Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium

第二届代表性不足的学生在拓扑和代数研究研讨会（USTARS）年会将于2012年4月13日至15日在爱荷华州大学举行。该项目由爱荷华州大学数学系一群代表性不足的学生提出，主要由研究生运行和组织。演讲者将在拓扑和代数的各个子领域进行30分钟的研究演讲;这些子领域包括代数组合学，枚举几何，纽结理论和表示理论。一位杰出的研究生将做一个小时的演讲，一位受邀的教职员工，弗朗西斯科州立大学和洛杉矶安第斯山脉大学的Federico Ardila博士将做一个小时的主题演讲。来自VIGRE/ALLIANCE夏季REU的本科生参与者也将参加海报会议。USTARS通过提供合作和专业发展的平台来促进数学界的多样性。参与者接触到各种当前的研究，想法和结果，并满足代表性不足的教授和学生谁将成为未来的合作者或同事。会议还通过鼓励妇女和少数民族参加会议和发表演讲来促进多样性。事实上，会议组织委员会在性别，种族和教育背景方面是多样化的，因此有能力鼓励来自不同学生群体的参与。会议的参与者将继续影响下一代的学生作为急需的导师，并鼓励学生在数学科学，以提高自己，并参加研究和会议events.http://www.mathalliance.org/ustars.asp

The second annual meeting of the Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) is to be held at the University of Iowa on April 13-15, 2012. The project was proposed by a group of underrepresented students in the University of Iowa Mathematics Department and is largely run and organized by graduate students. Speakers will give 30-minute research talks in various subfields of topology and algebra; these subfields include algebraic combinatorics, enumerative geometry, knot theory, and representation theory. One distinguished graduate student will give an hour long presentation and one invited faculty member, Dr. Federico Ardila of San Francisco State University and Universidad de Los Andes, will give a one hour keynote address. Undergraduate participants from the VIGRE/ALLIANCE Summer REU will also present in a poster session.USTARS promotes diversity within the mathematical community by providing a platform for collaboration and professional development. Participants are exposed to a variety of current research, ideas, and results, and meet underrepresented professors and students who will become future collaborators or colleagues. The conference also promotes diversity by encouraging women and minorities to attend and give talks. Indeed, the conference organizing committee is diverse in gender, ethnicity, and educational background, and hence is well-positioned to encourage participation from a diverse group of students. The participants of the conference will continue to influence the next generation of students by serving as much needed mentors and encouraging students in the mathematical sciences to advance themselves and participate in research and conference events.http://www.mathalliance.org/ustars.asp