HARVARD & MIT PRESENT

Current Developments in Mathematics, 2000

November 17-18

Harvard University Science Center, Lecture Hall C, Cambridge, MA

Organized By: David Jerison, George Lusztig, Johan de Jong (MIT);
Barry Mazur, Wilfried Schmid, Shing-Tung Yau (Harvard)

Proceedings:

Preliminary proceedings volume available at the Seminar.

Location:

Harvard University Science Center, Lecture Hall C, Cambridge, MA.

Speakers:

Michel Broué "Complex reflection groups and their Braid groups"
Weinan E "Stochastic hydrodynamics"
Timothy Gowers "An analytic approach to Szemeredi's theorem"
János Kollár "The topology of real algebraic varieties"
Oded Schramm "Loewner's equation, critical percolation, and Brownian motion"

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Registration:

There is no registration fee; no registration forms are required. No subsidies are available.

Banquet:

There will be a banquet Friday evening, November 17th at 7:30 pm at the Royal East Chinese Restaurant (792 Main Street, Cambridge). The cost will be $25 per person. To reserve please send full payment, by check or money order, payable to Harvard University, Department of Mathematics, to Bo Stanek, Harvard University, Department of Mathematics, One Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Your cancelled check will be your receipt; tickets will be distributed at the seminar.

Lunches:

A list of area restaurants will be available at the Seminar. Beverages/light refreshments will be provided at breaks.

Accommodations:

It is necessary for you to make your arrangements directly with your choice of hotel.

Venue:

Lectures will be held at Harvard University Science Center, Lecture Hall C, One Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Area Map: WorldWideWeb

http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us

List of Local Hotels:

Harvard Manor House
(800) 458-5886 or (617) 864-5200 110 Mount Auburn Street Next to Harvard Square (MBTA: Harvard Square stop on red line)
Suisse Chalet
(800) 258-1980 or (617) 661-7800 211 Concord Turnpike 1.5 miles west of Harvard Square (MBTA: 5-minute walk from Alewife stop on red line)
Howard Johnsons
(800) 654-2000 or (617) 492-7777 777 Memorial Drive 1.5 miles from Harvard Square or MIT, on the Charles River (MBTA: no direct service; 20 minute walk to Central Square stop on red line)
Irving House Bed & Breakfast
(617) 547-4600 24 Irving Street 10 minute walk from Harvard Square (MBTA: Harvard Square stop on red line)

For More Information

Address any questions to Bo Stanek at stanek@math.harvard.edu