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All talks will be given in the MESA ROOM of the Student Union Building. The coffee is served in Room 238 of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
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Thursday |
Speaker |
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11:00 – 1:00 |
Reception at the National |
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2:00 – 3:00 |
Alejandro Uribe |
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3:15 – 3:45 |
Jeremy Sain |
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3:45 – 4:30 |
Coffee at the Math Department |
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4:30 – 5:30 |
Charles Frohman |
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Friday |
Speaker |
Title |
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8:45 – 9:30 |
Coffee and homemade cookies at the Math Department |
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9:30 – 10:30 |
Francis Bonahon |
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10:45 – 11:15 |
Chris Hiatt |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Tatyana Foth |
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12:00 – 2:00 |
Lunch break |
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2:00 – 3:00 |
Constantin Teleman |
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3:00 – 3:45 |
Coffee at the Math Department |
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3:45 – 4:15 |
Carmen Caprau |
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4:30 – 5:00 |
Adam Sikora |
3-manifolds and Lagrangian subspaces of character varieties. |
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6:00 – 9:00 |
Banquet at the International Cultural Center |
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Saturday |
Speaker |
Title |
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8:45 – 9:30 |
Coffee and homemade cookies at the Math Department |
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9:30 – 10:30 |
Louis Kauffman |
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10:45 – 11:15 |
Xiaobo Liu |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Alexander Karabegov |
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12:00 – 6:00 |
Visit and picnic at the Palo Duro Canyon State Park |
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The mini-symposium is sponsored by Prof. Frits Ruymgaart’s Paul Whitfield Endowed Horn Professorship,
the National Science Foundation, and the TTU Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Horn Professor Ruymgaart
generously provides funds from his endowed professorship to support
distinguished speakers. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics pays other
organizational expenses such as advertising and refreshments.
Flying to Lubbock : Service to Lubbock International Airport include Southwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, and American Airlines. Available transportation service from LIA, located approximately 15 minutes from the conference hotels, includes City Cab (806) 765-7474, Yellow Cab (806) 765-7777, Royal Cab (806) 749 5333, VIP Royal coach Private Service (806) 795 3888, Limousines of Lubbock (806) 743 5466, Lone Star Limousine (888) 286 5466, White Knights Limousines (806) 799 3366.
Driving to Lubbock : Centrally located between Dallas, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Interstate 27 connects the city of Lubbock with two east-west interstate systems, I-20 and I-40. State highways 82, 84, 87, and 114 also provide easy access to cities throughout the region. The following numbers may also provide more information: Emergency Road Conditions - (806) 745-4411, Texas Department of Transportation - (806) 745-4411, Tourist Information - (800) 452-9292.
Hotel Information : Special Rates have been negotiated with the Staybridge Suites across from campus. Call 1-806-765-8900 for reservations (be sure to mention the Red Raider Symposium and the TTU Math Department). Rooms at the conference rate should be booked by October 1, 2008.
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