The 2011 Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Conference

第九届研究生拓扑与几何年会将于2011年4月2日至3日在东兰辛的密歇根州立大学举行。会议为期两天，来自全国各地的140多名各级研究生参加了会议。会议将包括：1)24-32名研究生就几何学和拓扑学的说明性和原创性研究主题进行演讲；2)三位各自领域的杰出演讲者和优秀的说明者：拉尔夫·科恩(斯坦福大学)、约翰·埃特尼尔(佐治亚理工学院)和卡斯滕·格罗夫(圣母大学)；3)四场讲座旨在向研究生介绍一些由年轻教师主导的公开问题：Dave Futer(坦普尔大学)，Teena Gerhardt(密歇根州立大学)，Matthew Hedden(密歇根州立大学)和Jean-Francois Lafont(俄亥俄州立大学)。这次会议将在拓扑学和几何学的许多子领域进行演讲，可能包括双曲几何、三维流形、同伦理论、辛几何、动力学、纽结理论、范畴理论、Teichmiller理论、四流形、微分拓扑学、几何群论和代数K-理论。这次会议为来自不同地理区域的年轻数学家提供了一个交流的场所。参与者来自数十所不同的学校，包括各年龄段的研究生。虽然有许多会议致力于拓扑学和几何学，但这是唯一一次(我们知道的)专门针对研究生的会议。在这次会议上演讲的经历让研究生们提高了他们的演讲技能，并成长为更有效的沟通者。由于有机会结识相关领域的其他学生，这种环境还鼓励现在和整个参与者的职业生涯中进行合作。此外，几何学和拓扑学都是日益增长的数学领域，与许多其他研究领域有着深刻的联系，包括动力系统、物理、计算机科学和数学生物学。这次会议旨在进一步交流这些领域的研究，并鼓励和鼓励这些领域的研究生。欲了解更多有关这次会议的信息，请访问http://math.msu.edu/related/gstgc/.。

The ninth annual Graduate Student Topology and Geometry Conference is to be held April 2-3, 2011, at Michigan State University in East Lansing. The conference will take place over two days and involves more than 140 graduate students of all levels from all over the country. The conference will consist of:1) 24-32 graduate student talks on expository and original research topics in geometry and topology; 2) Three plenary speakers who are prominent in their respective fields and excellent expositors: Ralph Cohen (Stanford), John Etnyre (Georgia Institute of Technology) and Karsten Grove (University of Notre Dame); 3) Four talks meant to introduce graduate students to a selection of open problems led by young faculty:Dave Futer (Temple University), Teena Gerhardt (Michigan State University), Matthew Hedden (Michigan State University) and Jean-Francois Lafont (Ohio State University).There will be talks in many subfields of topology and geometry, which may include hyperbolic geometry, three-manifolds, homotopy theory, symplectic geometry, dynamics, knot theory, category theory, Teichmuller theory, four-manifolds, differential topology, geometric group theory, and algebraic K-theory.This conference provides a venue for communication among young mathematicians from different geographic regions. Participants come from dozens of different schools, and include graduate students at all years of study. Although there are many conferences dedicated to topology and geometry, this is the only one (that we are aware of) dedicated to graduate students. The experience of presenting at this conference allows graduate students to refine their speaking skills and grow into more effective communicators. Because of the opportunity to meet other students in related fields, the environment also encourages collaboration now and throughout the participants' careers. Additionally, both geometry and topology are growing mathematical fields with deep connections to many other areas of research, including dynamical systems, physics, computer science and mathematical biology. This conference serves to further communication about research in these areas, and to enable and encourage graduate students in these fields. More information about the conference can be found at http://math.msu.edu/related/gstgc/.