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”将在新奥尔良杜兰大学举行（最有可能在2009年11月13日至15日）。会议的主要目的是汇集研究生工作在拓扑学的各个领域。杰出的拓扑学家将与学生谈论过去和未来的拓扑流形在较高和较低的维度。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和获得学术工作的经验。在会议期间，学生们将交流想法，并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拓扑学的几个活跃的研究领域的更多的全球和全面的看法。希望这次会议将在拓扑学研究生中建立一个网络，并建立一种社区意识。

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.