From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/3025 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eugenia Cheng Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Mac Lane Conference: second announcement Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:51:35 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1241019051 6936 80.91.229.2 (29 Apr 2009 15:30:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:30:51 +0000 (UTC) To: categories@mta.ca Original-X-From: rrosebru@mta.ca Thu Feb 9 21:46:40 2006 -0400 Return-path: Envelope-to: categories-list@mta.ca Delivery-date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:46:40 -0400 Original-Received: from Majordom by mailserv.mta.ca with local (Exim 4.52) id 1F7NEt-0001CC-6o for categories-list@mta.ca; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:38:23 -0400 Original-Sender: cat-dist@mta.ca Precedence: bulk X-Keywords: X-UID: 8 Original-Lines: 58 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:3025 Archived-At: Dear all, This is the second announcement for the conference in memory of Saunders Mac Lane, at the University of Chicago, April 7 through April 11 2006. The conference will be on "Category Theory and its Applications". NEW: NSF funding is now available for students and postdocs. See below for details. For the text of the first announcement, and further details, including the schedule of speakers and travel information, please see http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~may/MACLANE or http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~eugenia/maclane. This will be an informal conference with no registration fee. Talks will take place in the Mathematics Department building (Eckhart Hall). There will be an informal lunch and reception arranged after the memorial service on Friday, April 7; for other meals, attendees can choose from a variety of options on and around campus. Accommodation near campus is limited. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Ramada Inn at a special conference rate of $95 per night (plus tax). To reserve one of these rooms please call +1-773-288-5000 during CST office hours, and mention the Mac Lane Memorial Conference. Please note that these rooms will be released to the general public on March 6. The hotel website is at http://www.ramada-chicago.com. FUNDING FOR STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS Funding for this conference has been made available by the NSF. If you are a student or postdoc and would like to be considered for financial support, please send your name, institution, and, if you are a student, the name of your advisor to Eugenia Cheng by February 28. GENERAL REGISTRATION If you plan to attend this conference or have any further questions, please e-mail Eugenia Cheng at the above address (eugenia@math.uchicago.edu). We look forward to seeing you in April. With best regards, The organisers Peter May Eugenia Cheng