Complex cobordism in homotopy theory: its impact and prospects

Conference at Johns Hopkins University

March 10-13, 2007

The conference will be focused on the following topics:

• Stable homotopy and chromatic localizations
• Homology of ring spectra
• Spectra constructed from MU
• Periodic homotopy and the telescope conjecture
• Unstable homotopy theory: localization, cohomology operations, and immersion problems

Organizing committee

• Mike Boardman, Johns Hopkins
• Don Davis, Lehigh
• Jean-Pierre Meyer, Johns Hopkins
• Haynes Miller, MIT
• Jack Morava, Johns Hopkins
• David Pengelley, New Mexico State

JHU webpage for the conference, which contains a registration form

Program: The conference will begin Saturday morning March 10 and end at noon on Tuesday March 13. Here is a tentative schedule of lectures.

We have NSF support, which will provide some expense reimbursements for participants who need it. If you are interested in being placed on a mailing list regarding all conference matters, please send an e-mail to Don Davis.

There will be a Conference Proceedings which will be published by HHA. Any conference participant may submit, either original research or a survey paper. Submissions will be refereed. The deadline for submission is December 31, 2007. Submit to Mike Boardman, Don Davis, Haynes Miller, or Jack Morava.

Conference poster

Special event: There will be a banquet honoring the 60th birthdays of Doug Ravenel (Feb 07) and W. Stephen Wilson (Nov 06).