SYNC Early Career Workshop
University of California Davis
August 8th to August 12th
A workshop for early career researchers in
Symplectic and Contact Topology
Mentors: R. Casals (UCD), H. Gao (MSU), O. Lazarev (UMB), C. Leverson (Bard), J. Nelson (Rice U)
Topics: Weinstein structures & Lagrangian skeleta, Cluster structures & microlocal theory of sheaves, Augmentations & Lagrangian fillings of Legendrian links, and Symplectic embeddings.
Location: Mathematical Science Building Room 1147, UC Davis Campus
For the Wednesday Q&A Session: Q&A Participant Form
Exit survey: Survey
Format: Each day will be dedicated to a specific topic. Mornings will consist of three research talks on this topic, focusing on recent developments and useful techniques for doing research. The first talk will be given by one of the leading mentors, the other two talks will be given by participants. Afternoons will consist of research working groups, where participants break into groups to do research on open problems.