Geometric Topology Research Focus Group, Fall 2007

This will be the main site for coordinating the Geometric Topology Research Focus Group activities in Fall 2007.

All are welcome to participate.

Weekly events

Problems in Geometry/Topology Seminar, Time to be determined. Organizational meeting on Wed Oct. 3rd at 12:00-1:00 PM, 1147 MSB. Students will present open problems in topology and geometry and their status.
We may change the time of this seminar if this is requested.
The problem list is available at Problem List .

Weekly Geometry/Topology Seminar, Wed. 4:10-5 PM 2112 MSB.

Student-run Geometry/Topology seminar Tuesday, 1-2 PM, 2112 MSB.

Special Seminar Series Triangulations of Topological Manifolds. 2112 MSB, Friday 12-1:00?
Rob Kirby of UC Berkeley will give a regular series of lectures developing the theory of how to construct PL structures on topological manifolds.
NOTE NEW TIME.

Periodic events

Fall Bay Area Topology Seminar in Stanford - TBA.

MSRI workshops - see MSRI web page.

Schedule for Open Problem Seminar

All talks 12:10-1:00 PM in 1147 MSB

Oct. 8 Joel Hass, UC Davis
The simple loop conjecture

Oct. 15 Marion Moore

Oct. 22 Misha Kapovic

Oct. 29 Gabriel Amos

Nov. 5 Mike Williams

Nov. 12 Veterans Day

Nov. 19 Rohit Thomas

Nov. 26 Carlos Barrera Rodriguez

Dec. 2 Derek Wise

Dec. 9 Dan Rutherford