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The MSJ-SI (Mathematical Society of Japan-Seasonal Institute) is one of the international annual events of the Mathematical Society of Japan, which is featured by extensive surveys for young researchers and researchers in related fields, as well as exchanges with other Asian countries. 

All events at the 17th MSJ-SI will be held from February 10th to 22nd, 2025. The Week 1 (February 10th to 15th) will feature a series of "Lectures on multiple zeta values and beyond" at Kyushu University (2-16-23 Nishijin, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka), and the Week 2 (February 17th to 22nd) will be a conference on "Modular Forms and Multiple Zeta Values" at Kindai University (3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashiosaka city, Osaka), held in honor of Masanobu Kaneko's 60+4th birthday.

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• Week 1: Lectures on multiple zeta values and beyond, February 10--15 (2025), Kyushu University

This workshop will offer a series of extended courses on various topics related to multiple zeta values. If you wish to participate, please register in advance via the website above. The latest information will be updated on this site as well.

Invited Speakers:

Francis Brown (University of Oxford, UK)

Chieh-Yu Chang (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)

Danylo Radchenko (University of Lille, France)

Seidai Yasuda (Hokkaido University, Japan)

Wadim Zudilin (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands)

(Due to circumstances, the originally scheduled lectures by Don Zagier has been cancelled.)

• Week 2: Modular Forms and Multiple Zeta Values, February 17--22 (2025), Kindai University

This workshop, originally planned to commemorate Professor Masanobu Kaneko's 60th birthday, features invited talks by prominent researchers on topics related to modular forms and multiple zeta values. If you wish to participate, please register in advance on the website above. The latest information will also be updated on this site.

Invited Speakers:

Francis Brown (University of Oxford, UK)

Chieh-Yu Chang (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)

Yen-Tsung Chen (Pennsylvania State University, US)

Herbert Gangl (Durham University, UK)

Michael Hoffman (U. S. Naval Academy, US)

Kentaro Ihara (Kindai University, Japan)

Özlem Imamoglu (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Masanobu Kaneko (Kyushu University, Japan)

Soon-Yi Kang (Kangwon National University, South Korea)

Toshiki Matsusaka (Kyushu University, Japan)

Yoshinori Mizuno (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)

Takeshi Ogasawara (Dokkyo Medical University, Japan)

Ken Ono (University of Virginia, US)

Federico Pellarin (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)

Michel Waldschmidt (Sorbonne University, France)

Shuji Yamamoto (Keio University, Japan)

Don Zagier (MPIM Bonn, Germany, and ICTP Trieste, Italy)

Wadim Zudilin (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands)

(Due to circumstances, the originally scheduled lectures by Winfried Kohnen,YoungJu Choie and Kiyokazu Nagatomo have been cancelled.)

Proceedings:

The conference proceedings will be issued by Advanced Studies in Pure Mathematics.

Sponsorship:

• The Mathematical Society of Japan

• JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers JP21K18141, JP21H04430, JP23K03026, JP24K00520, JP23K03073, JP24H00015, JP23K03034, JP24K21510.

• The Japan Tourism Agency's "Project to Promote the Attraction and Hosting of International Conferences at Universities"

Scientific Committee:

Masanobu Kaneko (Kyushu University)

Don Zagier (MPIM Bonn, Germany, and ICTP Trieste, Italy)

Organizing Committee:

Hidekazu Furusho (Nagoya University) 

Kentaro Ihara (Kindai University)

Yoshinori Mishiba (Tohoku University)

Yasuo Ohno (Tohoku University)

Koji Tasaka (Kindai University)