WAGS Spring 2010

Western
Algebraic
Geometry
Symposium

The University of British Columbia
Vancouver
May 1-2, 2010

Aravind Asok	USC.	Connectedness, homotopy theory and birational invariants
Amin Gholampour	Caltech.	Counting invariants for the ADE McKay quivers
Mark Gross	San Diego.	Smoothing cusp singularities via mirror symmetry.
Joel Kamnitzer	Toronto.	Categorical Lie algebra actions and equivalence of derived categories of coherent sheaves.
Massimillano Mella	Ferrara.	On fiber type morphisms of \overline{M}_{0,n}
Sam Payne	Stanford.	Tropical Brill-Noether theory
Printable programme: pdf

Poster Session
This semester WAGS will include a poster session. The goal is to increase the flow of information between participants. Postdocs and graduate students are strongly encouraged to participate, especially those requesting WAGS funding. To "officially register" for the poster session, send a separate email to , with subject "WAGS Poster Session", and body indicating your name and institution. For more information, including a list of currently registered participants and tips for poster creation, visit the WAGS poster page.

Poster Session

This semester WAGS will include a poster session. The goal is to increase the flow of information between participants. Postdocs and graduate students are strongly encouraged to participate, especially those requesting WAGS funding.

To "officially register" for the poster session, send a separate email to , with subject "WAGS Poster Session", and body indicating your name and institution.

For more information, including a list of currently registered participants and tips for poster creation, visit the WAGS poster page.

Schedule and Locations

Saturday, May 1

Sunday, May 2

09:00 - 10:00	Registration and Breakfast	Lounge Math 125
10:00 - 11:00	Mark Gross	Annex 1100
11:30 - 12:30	Massimilliano Mello	Annex 1100
12:30 - 14:00	Catered Lunch	Lounge Math 125
14:00 - 15:00	Joel Kamnitzer	Annex 1100
15:00 - 15:30	Poster Session	Lounge Math 125
15:30 - 16:30	Amin Gholampour	Annex 1100
17:00 - 18:30	Reception	TBA

09:00 - 09:30	Breakfast	Lounge Math 125
09:30 - 10:30	Aravind Asok	Annex 1100
11:00 - 12:00	Sam Payne	Annex 1100

Organizers and Contact
Local organizers: Jim Carrell and Kai Behrend. Poster Session: Dagan Karp. WAGS main page. Please send all correspondence to .	Postal mail can be sent to Kai Behrend Department of Mathematics University of British Columbia 1984 Mathematics Road Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z2

Organizers and Contact

Local organizers: Jim Carrell and Kai Behrend.

Poster Session: Dagan Karp.

WAGS main page.

Please send all correspondence to .

Postal mail can be sent to

Kai Behrend
Department of Mathematics
University of British Columbia
1984 Mathematics Road
Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z2

Registration
Please, help us have everything ready on time! Register as soon as you know that you will be attending. Just send an e-mail to stating your name, position, and if you will be applying for financial support.

Financial Assistance
Some financial support may be available for students and young unsupported faculty. Please state in your registration if you need financial assistance. Deadline for applying for support is April 7.

Financial Assistance

Some financial support may be available for students and young unsupported faculty. Please state in your registration if you need financial assistance.

Deadline for applying for support is April 7.

Travel and Accommodation
Please make your own arrangements for travel and accommodation. Vancouver is served by Vancouver International Airport. You may be able to save substantially by flying to Seattle or Bellingham, instead. (Bellingham is about half way between Seattle and Vancouver, just on the American side of the border.) From Seattle and Bellingham there are busses to Vancouver. You may also be able to carpool with WAGS attendees from Seattle. Vancouver is a popular travel destination, so make your travel arrangements early. Here are a few options for accommodation on campus: UBC Conferences: West-Coast Suites at Gage, etc. Green College St. Andrew's Hall St. John's College Vancouver School of Theology TRIUMF House Carey Centre

Travel and Accommodation

Please make your own arrangements for travel and accommodation.

Vancouver is served by Vancouver International Airport. You may be able to save substantially by flying to Seattle or Bellingham, instead. (Bellingham is about half way between Seattle and Vancouver, just on the American side of the border.) From Seattle and Bellingham there are busses to Vancouver. You may also be able to carpool with WAGS attendees from Seattle.

Vancouver is a popular travel destination, so make your travel arrangements early. Here are a few options for accommodation on campus:

UBC Conferences: West-Coast Suites at Gage, etc.
Green College
St. Andrew's Hall
St. John's College
Vancouver School of Theology
TRIUMF House
Carey Centre

Links
UBC Math Department Campus Map Getting to campus Visitor Parking on Campus Public transportation in Vancouver Vancouver weather

Webpage maintained by Kai Behrend