K-Theory, Hecke Algebras and Representation Theory marking Roger Plymen's 75th birthday July 3-6, Sheffield Organized by Nigel Higson, Bram Mesland, Haluk Sengun, Hang Wang This is a conference that will focus on new and developing links between operator K-theory and representation theory. More specifically, the meeting will consider the following themes:
Participants Alexandre Afgoustidis (Paris 9) Jamie Antoun (Glasgow) Anne-Marie Aubert (Paris 6) Kuok Fai Chao (Shanghai) Tyrone Crisp (Nijmegen) Pierre Clare (William&Mary) Heath Emerson (Victoria) Maria Paula Gomez (Paris 11) Nigel Higson (PennState) Peter Hochs (Adelaide) Sergio Mendes (Lisbon) Bram Mesland (Bonn) Paul Mitchener (Sheffield) Ulrich Pennig (Cardiff) Roger Plymen (Southampton) Beth Romano (Cambridge) Henrik Schlichtkrull (Copenhagen) Haluk Sengun (Sheffield) Maarten Solleveld (Nijmegen) Eyal Subag (Penn State) Christian Voigt (Glasgow) Hang Wang (Adelaide / East China Normal) Nick Wright (Southampton) Registration The conference is open to everyone. If you are interested in participating, please register your interest by writing to m.sengun@sheffield.ac.uk. We have some limited funds to towards the accommodation costs for UK-based PhD students. Please write to m.sengun@sheffield.ac.uk. Logistics The major airports closest to Sheffield are Manchester (MAN) and Birmingham (BHX) airports. Both of these airports have train access. From MAN, there are direct trains to Sheffield. From BHX, you have to change at Birmingham New Street train station. For more information on travel, you can consult The mathematics department is in the Hicks Building: Programme The programme and the titles/abstracts can be found HERE. All the talks will take place in Lecture Theatre C of the Hicks Building. We gratefully acknowledge the support of MSRC of the University of Sheffield and |