Program:

A preliminary schedule can be found below. There might be further informal discussions in the evenings (including Sunday and Friday).

A file with some basic information on what we plan to discuss at the workshop can be found below. We will also publish an overleaf link here in which we can collect problems, topics, and references that we want to discuss in small groups at the workshop and which we can use to report on our discussions.

Suggested reading:

Below, we provide a selection of resources on knotted surfaces in 4‑manifolds. While prior familiarity with these materials is not expected, they may be helpful for participants who wish to prepare in advance. These resources can serve as an introduction to key concepts and current directions in the field.

• Mark Hughes, Knotted surfaces in 4-manifolds and their diagrams, available here.

• Mark Powell,Concordance and isotopy invariants of surfaces, available here.

• Anthony Conway, Invariants of 2-knots, available here. 

• Georgia Topology Summer School 2024 on knotted surfaces, with talks by Mark Hughes, Arunima Ray, and Kyle Hayden, recodring of talks and notes availbale here.

• Maggie Miller, Surfaces in 4-manifolds, recording available here.

And of course a classical and very detailed reference on 4-manifolds is the book '4-manifolds and Kirby calculus' by Gompf and Stipsicz.