2012 Bloomington Geometry Workshop

Indiana University, Bloomington

April 13-15, 2012

The geometry group at Indiana University will again host an April workshop with the help of the National Science Foundation and the Department of Mathematics. The aim of the gathering is to foster interaction among mathematicians having diverse geometric interests.

Speakers:

The workshop will begin on Friday, April 13, at 4:00 pm with a colloquium lecture by:

Mladen Bestvina (University of Utah)

The workshop continues on Saturday and Sunday with lectures by our additional speakers:

• Will Cavendish (Princeton University)
• Jon Chaika (University of Chicago)
• Tullia Dymarz (University of Wisconsin)
• Alex Furman (University of Illinois Chicago)
• Ilya Kapovich (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
• Thomas Koberda (Harvard University)

NSF support:

We will be able to reimburse the travel and local expenses of many participants with the help of a grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding of graduate students and recent PhDs will receive priority. To apply for support, please register.

Registration:

If you plan to join us, then please register electronically.

Between talks & after hours:

Restaurants and Coffee:

There are many restaurants near the University, with a wide variety of cuisines including: Afghan, Burmese, Eritrean, Indian, Moroccan, Thai, and Tibetan. Most have fare amenable to vegetarian diets, and one can find a decent cup of coffee in town.

Entertainment:

The internationally recognized Indiana University School of Music presents Leonard Bernstein's interpretation of Voltaire's Candide on both Friday and Saturday nights (4/13, 4/14).

Accommodations:

• Indiana Memorial Union, a pleasant and convenient hotel on campus. 800-209-8145.
• Hilton Garden Inn, 15 minute walk from workshop. 812-331-1335.
• Courtyard by Marriott, 15 minute walk from workshop. 812-335-8000.
• Travelodge, inexpensive, 20 minute walk to workshop. 812-339-6191.
• Motel 6, inexpensive, 2 miles from workshop. 812-332-0820.
• Hampton Inn, 2 miles from workshop. 812-334-2100.
• Holiday Inn, 2.2 miles from workshop. 812-334-3252.
• Comfort Inn, 2.2 miles from workshop. 812-650-0010.
• A SummerHouse Inn, 2.6 miles from workshop. 812-332-2141.

Location and Directions:

The mathematics department is housed in Rawles Hall, the building just west of the intersection of 3rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue on the north side of 3rd Street.

• The red pin on this map indicates the intersection of 3rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue.
• Detailed information on travel by plane and car.
• Maps of campus in interactive html and in pdf.