Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS)

第五届未被充分代表学生拓扑与代数研究研讨会（USTARS）年会将于2015年4月18日至19日在佛罗里达海湾沿岸大学举行。演讲者将在拓扑和代数的各个子领域进行30分钟的研究演讲；这些子领域包括代数组合学、枚举几何、结理论和表示理论。两位杰出的研究生将做一个小时的演讲，里德学院的安吉莉卡·奥索诺博士将做一个小时的主题演讲。受邀的本科生研究人员将参加海报会议。USTARS通过提供协作和专业发展的平台来促进数学界的多样性。参与者将接触到各种各样的当前研究、想法和结果，并会见那些将成为未来合作者或同事的未被充分代表的教授和学生。会议还通过鼓励妇女和少数民族参加并发表演讲来促进多样性。事实上，会议组织委员会在性别、种族和教育背景上都是多样化的，因此能够很好地鼓励来自不同群体的学生参与。会议的参与者将继续影响下一代学生，作为急需的导师，鼓励数学科学领域的学生提升自己，参与研究和会议活动。http://www.ustars.org/

The fifth annual meeting of the Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) is to be held at Florida Gulf Coast University on April 18-19, 2015. Speakers will give 30-minute research talks in various subfields of topology and algebra; these subfields include algebraic combinatorics, enumerative geometry, knot theory, and representation theory. Two distinguished graduate students will give hour-long presentations and one invited faculty member, Dr. Angelica Osorno of Reed College, will give a one-hour keynote address. Invited undergraduate researchers will participate in a poster session.USTARS promotes diversity within the mathematical community by providing a platform for collaboration and professional development. Participants are exposed to a variety of current research, ideas, and results, and meet underrepresented professors and students who will become future collaborators or colleagues. The conference also promotes diversity by encouraging women and minorities to attend and give talks. Indeed, the conference organizing committee is diverse in gender, ethnicity, and educational background, and hence is well-positioned to encourage participation from a diverse group of students. The participants of the conference will continue to influence the next generation of students by serving as much needed mentors and encouraging students in the mathematical sciences to advance themselves and participate in research and conference events.http://www.ustars.org/