Conference: Cats3, Pisa, September 1-5

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               CATS-3
Centro di Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi
             Pisa, Italy
           September 1-5, 2008


CATS3 is the third part of a series of conferences devoted
to higher categorical structures in algebraic geometry. The
meeting is intended to bring together experts in various
subjects related to higher categorical and homotopical techniques
in the context of algebraic geometry, as well as mathematicians from
other fields who desire to learn about the recent advances in this
area. The subjects covered by the conference will include: foundations
of the theory of higher categories and homotopical algebra, stacks
and higher stacks, derived and dg-categories, strong homotopy algebras,
non-commutative geometry, derived deformation theory and derived
algebraic geometry, non-abelian Hodge theory, string topology and
string theory, CY-categories and homological mirror symmetry.

SPEAKERS:
M. Anel, R. Bezrukavnikov, K. Costello,  D. Fiorenza,
D. Gaitsgory, M. Hopkins, A. Joyal, D. Kaledin,
L. Katzarkov, M. Kontsevich, T. Leinster, J. Pridham, J. Morava,
D. Spivak, G. Tabuada, M. Van den Bergh, M. Vaquie.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Tony Pantev   tpantev@math.upenn.edu
Carlos Simpson   carlos@unice.fr
Bertrand Toen   toen@picard.ups-tlse.fr
Gabriele Vezzosi   gabriele.vezzosi@gmail.com

If you would like to attend, please contact

Dr. Ilaria Gabbani
i.gabbani@sns.it
Tel.: +39 (050) 509178
Fax: +39 (050) 509177

or Dr. Antonella Gregorace
a.gregorace@sns.it
Tel./Fax: +39 (050) 509177

(preferably with a copy to the organizing committee).


Main conference web page:   http://tinyurl.com/6fhf2t
http://www.crm.sns.it/cgi-bin/pagina.pl?Id=87&Tipo=evento&Sezione=Aims%20and%20Research%20Directions&TipoEvento=workshops&Periodo=present


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