Mathematics: From Today to Tomorrow

— Global COE Opening Symposium at Tokyo —

January 30 (afternoon) - February 1, 2009

Lecture Hall
Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences
The University of Tokyo

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The following invited speakers will give two one-hour lectures each.

Christopher D. HACON (Utah)

Heisuke HIRONAKA (JAMS)

Vaughan F. R. JONES (Berkeley)

NGÔ Bao Châu (IAS)

Wendelin WERNER (Paris-Sud)

Program

January 30 (Fri)
14:00- Registration
15:00-16:00 Jones Subfactors (abstract)
16:30-17:30 Hironaka Resolution of singularities I
18:30- Reception
January 31 (Sat)
10:00-11:00 Hacon Classification of Algebraic Varieties I (abstract)
11:30-12:30 Ngo Fundamental lemma and Hitchin fibration I
14:30-15:30 Jones Planar algebra (abstract)
16:00-17:00 Hironaka Resolution of singularities II
February 1 (Sun)
10:00-11:00 Werner Some random evolutions of functions I
11:30-12:30 Hacon Classification of Algebraic Varieties II (abstract)
14:30-15:30 Ngo Fundamental lemma and Hitchin fibration II
16:00-17:00 Werner Some random evolutions of functions II

No preregistrations are necessary. If you would like to attend the reception, please sign up at the time of registration for 2,000 Yen on January 30.

Supported by the Global COE Program "The research and training center for new development in mathematics".

Organizers: Y. Kawahigashi, Y. Kawamata, T. Kobayashi, T. Saito

For further information, please contact yasuyuki@ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

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