The University of British Columbia
Vancouver. April 26-27, 2025
Speakers:
Burt Totaro UCLA Endomorphisms of Varieties
Location:
TBA
Schedule: (under construction)
Saturday, April 26
9:00 - 9:30: Refreshments and registration
9:30 - 10:30: Daniel Litt
10:30 - 11:00: Break
11:00 - 12:00: Emily Clader
12:00-1:30: Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:30: Hannah Larson
2:30 - 3:00: Break
3:00 - 4:00: Felix Thimm
4:15 - 6:00: Poster session and reception
Sunday, April 27
8:45 - 9:15: Refreshments
9:15 - 10:15: Sanath Devalapurkar
10:15-10:45: Break
10:45-11:45: Kirsten Wickelgren
11:45-12:00: Break
12:00-1:00: Burt Totaro
Registration:
WAGS is partially supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS).
We ask that all participants fill out the registration form to help us with NSF reporting; registration for WAGS is free. There is limited financial support for junior participants. If you are asking for financial support, please register before March 10.
Accommodation:
We have made a group booking at the Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre. There is a selection of rooms, from CAD 249 (before tax) per night. This hotel is a 30 minute bus ride from the UBC campus (directly served by express bus #99).
Booking instructions:
Click the link
Once you click the link, click on Book Now
Select the date between or during April 25, 2025 as check-in and April 28, 2025 as check-out
The rate preference should show Group Rate and the Group Code should already be inputted as VRN
Select the room type you would prefer
Follow the prompts, enter your IHG Rewards number and pay for the room
There may be limited on campus accommodation available, you may try your luck here or here or here or here.
Of course, there are the usual sites you can try, as well.
Vancouver is a popular travel destination, so please book early.
Travel:
Vancouver is served by Vancouver International Airport. You may be able to save substantially by flying to Seattle or Bellingham, instead. (Bellingham is about half way between Seattle and Vancouver, just on the American side of the border.) From Seattle and Bellingham there are busses to Vancouver. You may also be able to carpool with WAGS attendees from Seattle.
Please note that you may need an Electronic Travel Authorizsation (ETA) to fly into Canada.
Code of Conduct:
The Western Algebraic Geometry Symposium aims to create an environment that is stimulating, supportive, and welcoming to all participants. We build that environment through our community, with each of us playing an active role in creating a positive experience for all. We ask you to be welcoming, respectful, and generous towards all participants and to recognize that it is your responsibility to ensure that your actions match your intent.
While attending WAGS at UBC, all participants are expected to adhere to the Code of Conduct of PIMS. Please visit this PIMS webpage to learn more about reporting inappropriate behaviour that you may have witnessed or experienced while participating in this event.
About WAGS:
WAGS is a twice-yearly meeting of algebraic geometers in the Western half of North America that traces its origins back to the Utah-UCLA Algebraic Geometry Seminar started in 1989. Long term planning for WAGS is currently being organized by Nicolas Addington, Roya Beheshti Zavareh, María Angélica Cueto, José González, Dustin Ross, Karl Schwede, Farbod Shokrieh, and Mark Shoemaker. For more information about WAGS, visit http://www.wagsymposium.org.