There will be a two week meeting on the software Macaulay2 at the Hue University of Education in Hue, Vietnam. It will consist of a 4 day Macaulay2 mini-school on Dec 29 - Dec 31, Jan 2, followed by a 5 day Macaulay2 development workshop on Jan 5 - Jan 9.
The school will be supported by the Vietnam Insitute of Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) and the workshop will be supported by the Institute of Mathematics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (IM-VAST).
Macaulay2 Mini-School (Dec 29 - Dec 31, Jan 2)
The mini-school will feature several lectures on basic functionality of Macaulay2, and how to use it to solve problems in Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry, and other fields. Speakers TBA.
Macaulay2 Workshop (Jan 5 - Jan 9)
Participants will work in groups led by experienced members of the Macaulay2 community to develop packages in order that expand the core functionality of the software. Projects and group leaders TBA. Each morning there will be tutorials on subjects including package formatting, collaboration via Github, and troubleshooting.