Proposal on International Conferences on Vertex Algebra and Related Topics

这个项目是为了支持美国参会者参加将于2010年12月15-17日在京都和2011年12月在台北举行的顶点代数及相关主题国际会议。会议涵盖以下主题：无限维李代数、顶点代数、表示论、数论、组合学、群论、顶点代数之间的联系、共形网和共形场论。会议的主要目标是介绍顶点代数的最重要的发展。提出的会议有助于维护美国顶点代数理论研究人员的国际地位。提议的活动对教育和培训年轻数学家有很大的影响。研究生和初级研究人员（其中一些来自非博士机构）将被邀请参加会议并发表演讲。会议也将有助于加强不同学校之间的交流与合作。

This project is to support US participants' travel to the international conferences on Vertex Algebra and Related Topics which will be held in Kyoto during December 15-17, 2010 and Taipei in December of 2011. The conferences cover the following topics: infinite dimensional Lie algebras, vertex algebras, representation theory, number theory, combinatorics, group theory, and connections among vertex algebras, conformal nets and conformal field theory. The major goal of the proposed conferences is to present the most important developments in vertex algebras.The proposed conferences help to maintain the international standing of the American researchers in the theory of vertex algebra. The proposed activities have a strong impact on educating and training young mathematicians. Graduate students and junior researchers (some of them are from non Ph.D. institutions) will be invited to attend the conferences and to give talks. The conference will also help to strength the communication and cooperation among different schools.