First National Forum of Young Topologists to be held at Tulane University in New Orleans on November 13-15, 2009.

全国会议“第一届全国青年拓扑学家论坛”将在新奥尔良的杜兰大学举行（最有可能是2009年11月13日至15日）。会议的主要目的是汇集在拓扑学各个领域工作的研究生。杰出的拓扑学家将与学生讨论高维和低维流形拓扑学的过去和未来。一些年轻的拓扑学家将与学生分享他们成功完成博士论文并在学术界找到工作的经验。在会议期间，学生们将交换意见，并将谈论他们在攻读博士学位时面临的问题和担忧。他们也将有机会获得一些活跃的拓扑学研究领域的更全面和全面的观点。希望这次会议能在拓扑学研究生之间建立一个网络，建立一种社区意识。

The national conference "First National Forum of Young Topologists" will take place at Tulane University in New Orleans (most likely November 13 - 15, 2009). The main aim of the conference is to bring together graduate students working in various areas of topology. Prominent topologists will talk to the students about the past and the future of topology of manifolds in higher and lower dimensions. Some young topologists will share with students their experience of being succesful in completing Ph.D thesis and securing a job in academics.During the conference students will exchange ideas, and will talk about their problems and worries that they face when working on their Ph.D degrees. They will also have a chance to obtain more global and comprehensive views of several active research areas of topology. It is hoped that this conference will establish a network among graduate students in topology and will build a sense of community.