VBAC 2004

School and Workshop on Gromov-Witten Invariants

International School for Advanced Studies
and Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics

June 21-26, 2004


Supported by: International School for Advanced Studies, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italian Research Project "Geometry of Algebraic Varieties", Friuli-Venezia Giulia Research Project "Geometry of moduli spaces and applications to mathematical physics", Department of Mathematics of the Third University of Rome
 


The Vector Bundles on Algebraic Curves group, affiliated to the European Algebraic Geometry Research training network (EAGER), is organising, in collaboration with the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste,  a

                                              School and Workshop on Gromov-Witten invariants

The programme will include 4 lecture courses, 9 invited talks and a small number of contributed talks.

School Lecturers: B. Dubrovin, Y. Eliashberg, B. Fantechi, E. Getzler

Workshop Speakers: V. Batyrev, B. Dubrovin, Y. Eliashberg, K. Fukaya, E. Getzler, L. Göttsche, T. Graber, E. Ionel, A. Vistoli (confirmed speakers)

Scientific Committee: U. Bhosle, S. Bradlow, L. Brambila-Paz, U. Bruzzo, O. García-Prada, P. Gothen, D. Hernández Ruipérez, A. King, H. Lange, P. Newstead (chair), C. Pauly, A. Szenes

Local Organizers: U. Bruzzo, B. Fantechi, F. Perroni

Prospective participants should fill in the  registration form and send it to the e-mail address vbac04@sissa.it by MARCH 31, 2004. Participants who wish to propose a talk should indicate this in their form, providing a title and enclosing a short abstract. The Scientific Committee will make a selection among the proposed talks, and the proponents will be notified about the decision of the Committee by the end of April.

All participants will be accommodated, whenever possible, in one of the Guest Houses of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Those who pre-register will receive an accommodation form for booking their accommodation. Participants will be asked to pay a registration fee of 100 euros.

Information about travel to Trieste is available from the ICTP and SISSA web pages http://www.ictp.trieste.it and http://www.sissa.it

SUPPORT: The conference budget will be particularly tight, but some financial support should be available to cover the local expenses of some young researchers.  If you think you need financial support please mention this in your registration form. Please note that no support will be available for travel expensens.


 For more information about the VBAC group you may consult the VBAC web page