Conference on Lie Groups, Representations and Discrete Mathematics
February 6 - 10, 2006
The conference will deal with interactions between discrete mathematics, Lie groups and representation theory as part of the special, year-long program at the IAS (click here for link to program homepage).
Organizers: Alex Lubotzky (IAS) and Avi Wigderson (IAS)
This conference is being supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Schedule
Among the Speakers:
Noga Alon, IAS
Laszlo Babai, University of Chicago
Nicolas Bergeron, University of Paris, SUD
Jean Bourgain, IAS
Fan Chang Graham, University of California, San Diego
Joel Friedman, University of British Columbia
Shlomo Hoory, University of British Columbia
Bill Kantor, IAS
Marc Lackenby, University of Oxford
Winnie Li, Penn State University
Grisha Margulis, IAS
Igor Pak, MIT
Eyal Rozenman, IAS
Beth Samuels, University of California, Berkeley
Peter Sarnak, Princeton University/IAS
Aner Shalev, Hebrew University
Ronen Shaltiel, University of Haifa
Amir Shpilka, Technion
Lior Silberman, IAS
Audrey Terras, University of California, San Diego
Prasad Tetali, Georia Institute of Technology
Akshay Venkatesh, IAS
Some funds are available for travel and accommodation for students and young mathematicians attending the conference.
To apply for support send a statement with a description of interests and accomplishments to Michelle Huguenin (), at the Institute for Advanced Study, School of Math, Einstein Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540. In addition, have a letter of recommendation by a mathematician, who knows you, in your field, and your CV sent to the same address.
REGISTRATION FOR THE MEALS IS REQUIRED. (Speakers do not need to register.)
REGISTRATION FOR THE CONFERENCE IS REQUIRED. (Speakers do not need to
register.) Please see the link on the Lie Group homepage to find the online
application.
Although there is no registration fee, because SEATING IS LIMITED BOTH IN
THE CONFERENCE ROOM AND IN OUR DINING HALL, you are requested to register if
you wish to attend all or part of the conference. In addition, in order for
our chef to prepare enough food, we need to have a headcount for the meals.
Please note that conference attendees are expected to pay for their lunch.
Approximate range of prices is $4.00 for a salad to $9.00 for an entree.
Vegetarian lunches will be available.
TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING INFORMATION
Information concerning transportation and accommodations in the Princeton
area may be found at
http://www.princetonol.com/local/
and
http://www.math.ias.edu/localinfo.html
Accommodations
Local accommodations can be found at http://www.expedia.com by searching for
hotels/motels in the Princeton area. Please note that if you are staying on
Route 1 you should inquire whether the hotel has a shuttle service to local
businesses in Princeton.
updated: January 26, 2006