪萨斯大学(KU)、密苏里-哥伦比亚大学(MU)和内布拉斯加-林肯大学(NU)主办，旨在促进地区学校(2007年包括16所不同机构)交换代数和相关学科(如代数几何、K理论和编码理论)的研究人员、博士后和研究生之间的互动。尽管KUMUNU三合会在这些地区拥有强大的实力，但地理上的隔绝给最大限度地利用这一优势带来了障碍。幸运的是，距离足够小，地区与会者可以相当便宜地聚集在一个中心地点参加周末会议。KUMUNU会议系列的目标是为处于不同职业生涯阶段的区域研究人员，包括研究生、新近的博士和非博士授予机构的教师，提供一个具有成本效益的年度场所，让他们相互交流，并与KU、MU、NU的经验丰富的研究人员和来自区域外的有限数量的特邀专家进行互动。为促进参与，特别是为研究生提供旅行和住宿支持，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，在各级发挥强大的地区性指导作用；通过会见密歇根大学、密歇根大学、北大和其他地方的高级研究人员，帮助交换代数和相关学科的新近博士和研究生丰富他们的研究计划；通过提供一个场所，讨论该领域的最新发展，交流思想，并为未来的研究合作奠定基础，促进交换代数的研究。会议的设计也进一步推动了这些目标：KUMUNU包括6到7次全体演讲，研究生可以由代表不同地理位置的高级研究人员、年轻教师和博士后的演讲者进行演讲，并在演讲之外预留大量时间进行额外的互动。会议的规模相对较小，其地域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，来自非博士授予机构的参与者将把会议的想法带给他们的同事和学生，刺激他们在自己的机构进一步研究和丰富数学知识。

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.