Summer School: Vertex Algebras and Related Topics
Vienna, June 12-July 2, 2005
Erwin Schrödinger Institute
Organized by Edward Frenkel, Victor Kac, Joachim Schwermer

Monday, June 13
9:00-10:30 V. Kac Introduction to vertex algebras and their representations I
11:00-12:30 R. Longo Operator algebras and Quantum Field Theory I
14:00-15:30 D. Ben-Zvi Factorisation and chiral algebras I
Wednesday, June 15
9:00-10:30 V. Kac Introduction to vertex algebras and their representations II
11:00-12:30 R. Longo Operator algebras and Quantum Field Theory II
14:00-15:30 D. Ben-Zvi Factorisation and chiral algebras II
16:00-17:30 N. Nikolov Vertex algebras in higher dimensions
Friday, June 17
9:00-10:30 V. Kac Introduction to vertex algebras and their representations III
11:00-12:30 R. Longo Operator algebras and Quantum Field Theory III
14:00-15:30 D. Ben-Zvi Factorisation and chiral algebras III
16:00-17:30 Y. Kawahigashi Conformal nets of operator algebras and vertex operator algebras
Monday, June 20
9:00-10:30 A. Okoun'kov Instanton counting I
11:00-12:30 F. Malikov Algebras of chiral differential operators I
14:00-15:30 A. de Sole Finite and infinite W-algebras I
16:00-17:30 F. Xu Operator algebraic CFT
Wednesday, June 22
9:00-10:30 A. Okoun'kov Instanton counting II
11:00-12:30 F. Malikov Algebras of chiral differential operators II
14:00-15:30 A. de Sole Finite and infinite W-algebras II
16:00-17:30 A. Linshaw Chiral equivariant cohomology
Friday, June 24
9:00-10:30 A. Okoun'kov Instanton counting III
11:00-12:30 F. Malikov Algebras of chiral differential operators III
14:00-15:30 A. de Sole Finite and infinite W-algebras III
16:00-17:30 A. Braverman Hecke algebras and automorphic forms for 2-dimensional fields
Monday, June 27
9:00-10:30 T. Arakawa Representation theory of W-algebras I
11:00-12:30 E. Frenkel Vertex algebras of geometric origin I
14:00-15:30 Y. Zhu Multiplicative vertex operators
16:00-17:30 M. Szczesny The chiral de Rham complex, orbifolds, and discrete torsion
Wednesday, June 29
9:00-10:30 T. Arakawa Representation theory of W-algebras II
11:00-12:30 E. Frenkel Vertex algebras of geometric origin II
14:00-15:30 F. Malikov Gerbes of chiral differential operators
16:00-17:30 M. Weiner From unitary VOAs to local nets of von Neumann algebras (and vice versa)
Friday, July 2
9:00-10:30 T. Arakawa Representation theory of W-algebras III
11:00-12:30 E. Frenkel Vertex algebras of geometric origin III
14:00-15:30 V. Toledano Laredo Quasi-Coxeter algebras, Dynkin diagram cohomology and quantum Weyl groups