AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Saturday, October 18, 2008 00:36:13

2008 Fall Eastern Section Meeting
Middletown, CT, October 11-12, 2008 (Saturday - Sunday)
Meeting #1042

• Saturday October 11, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  Special Session on Algebraic Topology, I
  Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
  Organizers:
  Mark A. Hovey, Wesleyan University mhovey@wesleyan.edu
  Kathryn Lesh, Union College leshk@union.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    A Small Open-Closed Homotopy Algebra.
    Tom Lada*, North Carolina State University
    (1042-55-233)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Categorified Bundles and Classifying Spaces.
    Weiwei Pan*, Wesleyan University
    (1042-55-58)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Homotopy Theory of n-fold Categories.
    Thomas M. Fiore*, University of Chicago
    Simona Paoli, University of Haifa
    Dorette Pronk, Dalhousie University
    (1042-55-70)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On the Hilbert Ideal.
    Mara D Neusel*, Texas Tech University
    (1042-13-26)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Poincar'e Duality Algebras Module Two.
    Larry Smith*, AG-Invariantentheorie
    R. E. Stong, University of Virginia
    (1042-55-137)
• Saturday October 11, 2008, 3:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
  Special Session on Algebraic Topology, II
  Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
  Organizers:
  Mark A. Hovey, Wesleyan University mhovey@wesleyan.edu
  Kathryn Lesh, Union College leshk@union.edu
  

  • 3:00 p.m.
    The conjecture on spherical classes and the algebraic transfer.
    Nguyen H. V. Hung*, Vietnam National University, Hanoi and Wayne State University, Detroit
    (1042-55-111)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Additive and multiplicative cocycles and Singer's calculation of the (co)homology of $BU\langle 2k \rangle$.
    Eric Peterson*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Adam Hughes, Univesity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    JohnMark Lau, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Matthew Ando, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1042-55-67)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Extensions and Singer cohomology of Hopf algebras.
    Mitja Mastnak*, Saint Mary's University
    (1042-18-158)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Rings of Symmetric Functions as Algebras over the Steenrod Algebra.
    William M. Singer*, Fordham University
    (1042-55-120)
• Sunday October 12, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  Special Session on Algebraic Topology, III
  Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
  Organizers:
  Mark A. Hovey, Wesleyan University mhovey@wesleyan.edu
  Kathryn Lesh, Union College leshk@union.edu
  

  • 8:30 a.m.
    On the Symmetric Homology of Algebras.
    Shaun V Ault*, The Ohio State University
    (1042-18-92)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Finite Chevalley groups and loop groups.
    Masaki Kameko*, Toyama University of International Studies
    (1042-55-136)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Power operations and differentials in higher real $K$-theory.
    Michael A Hill*, University of Virginia
    (1042-55-140)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Spectral sequences of operad algebras.
    Kristine Bauer*, University of Calgary
    Laura Scull, Fort Lewis College
    (1042-55-68)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Calculus of Homotopy Functors Revisited.
    Brenda Johnson*, Union College
    Kristine Bauer, University of Calgary
    Randy McCarthy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1042-55-131)
• Sunday October 12, 2008, 3:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
  Special Session on Algebraic Topology, IV
  Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
  Organizers:
  Mark A. Hovey, Wesleyan University mhovey@wesleyan.edu
  Kathryn Lesh, Union College leshk@union.edu
  

  • 3:00 p.m.
    Link invariants and functor calculus.
    Ismar Volic*, Wellesley College
    Brian Munson, Wellesley College
    (1042-55-182)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Deformation K-theory and moduli spaces of representations.
    Daniel A. Ramras*, Vanderbilt University
    (1042-55-153)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Discussion.
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Connected covers of O and U, and Fivebrane structure.
    Hisham Sati*, Yale University
    (1042-55-234)