Binghamton University's Graduate Conference in Algebra and Topology (BUGCAT) 2019, 2020, 2021

BUGCAT会议（宾厄姆顿大学代数和拓扑研究生会议）是宾厄姆顿大学的年度会议，自2008年以来一直在运行。它主要针对研究生和最近的博士生在代数，拓扑学和数学的相关领域。目前的赠款将支持未来三年的会议，从2019年11月2日至3日举行的BUGCAT 2019开始。会议网站是https://www2.math.binghamton.edu/p/bugcat/start.Conference参与是青年数学家发展不可替代的组成部分。这是特别有帮助的，如果一个会议是在适合研究生的水平运行，使他们既可以了解各种想法和趋势，并提出自己的研究。这对代表性不足群体的成员尤其重要：他们往往更容易受到高级别研究会议的不适当恐吓。BUGCAT会议是为研究生举办的，由研究生举办，有不同的组织者。它致力于为代数，拓扑和相关领域的年轻研究人员提供一个包容性的环境。这些都是宾厄姆顿大学的传统优势领域，有大量的当地研究生参与者和组织者。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

The BUGCAT conference (Binghamton University Graduate Conference in Algebra and Topology) is a yearly conference at Binghamton University, that has been running since 2008. It is aimed primarily at the graduate students and recent PhDs in Algebra, Topology, and related areas of mathematics. The current grant will support the conference for the next three years, starting with BUGCAT 2019 which will be held from November 2-3, 2019. The conference website is https://www2.math.binghamton.edu/p/bugcat/start.Conference participation is an irreplaceable component in the development of young mathematicians. It is especially helpful if a conference is run at the level appropriate for graduates students so that they can both understand the various ideas and trends and present their own research. This is especially important for the members of underrepresented groups: they are often more prone to being unduly intimidated by high-level research conferences. The BUGCAT conference is run for the graduate students, by the graduate students, with a diverse group of organizers. It strives to provide an inclusive environment for young researchers in Algebra, Topology, and related fields. These are some of the traditional areas of strength at Binghamton University, with a large number of local graduate student participants and organizers.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.