Spec$(\bar{Q}(\zeta(3)))$
Description
After the success and impact of Spec$(\overline{Q})$, held at the Fields Institute in 2022, and the second in the series in 2024, Spec$(\bar{Q}(2\pi i))$, we again aim to celebrate and promote research advances of 2SLGBTQI (2-spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex) mathematicians specialising in algebraic geometry, arithmetic geometry, commutative algebra, and number theory. The first two conferences proved to be extremely important to lay the foundations for a fertile, supportive and stimulating scientific queer community in the areas of algebraic geometry, commutative algebra and number theory. Building on the strengths of these earlier iterations, Spec$(\bar{Q}(\zeta(3)))$ will create an empowering and engaging environment which provides 2SLGBTQI visibility in algebraic geometry, will support junior 2SLGBTQI academics, and will crystallise new collaborative networks for participants.
Plenary Speakers
- Shabnam Akhtari, Pennsylvania State University
- Tom Braden, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Renzo Cavalieri, Colorado State University
- Sarah Frei, Rice University
- Dragos Oprea, University of California, San Diego
- Kris Shaw, University of Oslo
- Chris Sinclair, University of Oregon
Sponsors
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Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo |
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Number Theory Foundation |
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Tutte Institute for Mathematics and Computing |
Conference Recording YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLArBKNfJxuulRcwmr51atdvPfglMbPa_-
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Schedule
| 09:00 to 09:10 |
Opening Remarks
Deirdre Haskell, The Fields Institute and McMaster University |
| 09:10 to 10:00 |
Sarah Frei, Rice University |
| 10:00 to 10:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 10:30 to 11:00 |
Michael Allen, Wesleyan University |
| 11:00 to 11:30 |
Sasha Zotine, Saarland University |
| 11:30 to 12:00 |
Qing Hai Li, University of Texas at Austin |
| 12:00 to 12:05 |
Group Photos
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| 12:05 to 14:00 |
Lunch (On Your Own)
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| 14:00 to 15:00 |
Dragos Oprea, University of California, San Diego |
| 15:00 to 15:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 15:30 to 16:45 |
Steven Charlton, Universität zu Köln, M. C. A. Cigarroa Urrutia, Queen's University, Corey Brooke, Carleton College, Paul Cusson, University of Waterloo |
| 17:30 to 19:00 |
The ArQuives Walking Tour (Leave from Fields at 5:00 PM)
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| 09:00 to 10:00 |
Kris Shaw, University of Oslo |
| 10:00 to 10:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 10:30 to 11:00 |
Josie Hlavinka, University of California Berkeley |
| 11:00 to 11:30 |
Rosa Preiß, Technical University of Berlin |
| 11:30 to 12:00 |
AJ Fong, University of Waterloo |
| 12:00 to 14:00 |
Lunch (On Your Own)
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| 14:00 to 15:00 |
Chris Sinclair, University of Oregon |
| 15:00 to 15:30 |
Coffee Break
|
| 15:30 to 16:45 |
Queer Community Building Activity
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| 17:30 to 19:00 |
The ArQuives Walking Tour (Leave from Fields at 5:00 PM)
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| 09:00 to 10:00 |
Shabnam Akhtari, The Pennsylvania State University |
| 10:00 to 10:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 10:30 to 11:00 |
Shamik Das, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Location:Online |
| 11:00 to 11:30 |
Rebecca R.G., George Mason University |
| 11:30 to 12:00 |
Rachel Wu, Washington University in St. Louis |
| 12:00 to 14:00 |
Lunch (On Your Own)
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| 14:00 to 15:00 |
Tom Braden, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 15:00 to 15:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 15:30 to 17:00 |
Sumandeep Kaur, Shanghai University, Alejandro Castillo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Maddie Allen, Emory University, Chirag Singhal, University of Illinois at Chicago, Anna Lowery, Rice University, Illya Kierkosz, McMaster University |
| 17:30 to 19:30 |
Conference Dinner at Bangkok Garden (18 Elm Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1G7)
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| 09:00 to 10:00 |
Renzo Cavalieri, Colorado State University |
| 10:00 to 10:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 10:30 to 11:00 |
David Swinarski, Fordham University |
| 11:00 to 11:30 |
Eric Boulter, University of Saskatchewan |
| 11:30 to 12:00 |
Marta Pieropan, Utrecht University |




