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Welcome: On 29 November 2025 we hope to welcome you to the fourth Functional Analysis and Operator Theory South Africa (FAOTSA) workshop, which will take place at Nelson Mandela University, before the start of the 68th Annual Congress of the South African Mathematical Society. FAOTSA 2025 will bring together the South African functional analysis community, including postgraduate students, postdocs and early career academics, along with some international specialists to foster discussion and collaboration.
Program: This year's FAOTSA workshop will consist of two mini-courses, together with some working and information sessions. More details will be announced in due time. Participants that want to present their research are encouraged to give a talk in the Functional Analysis and Operator Theory session at the SAMS congress.
Minicourse 1
Title: Semigroups of Operators and Applications
Presenter: Jacek Banasiak (University of Pretoria)
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Minicourse 2
Title: Quantum Convexity and Noncommutative Ordered Spaces
Presenter: David Blecher (University of Houston, USA)
For more details click here
Cost of attending: There will be no registration fee for the workshop. Participants will have to arrange their own travel to and from Gqeberha and their accommodation.
Registration: You can register by filling out the registration form, which can be found here.
Important dates to note:
Early bird registration deadline (for those who need funding): 26 September 2025
Final deadline for registration: 1 November 2025
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For details on the previous FAOTSA workshops, please visit the link.
Support for postgraduate students, postdocs and early career academics: The Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CoE-MaSS) has provided funding to support the attendance of a limited number of South African based postgraduate students, postdocs and early career academics (<5 years from PhD). Demographics have to be taken into account in the selection of the participants that are supported, and only very few participants that are not South African or have permanent residence in South Africa can be supported. When registering for the workshop, please indicate the categories which apply to you, provide a short motivation and upload a CV (postdocs and early career academics). We have also received funding from the London Mathematical Society to support a very limited number of international participants from other African countries.
With any questions or comments, please contact one of the organizers.
Organizing Committee:
Ronalda Benjamin (Stellenbosch University; ronalda@sun.ac.za)
Sanne ter Horst (North-West University; sanne.terhorst@nwu.ac.za)
Martin Weigt (Nelson Mandela University; martin.weigt@mandela.ac.za)
Bertin Zinsou (Wits University; bertin.zinsou@wits.ac.za)
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