Seattle Conference on Algebraic K-Theory
Seattle Conference on Algebraic K-Theory
July 13-24, 1997, University of Washington, Seattle
Organizing committee
C. Weibel and W. Raskind, Co-Chairs; D. Grayson, H. Gillet, J. Rosenberg
Program
Morning Schedule (except on days where stated otherwise):
9-10AM, Lecture; 10-10:45 break; 10:45-11:45 Lecture
Afternoon Schedule (except on days where stated otherwise):
1:30-2:30, Lecture; 2:30-3:15, Break;
3:15-4:15, Lecture; 4:30-5:30, Lecture
Week 1: Relations between algebraic K-theory and algebraic geometry and
algebraic number theory
- Saturday, July 12: arrival day, no lectures.
- Sunday, July 13:
- No morning lectures
- 1:15-1:30PM: Welcome by one of the co-chairs
- 1:30-2:30PM: Mini-course 1, lecture 1:
Recent progress in K-theory and its relations with algebraic geometry and
number theory, Dan Grayson
- 2:30-3:15PM: Break
- 3:15-4:15PM: Mini-course 2, lecture 1: Recent progress in
K-theory and its relations with topology and analysis, Jonathan Rosenberg
- Monday, July 14:
- morning: Mini-course 1, lecture 2; Mini-course 2, lecture 2
- afternoon: S. Bloch, S. Lichtenbaum
- Tuesday, July 15:
- morning: J.-L. Colliot-Thelene, C. Soule
- afternoon: Seminars
- Wednesday, July 16:
- morning: V. Voevodsky, 1st lecture; A. Suslin
- afternoon: Seminars
- evening: Barbecue
- Thursday, July 17:
- morning: V. Voevodsky, 2nd lecture; H. Esnault,
- afternoon: Seminars
- Friday, July 18:
- morning: R. McCarthy
- afternoon: Panel on the work of Thomason, led by Gillet and Weibel
- Saturday, July 19: FREE DAY
Week 2: Relations between K-theory and topology and analysis
- Sunday, July 20:
- Mini-course 3, lecture 1: Topological Hochschild homology, L. Hesselholt;
- Mini-course 4, lecture 1: K-theory of C*-algebras, N. Higson
- afternoon: Seminars
- Monday, July 21:
- morning: Mini-course 3, lecture 2; Mini-course 4, lecture 2
- afternoon: Seminars
- Tuesday, July 22:
- morning: J. Cuntz, G. Carlsson
- afternoon: Seminars
- Wednesday, July 23:
- morning: J. Rognes, S. Mitchell
- afternoon: Seminars
- evening: possible trip to Tillicum Island
- Thursday, July 24:
- morning: M. Karoubi, M. Weiss
- afternooon: seminars and poster sessions
- Friday, July 25: departure day, no lectures.
Here is the entry in
the AMS calendar, and if you want to attend, look here.
The conference is dedicated to the memory of Robert Thomason, who passed away
in late October, 1995, at the age of 42, due to diabetes.
For more information, contact the cochairs :
Wayne Raskind <raskind@mtha.usc.edu>
Chuck Weibel <weibel@lagrange.rutgers.edu>