Geometric and probabilistic methods in group theory and dynamical systems

在德克萨斯a&m大学举办的“2005年特殊年——渐近群不变量及其应用”的闭幕活动，将以“群理论和动力系统中的几何和概率方法”为主题。与无限有限生成群的渐近不变量研究有关的思想和应用的财富是巨大的，它涉及许多不同的领域，目前相当感兴趣。会议将使具有不同背景和兴趣的人聚集在一起，并为交流思想、信息和讨论有关各领域的最重要的公开问题提供一个渠道。它将展示最新的进展和成就，为进一步的研究提供强大的动力和方向。暂时确认参加的受邀演讲者名单包括Baumslag、Bestvina、Bridson、Diaconis、Farb、Ghys、Gordon、Guentner、Kapovich、A. Katok、S. Katok、Lubotzky、Mozes、Olshanskii、Popa、Reid、Saloff-Coste、Sapir、Shlyakhtenko、Vogtmann和Zelmanov。主办方将努力吸引研究生和处于职业生涯早期阶段的研究人员参加会议，并为这些参与者保留发言时间。与会者包括与会议主题相关领域的世界上最知名的研究人员、处于职业生涯早期阶段的年轻研究人员和研究生，这将提供一种社区感和连续性，并将为会议增加重要的指导和榜样组成部分。

A conference titled ``Geometric and Probabilistic Methods in Group Theory and Dynamical Systems'' is planned as a concluding event for the ``Special Year 2005 - Asymptotic Group Invariants and their Applications'' organized at Texas A&M University. The wealth of ideas and applications related to the study of asymptotic invariants of infinite finitely generated groups is immense and it touches upon many different areas of considerable current interest. The Conference will bring together people of various backgrounds and interests and provide an outlet for exchange of ideas, information and discussion of the most significant open problems relating the various areas involved. It will showcase the recent advances and achievements, provide strong momentum and set directions for further research. The list of invited speakers that tentatively confirmed their participation includes Baumslag, Bestvina, Bridson, Diaconis, Farb, Ghys, Gordon, Guentner, Kapovich, A. Katok, S. Katok, Lubotzky, Mozes, Olshanskii, Popa, Reid, Saloff-Coste, Sapir, Shlyakhtenko, Vogtmann, and Zelmanov. The organizers will make deliberate efforts to bring graduate students and researchers in early stages of their career to the Conference and will reserve talk slots for such participants. The mixture of participants ranging from the world's most established researchers in the areas related to the conference topic(s) to young researchers in early stages of their careers and graduate students will provide a sense of community and continuity and will add an important mentoring and role model component to the event.