Research: 2012 Midwest Geometry Conference

2012年中西部几何会议将于2012年5月12日至13日在位于俄克拉荷马州诺曼的俄克拉荷马州大学举行。会议将突出一些领域的最新发展和新的研究方向，包括（但不限于）：p-调和几何，极小簇，几何流，复和黎曼几何，共形几何，子流形几何，凸几何，随机几何，代数几何，几何测度论，度量几何，偏微分方程，若干复变量，Finsler几何，数学物理及相关问题。它们代表了这一主题的广泛范围。作为会议的补充，与会者将有相当多的机会与演讲者和彼此进行讨论。中西部几何会议自1991年成立以来一直是年度会议，直到2007年。这个2012年的会议致力于恢复中西部几何会议，除了带来国家和国际雕像的研究人员，和世界各地的学生讨论他们的研究，并与数学家和学生从中西部和其他地区的各级互动。在数学中，一个学科的结果在另一个学科中产生了令人吃惊和意想不到的结果，这是一个奇妙的事件或现象。这次会议是一个宝贵的网络机会，以及一个伟大的场所，就数学概念，思想，方法，问题，合作和数学的方向进行对话。通过设计，中西部几何会议有两个高影响力的焦点。首先，会议使之成为可能的几何社区成员之间的思想交流在中西部，以及传播的重要的最新进展，全国和世界范围内，在微分几何，几何分析，积分几何，以及相关领域的广义。这有助于巩固研究合作，兄弟姐妹关系和数学联系。第二，会议致力于创造一个重点突出的环境，有利于活跃的思想交流，使该区域社区的成员能够从彼此的想法中受益，并与该地区以外的领先几何学家接触。会议的目的是成为一个顶级的，尖端的研究会议，试图（尽可能多的资源允许）在各级带来适当的发言者，无论他们在哪里。会议将反映，补充，或互动的几何学家在中西部的重点主要领域。资金将用于支付演讲者和与会者的差旅费和接待费。特别鼓励少数民族、妇女、残疾人、研究生和初级教师参与并申请支助。在会议之前，经验丰富的会议参与者将为感兴趣的研究生和本科生提供一个或多个介绍性的热身演讲。公开讲座将面向广大公众。其他活动包括Shihshu Walter Wei教授的第三个（志愿者）研究生课程，2012年春天在俄克拉荷马州大学的数学6683微分几何II，为会议提供了一个总体背景。有关会议的更多详细信息，请访问www2.math.ou.edu/~wwei/mgc2012.html

The 2012 Midwest Geometry Conference will take place May 12-13, 2012 at the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman, Oklahoma. The conference will highlight recent developments and new research directions in a number of areas that include (but are not limited to): p-harmonic geometry, minimal varieties, geometric flows, complex and Riemannian geometry, conformal geometry, geometry of submanifolds, convex geometry, stochastic geometry, algebraic geometry, geometric measure theory, metric geometry, partial differential equations, several complex variables, Finsler geometry, mathematical physics, and related problems. They represents a wide spectrum of the topic. As a complement of the talks in the conference, the participants will have considerable opportunities to have discussions with the speakers and each other. The Midwest Geometry Conference had been an annual meeting since its founding in 1991 until 2007. This 2012 conference is committed to revive the Midwest Geometry Conference, in addition to bring in researchers of national and international statue, and students around the world to discuss their research and to interact with mathematicians and students from the Midwest and other regions at all levels. Summaries of talks are publicly reported.It is a wonderful event or phenomenon in mathematics that the results of one discipline of thought have startling and unexpected consequences in another. The conference is a valuable networking opportunity, as well as a great venue for dialogue on mathematical concepts, ideas, methods, problems, collaborations, and the direction of mathematics. By design, the Midwest Geometry Conference has two high-impact foci. First, the conference makes it possible for the exchange of ideas among members of the geometry community in the Midwest, as well as dissemination of important recent advances, nationwide and worldwide, in differential geometry, geometric analysis, integral geometry, and related fields in the broad sense. This helps cement research collaborations, brother-sister-hood, and mathematical contact. Second, the conference is committed to create a focused environment, conducive to a lively exchange of ideas, in which members of this regional community can benefit from each other's ideas, and from contact with leading geometers from outside the region. The intent of the conference is to be a top-drawer, cutting-edge research conference, attempting (as much as resources permit) to bring in the appropriate speakers at all levels, independent of where they are based. The conference will reflect, complement, or interact the main areas of focus of geometers in the Midwest. Funds will be used to for the travel and hosting costs for speakers, and participants. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities, graduate students, and junior faculty are especially encouraged to participate and to apply for support. Prior to the conference, experienced conference participants will present one or more introductory warm-up talks for interested graduate and undergraduate students. Public talks will address audiences for the public at large. Other events include Professor Shihshu Walter Wei's third (volunteer) graduate course without extra pay, Math 6683 Differential Geometry II at the University of Oklahoma in the spring of 2012, providing a general background for the conference. More details for the conference can be found at www2.math.ou.edu/~wwei/mgc2012.html