Stratified spaces in geometric and computational topology and physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI, March 30 - April 2, 2015.
~Dedicated to Julius Shaneson's 70th anniversary~

GENERAL INFORMATION:
The conference is focused around recent developments in the theory of stratified spaces.
The main topics of the conference include:
- Codimension two embedding theory (knots and hypersurface singularities)
- Characteristic classes of singular varieties
- Singular spaces in mathematical physics
- Stratified spaces in computation topology
LOCATION:
ORGANIZERS:
Sylvain Cappell (NYU),
Laurentiu Maxim (UW-Madison),
Monica Nicolau (Stanford), and
Kent Orr (IU Bloomington).
LOCAL CONTACT: Laurentiu Maxim
SPONSORS: We acknowledge generous support from the following:
SPEAKERS
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
PROGRAM: schedule of talks, titles and abstracts.
LODGING:
A number of rooms has been reserved at the Lowell Center,
with the arrival/departure dates: 3/29-4/3, 2015. The actual reservations will be made by the Mathematics Department.
Participants and speakers should inform the organizers about their arrival/departure dates latest by Feb 15, by filling out
the registration form.
The room block will be released four weeks prior to the conference date.
TRAVEL PLANNER:
If you get any kind of reimbursement from us, please consult our
travel planner
before you start making travel arrangements.
VISITOR INFORMATION
REGISTRATION:
Registration for this event is now closed.
Registered speakers and participants who wish to submit updates related to their schedule, as well as information
about their talks, should contact the organizers directly.