Applications of Algebra and Geometry (Special Session)

Information

Main Conference: Fall Central Sectional Meeting #1150
September 14-15, 2019 (Saturday - Sunday)

Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

Our session: Talks will take place Saturday and Sunday in room 483, Van Hise Hall.

Algebra and geometry are becoming increasingly popular tools to develop new techniques for applications. Such techniques have found success in numerous fields including chemical and biological reaction networks, robotics and kinematics, statistics and data science, and economics. This session features speakers on advances in the theory of algebraic techniques as well as practitioners throughout math, science, and industry.

AMS Meeting
Our Session

Reception: The university will host a reception on Saturday, September 14th from 6:45-8:00 pm following the Erdos Memorial Lecture. The reception will be held at Gordon Dining and Event Center, 770 W. Dayton Street.

Remarks:

(0) The rooms have HDMI connections to the projector. A laptop will not be provided. Mac users please bring your own dongles as there will not be extras at the meeting. If your laptop is older and uses VGA you will need to bring the appropriate adaptor.
(1) There is an extended lunch break Saturday.
(2) There is an official reception Saturday night.
(3) Mark Plecnik's talk has been rescheduled for Saturday 9:30am.
(4) Anton Leykin's talk has been rescheduled for Sunday 2pm.
(5) Sunday's 8am talk has been cancelled.
(6) Monday (Sept 16) is Alicia Dickenstein's (Buenos Aires)colloquium.

Unordered list of speakers:

Shamgar Gurevich (University of Wisconsin - Madison).

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1. Blackboards or whiteboards will not be available, but the room will be equipped with a computer projection system and screen (but not a computer).

2. The rules of AMS do not allow a Speaker to present the same talk in multiple Special Sessions at this conference. List of other special sessions.

3. Talks will be 18-20 minutes followed by 10-minute breaks (At 18 minutes, a signal will be given if desired).

4. Abstracts are kindly encouraged to be submitted here soon after accepting the invitation.

5. The Special Session number is TBD.

6. All participants, including speakers and organizers, must register for the meeting and pay the registration fee.

7. Housing reservation information is here.