A Conference on the Interactions Between Topological Quantum Field Theory, Hopf Algebras, Category Theory, Representation Theory and Mathematical Physics; June, 2003; Potsdam, NY

本次会议将汇集拓扑量子场论，霍普夫代数，范畴论，表示论，纽结理论和数学物理领域的专家。 它将有助于上述所有主题的研究。 一般来说，这样的会议将增加参与者的知识，并可能导致新定理的发明，有趣的插图，和迷人的概括。这次会议的一个重要特点是，它汇集了来自许多不同学科的人。 虽然数学和物理的这些领域在过去经常相互影响，但并不是所有特定领域的研究人员都完全了解其他领域的最新进展。这次会议的一个目标是促进研究人员之间的对话。 会议的第二个目标是帮助学生，特别是研究生，和最近的博士熟悉新的研究领域。 这将拓宽他们的视野，并将有助于他们的数学生涯，数学研究和教学。这次会议鼓励和支持少数民族和妇女的参与。

This conference will bring together experts in the areas of Topological Quantum Field Theory, Hopf Algebras, Category Theory, Representation Theory, Knot Theory, and Mathematical Physics. It will contribute to research in all of the above subjects. Generally, such a conference will increase the knowledge of the participants and could result in the invention of new theorems, interesting conjectures, and fascinating generalizations.An essential feature of this conference is that it brings together people from many different disciplines. Although these areas of mathematics and physics have impacted each other often in the past, not all the researchers in a given field are fully aware of the recent advances in the other ones. One goal of this conference is to foster a dialogue between the researchers. The second goal of the meeting is to help students, in particular graduate students, and recent Ph.Ds become acquainted with the new areas of research. This will broaden their perspective and will contribute to their mathematical careers, mathematical research, and teaching. This conference encourages and supports participation of minorities and women.