The Fall 2004 Buffalo Topology Workshop


Dates:

Friday, October 8 to Sunday, October 10

Location:

State University of New York at Buffalo.

Speakers:

  • Dror Bar-Natan (University of Toronto)
  • Hans Boden (McMaster University)
  • Steve Boyer (University Of Quebec at Montreal)
  • Tao Li (Oklahoma State University)
  • Darren Long (University of California at Santa Barbara)
  • Walter Neumann (Columbia University)
  • Dylan Thurston (Harvard University)


    UPDATE: SCHEDULE and ABSTRACTS are now available

    Each speaker will give an hour talk. The first talk will be at 4:00 on Friday, and the last will be at 11:00 on Sunday. A full schedule will be posted here soon. Talks will be held in the Mathematics Building, Room 250, on the North campus of SUNY Buffalo.

    Travel:

    See directions to math building for directions to the math building from the city of Buffalo, and for a campus map. See directions to Buffalo and travel guide for directions to the city of Buffalo, and lots of local info.

    Buffalo International Airport is 10 minutes from campus. It is served by Jet Blue, Southwest, and Independence Air, as well as the larger carriers.

    Accomodations:

    This will be SUNY's parents' weekend, so reservations should be made early.
  • Courtyard Marriott. 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst NY 14221, 716-689-6900.
    Have reserved a block of rooms here for $78/night. They will be held at this rate until September 19. About 1 mile from campus-- we will have a van running back and forth periodically.
  • Travelodge: 3612 Main St., Buffalo NY, 716-984-4908.
    Have reserved some rooms here for $35/night. This is located by the South Campus of SUNY Buffalo, which is about 3 miles from the north campus, where the conference is. There is a free bus which runs between south campus and north campus.

    Registration:

    Please send an e-mail to one of the organizers if you plan to attend, to help us with planning. There is no registration fee.

    Organizers:

  • Joseph Masters-- jdmaster@buffalo.edu
  • William Menasco-- menasco@buffalo.edu
  • Adam Sikora-- asikora@buffalo.edu
  • Xingru Zhang-- xinzhang@buffalo.edu