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University of California Lie Theory Workshop

A conference in honor of Professor Georgia Benkart

February 16-18, 2008

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All talks will take place on the UCSD campus (9500 Gilman drive La Jolla, CA 92093) at the Natural Sciences Building (NSB) in room 1205. Here is a campus map and here is one with NSB highlighted.

Registration

There is no fee to register for the conference, however we do ask that you let us know if you plan on attending. In addition, there will be a banquet held on Sunday evening. The cost for attending the banquet is $15 ($10 for students).

To register for the conference, please fill out the following registration form. The deadline for registration and receipt of the banquet fee is February 1, 2008. Unfortunately, we are not equipped to accept credit card payments, please remit payment by either check or money order, payable to UC Regents.

Preliminary Schedule

Abstracts of the talks are linked for each speaker below. Just click the speaker's name.

Saturday, February 16
8:00 am - 8:55am Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 9.50am Susan Montgomery
10:00am - 10:50am E. Frenkel
10:50am - 11:05am Morning Break
11:10am - 12:00pm Vera Serganova
12:15pm - 1:45pm Lunch
2:00pm - 2:50pm J. Wolf
3:00pm - 3:50pm A. Ram
3:50pm - 4:05pm Afternoon Break
4:10pm - 5:00pm V.Futorny



Sunday, February 17
8:00am - 8:50am Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 9:50am S.Berman
10:00am - 10:50am A.Elduque
10:50am - 11:05am Morning Break
11:10am - 12:00 S.-J. Kang
12:15pm - 1:45pm Lunch
2:00pm - 2:50pm B.Kostant
3:00pm - 3:50pm Y.Bakhturin
3:50pm - 4:05pm Afternoon Break
4:10pm - 5:00pm T. Halverson
6:00pm - 8:00pm Dinner Reception



Monday, February 18
8:00am - 8:50am Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 9:50am D.Britten
10:00am - 10:50am K.Misra
10:50am - 11:05am Morning Break
11:10am - 12:00pm S.Witherspoon

Hotel Information

The following is a list of hotels near UCSD.  We have secured special group rates for conference attendees at the Del Mar Inn, and the Marriott Residence Inn. Rooms have been secured from Friday February 15, 2008 to Monday February 18, 2008, with participants checking out on Tueday February 19, 2008.
To receive these special rates, you MUST call and mention that you are attending the Benkart Algebra Conference.

Del Mar Inn 720 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA 92014
(800) 451-4515
(858) 755-9765
Rates: Garden View $79. Ocean View $99 per night plus tax (single)
To ensure rate and room availability, make your reservation by Jan. 15, 2008.



Residence Inn by Marriott 8901 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
(800) 876-1778
(858) 587-1770
Rate: $159 per night plus tax (single)
To ensure rate and room availability, make your reservation by Jan. 16, 2008.


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