Lehigh University Geometry and Topology Conference

Dates: October 6-8, 2007

The conference will start at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 6, 2007.

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Principal Speakers

Richard Hamilton,	Columbia University	TBA	.
Gerhard Huisken,	Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)	An isoperimetric concept for the mass in General Relativity	.
Nick Kuhn,	University of Virginia	Models for mapping spaces	.
Peter Ozsváth,	Columbia University	Heegaard Floer homology and knots	.
Yum-Tong Siu,	Harvard University	Multiplier ideal sheaves and their applications to analysis and algebraic geometry	.

Previous Principal Speakers

In addition, there will be parallel sessions of 40-minute contributed talks, divided roughly into Differential and Complex Geometry, Geometric Analysis, Algebraic Topology, and Geometric Topology.

The final schedule of talks is now available, as is the list of abstracts. Not that this list had an error in it when posted on 10/4. The Sunday afternoon talks had a whole timeslot missing, and the last talks on Sunday afternoon had incorrect times. That has been corrected now.

We would greatly appreciate suggestions on how to minimize conflicts and otherwise improve the schedule. Please send David Johnson your comments, regarding your own talk, or a talk you would like to attend, as soon as possible.

The list of registered participants as of 10/4 is now available as well.

--> Continental breakfast will be provided Sunday and Monday mornings. On Saturday evening, there will be a banquet, to which all registered prticipants are invited. Off-campus housing is available at subsidized rates.

More information will be available at this site as it becomes available. Please check back from time to time.

The conference is supported by Lehigh University, and the NSF. Limited travel support (up to $300) is available for recent PhD's, current graduate students and members of underrepresented groups. Participants interested in being considered for this support should complete the request for travel support form no later than September 7, 2007.

Travel Information We have driving/flying instructions, and bus schedules between Bethlehem and the Newark Airport, and between Bethlehem and Phildelphia. In addition, there are several area and campus maps.

Registration

Housing Form This form now contains housing information. We have reserved a block of rooms at a local hotel, and will cover the cost of the room (based on double occupancy) for Saturday and Sunday nights. Details are on the form.

If you are unable to submit your registration via the form, you can obtain a paper (or e-mail) version of the registration form by writing David Johnson at the address below: