Welcome to the website for the K3@MIT workshop.
Welcome to the website for the K3@MIT workshop.
This workshop will provide a structured forum for PhD students and early-career mathematicians to work together on problems on the recently released K3 problem list in low-dimensional topology. It will run from Friday, October 9th - Monday, October 12th at MIT.
On the following schedule, the location 2-X corresponds to room X of MIT Building 2, while the location SC-X corresponds to room X of the Harvard Science Center:
Friday, October 9th:
9AM : Workshop begins
9AM - 9:15AM : Tea : 2-450
9:15AM - 9:30AM : Day 1 opening : 2-449
9:30AM - 10:30AM : Overview talk 1/2 : 2-449
10:30AM - 11AM : Break : 2-450
11AM - 12PM : Overview talk 2/2 : 2-449
12PM - 1:30PM : Lunch : Local restaurants
1:30PM - 2:30PM : Problems selection : 2-449
2:30PM - 3:30PM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
3:30PM - 4PM : Break : 2-450
4PM - 5PM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
5PM - 5:15PM : Day 1 closing : 2-449
Saturday, October 10th:
9AM - 9:15AM : Tea : 2-450
9:15AM - 9:30AM : Day 2 opening : 2-449
9:30AM - 10:30AM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
10:30AM - 11AM : Break : 2-450
11AM - 12:30PM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
12:30PM - 2:30PM : Workshop picnic : Killian Court or 46-3 atrium
2:30PM - 3:30PM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
3:30PM - 4PM : Break : 2-450
4PM - 5PM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
5PM - 5:15PM : Day 2 closing : 2-449
Sunday, October 11th:
9AM - 9:15AM : Tea : 2-450
9:15AM - 9:30AM : Day 3 opening : 2-449
9:30AM - 10:30AM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
10:30AM - 11AM : Break : 2-450
11AM - 12PM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
12PM - 2PM : Lunch : Local restaurants
2PM - 3:15PM : Group research : SC-109, SC-110, SC-232, SC-309, SC-309A
3:15PM - 3:30PM : Day 3 closing : SC-1 lobby
3:30PM - 5PM : Workshop outing : Taza Chocolate Factory (≤ $13), Harvard Natural History Museum (≤ $10), or Harvard Art Museum (free)
Monday, October 12th:
9AM - 9:15AM : Tea : 2-450
9:15AM - 9:30AM : Day 4 opening : 2-449
9:30AM - 10:30AM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
10:30AM - 11AM : Break : 2-450
11AM - 12PM : Group research : 2-175, 2-242, 2-429, more TBD
12PM - 2PM : Lunch : Local restaurants
2PM - 3:15PM : Group presentations : 2-449
3:15PM - 3:30PM : Day 4 closing : 2-449
3:30PM : Workshop concludes
The workshop is organized by Ayodeji Lindblad, Ollie Thakar, and Evan Scott. To ask any questions or to apply to participate, please contact us at organizers-K3@MIT.edu