Research: 2012 Midwest Geometry Conference

2012年中西部几何会议将于2012年5月12日至13日在俄克拉何马州诺曼市的俄克拉何马大学举行。会议将重点介绍一些领域的最新发展和新的研究方向，包括（但不限于）：p调和几何、最小变化、几何流动、复杂和黎曼几何、共形几何、子流形几何、凸几何、随机几何、代数几何、几何测量理论、度量几何、偏微分方程、几个复杂变量、芬斯勒几何、数学物理和相关问题。他们代表了广泛的主题。作为会议中会谈的补充，与会者将有相当多的机会与演讲者和彼此进行讨论。中西部几何会议自1991年成立以来一直是年度会议，直到2007年。2012年的会议致力于重振中西部几何会议，此外，还将邀请国内和国际的研究人员和世界各地的学生讨论他们的研究，并与来自中西部和其他地区的各级数学家和学生进行互动。会谈的摘要是公开报道的。在数学中，一门思想学科的结果会在另一门思想学科中产生惊人的、意想不到的结果，这是一件奇妙的事件或现象。这次会议是一个宝贵的交流机会，也是一个就数学概念、思想、方法、问题、合作和数学方向进行对话的好地方。根据设计，中西部几何会议有两个高影响力的焦点。首先，这次会议使中西部地区几何学界成员之间的思想交流成为可能，并在全国和世界范围内传播微分几何、几何分析、积分几何和广义上相关领域的重要最新进展。这有助于巩固研究合作、兄弟姐妹情谊和数学联系。其次，会议致力于创造一个集中的环境，有利于活跃的思想交流，在这个区域社区的成员可以从彼此的想法中受益，并与来自区域以外的领先几何学者接触。会议的目的是成为一个顶级的、前沿的研究会议，试图（在资源允许的情况下）邀请各个层次的合适的演讲者，而不管他们来自哪里。会议将反映、补充或互动中西部几何学者的主要关注领域。资金将用于支付演讲者和参与者的旅行和招待费用。特别鼓励少数民族、妇女、残疾人、研究生和初级教师参与并申请支持。在会议之前，有经验的与会者将为感兴趣的研究生和本科生做一个或多个介绍性的热身演讲。公开讲座将面向公众听众。其他活动还包括魏世舒教授2012年春季在俄克拉何马大学（University of Oklahoma）的第三门（志愿者）研究生课程——数学6683微分几何II (Math 6683 Differential Geometry II)，为会议提供了总体背景。会议的更多细节可在www2.math.ou.edu/~wwei/mgc2012.html上找到

The 2012 Midwest Geometry Conference will take place May 12-13, 2012 at the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman, Oklahoma. The conference will highlight recent developments and new research directions in a number of areas that include (but are not limited to): p-harmonic geometry, minimal varieties, geometric flows, complex and Riemannian geometry, conformal geometry, geometry of submanifolds, convex geometry, stochastic geometry, algebraic geometry, geometric measure theory, metric geometry, partial differential equations, several complex variables, Finsler geometry, mathematical physics, and related problems. They represents a wide spectrum of the topic. As a complement of the talks in the conference, the participants will have considerable opportunities to have discussions with the speakers and each other. The Midwest Geometry Conference had been an annual meeting since its founding in 1991 until 2007. This 2012 conference is committed to revive the Midwest Geometry Conference, in addition to bring in researchers of national and international statue, and students around the world to discuss their research and to interact with mathematicians and students from the Midwest and other regions at all levels. Summaries of talks are publicly reported.It is a wonderful event or phenomenon in mathematics that the results of one discipline of thought have startling and unexpected consequences in another. The conference is a valuable networking opportunity, as well as a great venue for dialogue on mathematical concepts, ideas, methods, problems, collaborations, and the direction of mathematics. By design, the Midwest Geometry Conference has two high-impact foci. First, the conference makes it possible for the exchange of ideas among members of the geometry community in the Midwest, as well as dissemination of important recent advances, nationwide and worldwide, in differential geometry, geometric analysis, integral geometry, and related fields in the broad sense. This helps cement research collaborations, brother-sister-hood, and mathematical contact. Second, the conference is committed to create a focused environment, conducive to a lively exchange of ideas, in which members of this regional community can benefit from each other's ideas, and from contact with leading geometers from outside the region. The intent of the conference is to be a top-drawer, cutting-edge research conference, attempting (as much as resources permit) to bring in the appropriate speakers at all levels, independent of where they are based. The conference will reflect, complement, or interact the main areas of focus of geometers in the Midwest. Funds will be used to for the travel and hosting costs for speakers, and participants. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities, graduate students, and junior faculty are especially encouraged to participate and to apply for support. Prior to the conference, experienced conference participants will present one or more introductory warm-up talks for interested graduate and undergraduate students. Public talks will address audiences for the public at large. Other events include Professor Shihshu Walter Wei's third (volunteer) graduate course without extra pay, Math 6683 Differential Geometry II at the University of Oklahoma in the spring of 2012, providing a general background for the conference. More details for the conference can be found at www2.math.ou.edu/~wwei/mgc2012.html