Great Lakes Geometry Conference, October 30 - November 2, 2008

几何学和拓扑学一直是数学研究的中心领域，近年来有了巨大的发展。特别是几何分析、低维拓扑、规范理论、辛几何和接触几何、Gromov-Witten理论和Teichmuller理论等领域都得到了蓬勃发展。近年来的另一个重要主题是几何/拓扑学与物理学之间的相互作用。下一届五大湖几何会议将把专家带到密歇根大学，就这些领域最近的重要发展交换意见。五大湖几何会议是一个行之有效的国际会议系列。本次会议的目的是汇集在几何，拓扑学和数学物理，这将有利于学生和早期职业数学家在密歇根大学和其他中西部机构的各种领域的杰出演讲者。

Geometry and topology, always central areas or research in mathematics, have experienced tremendous developments in recent years. In particular, the fields of geometric analysis, low-dimensional topology, gauge theory, symplectic and contact geometry, Gromov-Witten theory and Teichmuller theory have all flourished. Another important theme in recent years has been the interaction between geometry/topology and physics. The next Great Lakes Geometry Conference will bring experts to the University of Michigan to exchange ideas on important recent developments in these areas.The Great Lakes Geometry Conference is a well-established international conference series. The aim of this conference is to bring together distinguished speakers in a variety of areas in geometry, topology and mathematical physics which will benefit students and early career mathematicians at the University of Michigan and other Midwestern institutions.