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JDG 2011Eighth Conference on Geometry and TopologyApril 29- May 1Harvard University |
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Friday, April 29, 2011 Science Center Lecture Hall C 2:00-3:00 Blaine Lawson The Dirichlet problem in geometry 3:10-4:10 David Gabai On the topology of ending lamination space 4:20-5:20 Mu-Tao Wang Mean curvature flows and isotopy problems Saturday, April 30, 2011 Science Center Lecture Hall B 8:45- 9:45 William Minicozzi Singularities and dynamics of mean curvature flow 9:55-10:55 Curtis McMullen Dynamics on Riemann surfaces and the geometry of moduli space 11:05-12:05 Steve Zelditch Eigenfunctions of the Laplacian and nodal sets 12:10- 1:10 Helmut Hofer Symplectic dynamics 1:10- 2:10 LUNCH 2:15-3:15 Richard Hamilton Ricci Flow 3:25-4:25 Mark Gross Theta functions for K3 surfaces 4:35-5:35 Conan Leung SYZ mirror transformation for toric manifolds 5:45-6:45 Simon Brendle Existence results for minimal Lagrangian graphs 7:30 pm Banquet at Royal East Restaurant Sunday, May 1, 2011, Science Center Lecture Hall B 8:45-9:45 Kevin Costello Mirror symmetry at higher genus 9:55-10:55 James McKernan Which powers of a holomorphic function are integrable? 11:05-12:05 Cliff Taubes Equivalence between 3-dimensional Floer homologies 12:05-1:30 LUNCH 1:35-2:35 Peter Kronheimer Khovanov homology and other unknot-detectors 2:45-3:45 Cumrun Vafa Quivers, Clusters, and BPS Character |
Banquet | There will be a banquet at the Royal East Restaurant at 792 Main Street, Cambridge MA 02139, on Saturday, April 30. |
Support and InformationWe will be able to provide partial support to a limited number of participants to cover some travel costs. Graduate students, recent PhD's, and members of underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to participate and to apply for support. Graduate students should ask a faculty member to write a brief recommendation letter for them and send to Maureen via email at maureen@math.harvard.edu.Also for other information, contact Maureen Armstrong at maureen@math.harvard.edu. |
Previous Conferences: | JDG Conference 2002 page | JDG Conference 2005 page | JDG Conference 2008 page |
Accommodation information: |
A Bed & Breakfast in Cambridge 1657 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, 617.868.7082 or 877.994.0844, (5-10 minute walk to Harvard University) |
Best Western Hotel Tria 220 Alewife Brook Parkway Cambridge, 617.491.8000 or 866.333.TRIA, Fresh Pond/Alewife area (shuttle bus, T), group rate $135.96 code: Conference on Geometry and Topology Rate |
Boston Marriott Cambridge Two Cambridge Center, Cambridge (Kendall Square), T-accessible 617.494.6600 |
A Cambridge House 2218 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 617.491.6300 or 800.232.9989, (Porter Square T/77 bus) |
Courtyard Boston Cambridge 777 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, 617.492.7777, (free shuttle) |
Days Inn 1234 Soldiers Field Road, Boston 617.254.1234 |
Friendly Inn at Harvard Square 1673 Cambridge St., Cambridge, 617.547.7851, (5-10 minute walk to Harvard University) |
Gateway Inn 211 Concord Turnpike, Cambridge, MA 02140, (free parking, free shuttle bus to Alewife T station) |
Harvard Square Hotel 110 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, 617.864.5200, (5 minute walk) |
Hyatt Regency 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, 617.492.1234, (free shuttle bus) |
The Inn at Harvard 1201 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 617.491.2222 or 800.458.5886, (5 minute walk) |
Irving House 24 Irving Street, Cambridge MA 02138, 617.547.4600 or 877.547.4600. |
Mary Prentiss Inn Six Prentiss Street, Cambridge, 617.661.2929, (10 minute walk) |
Sheraton Commander 16 Garden Street, Cambridge, 617.547.4800 or 888.627.7121, (5 minute walk) |