Richmond Geometry Meeting

Geometric Topology and Moduli

Virginia Commonwealth University

August 12 - 14, 2024

The Richmond Geometry Meeting will focus on emergent research topics while bringing together researchers in algebraic geometry, low-dimensional topology, and mathematical physics.  

In summer 2024,  we will highlight developments in Geometric Topology and Moduli

This meeting is supported by NSF award DMS-2349810

Organizers 


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Cherry blossoms on the VCU Monroe Park campus, Richmond, VA. Photo by N. Tarasca.

Speakers

Ross Akhmechet (Columbia University) 

Scott Baldridge (Louisiana State University)

Melissa Chiu-Chu Liu (Columbia University)

Shashank Kanade (University of Denver)

Caner Nazaroglu (University of Cologne, Germany)

Danielle O’Donnol (Marymount University)

Nicola Pagani (Univertsity of Liverpool, UK)

Sunghyuk Park (Harvard University)

Panelists

TBA

Registration

All participants are kindly requested to register here


Logistics

Location. All lectures and the Career Panel will be held in Temple 1165 on VCU's Monroe Park Campus. 

The Poster Session will be held in the STEM buildling on VCU's Monroe Park Campus (TBC).

Accommodation. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at TBA.

Childcare. For participants wishing to arrange childcare in Richmond, VA, the Virginia Department of Social Services provides a child day care search tool here:

Please select the search criterion "Richmond City" or the nearby counties "Henrico" or "Chesterfield." A list of contact information for providers with some drop-in childcare options can also be found here.  Other childcare options in Richmond include the YMCA, numerous area churches, and the Weinstein JCC. It may also be possible to locate home daycare providers or babysitters for hire through Care.com.

Poster Session

The meeting will feature a poster session with the aim of showcasing research by early-career participants. 

Titles and abstracts of accepted posters will appear on the website at a later date. 

Everyone is encouraged to apply to present their work at the poster session. The poster session application is an optional part of the registration.

Schedule

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Day 1. Monday, August 12, 2024


12:45 PM – 01:00 PM Welcome message

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM                     

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM                     

05:00 PM – 06:00 PM                     


Day 2. Tuesday, August 13, 2024


09:00 AM – 10:00 AM                     

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM                     

02:00 PM – 03:00 PM                     Career Panel

03:30 PM – 04:30 PM                     

05:00 PM – 06:30 PM                     Poster Session

07:45 PM                         Social Event at Brambly Park


Day 3. Wednesday, August 14, 2024


09:00 AM – 10:00 AM                     

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM                     

12:00 PM – 01:00 PM                     

Lecture Abstracts

TBA

Poster Abstracts


TBA