JOINT EWM/EMS MEETING

JOINT EWM/EMS MEETING
UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM July 13th 2008
This one-day meeting on the eve of the European Congress of Mathematics and under the auspices of the European Mathematical Society and European Women in Mathematics is organised around four introductory talks :
11 a.m-12 a.m.: Hélène ESNAULT (Duisburg-Essen)
Some aspects of the various notions of fundamental group
2 p.m-3 p.m: Alina VDOVINA (Newcastle)
Non-commutative geometry on trees and buildings
3.30 p.m -4.30 p.m: Christine BERNARDI (Paris)
Spectral methods: Basics and new applications
5 p.m -6 p.m: Francesca RAPETTI (Nice)
A spectral element method on triangles
We encourage everyone and especially young women mathematicians to attend this one-day meeting before the Congress itself. It will provide an opportunity to get acquainted with some of the areas of research represented at the ECM and to meet other women mathematicians present at the ECM.
The organisers
Colette Guillopé (Femmes et Mathématiques), Frances Kirwan (Convenor of EWM), Sylvie Paycha (Coordinator of the EMS committee for women in mathematics) , Charlene Kalle and Karma Dajani (University of Amsterdam)
If you intend to take part in this meeting, please contact before May 16th one of the following two organisers:
Sylvie Paycha: sylvie.paycha@math.univ-bpclermont.fr
or
Frances Kirwan frances.kirwan@balliol.ox.ac.uk