Some Operator Algebras conferences; the list is both too broad and incomplete...
For other (better?) lists, see those by Chris Phillips, Narutaka Ozawa or Paulo Pinto.
2011
2010
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East Coast Operator Algebras Symposium, October 23-24, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
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New Perspectives in Univariate and Multivariate Orthogonal Polynomials, October 10-15, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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Classification of amenable C*-algebras, September 19-24, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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Multivariate Operator Theory, August 15-20, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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International Congress of Mathematicians, August 19-27, Hyderabad, India. Satellite conferences: Operator Algebras (IMSc., Chennai, August 9-13), Functional Analysis and Operator Theory (I. S. I., Bangalore, August 8-12), Quantum Probability and Related Topics (JNCASR, Bangalore, August 14-17).
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13th workshop on Non-commutative Harmonic Analysis, July 11-17, Banach center, Będlewo, Poland.
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Noncommutative Lp spaces, Operator spaces and Applications, June 27 - July 2, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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Functional Analysis Valencia 2010, June 7-12, Universidad de Valencia, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, June, University of Denver, CO, USA.
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Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras (von Neumann Algebras), May 10-19, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Sparse Random Structures: Analysis and Computation, January 24-29, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
2009
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Algèbres d'opérateurs, groupes et géométrie, December 7-11, CIRM, Lumini, France.
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A-Banach Algebras and Abstract Harmonic Analysis and Operator Algebras, CMS sessions, December 5-7, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
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30th Conference on Quantum Probability and Related Topics, November 23-28, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiogo, Chile.
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Operator Algebras, AMS special session, November 7-8, Riverside, CA, USA.
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A-East Coast Operator Algebras Symposium, October 24-25, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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West Coast Operator Algebra Seminar, October 17-18, Reno, NV, USA.
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Northwest Functional Analysis Seminar, October 16-18, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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Noncommutative Geometry, September 6-12, Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, Germany.
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Noncommutative Geometry and Quantum Physics, August 31 - September 5, Vietri sul Mare, Italy.
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A-Workshop on Orthogonal Polynomials, Hankel and Jacobi matrices, August 26-28, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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A-12th workshop on Non-commutative Harmonic Analysis with Applications to Probability, August 16-22, Banach center, Będlewo, Poland.
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Multivariate Operator Theory Workshop, August 10-14, Fields Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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XVI International Congress on Mathematical Physics, August 3-8, Prague, Czech Republic.
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10th International Symposium on Orthogonal Polynomials, Special Functions and Applications, July 20-25, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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21st International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics (FPSAC'09), July 20-24, Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC), Hagenberg, Austria.
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A-Workshop in Analysis and Probability, July 7 - August 13, Concentration Weeks on
Probability in Asymptotic Geometry (July 20-24) and Approximation Properties of Discrete Groups and Operator Spaces (August 3-7), SUMIRFAS August 7-9, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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Espaces Lp non-commutatifs, Espaces d'opérateurs et applications, June 8-12, CIRM, Lumini, France.
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International Conference K-Theory, C*-algebras and Topology of Manifolds, June 1-5, Chern Institute of Mathematics, Tianjin, China.
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Topology, C*-algebras, and String Duality, NSF/CBMS Regional Conference in the Mathematical Sciences, May 18-22, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
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Quantum Group Workshop, May 14-16, Mathematics Institute at Toulouse, France.
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Banach Algebras, Topological Algebras, and Abstract Harmonic Analysis, AMS special session, April 25-26, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Operator Algebras and Operator Spaces, AMS special session, March 27-29, Urbana, IL, USA.
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von Neumann Algebras and Ergodic Theory, March 15-18, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
2008
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Groupoidfest 2008, November 22-23, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
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Von Neumann Algebras and Ergodic Theory of Group Actions, October 26 - November 1, Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, Germany.
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29th Conference on Quantum Probability and Related Topics, October 13-18, Hammamet, Tunisia.
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East Coast Operator Algebras Symposium, October 11-12, Penn State University, State College, PA, USA.
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West Coast Operator Algebras Seminar, September 13-14, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
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C*-Algebras, August 17-23, Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, Germany.
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A-11th workshop on Non-commutative Harmonic Analysis with Applications to Probability, August 17-23, Banach center, Będlewo, Poland.
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Aspects of operator algebras and applications, summer schools in K-theory for operator algebras and classification of C*-algebras, Modular theory for von Neumann algebras and applications to quantum field theory, and Amenability, hyperbolic groups and operator algebras, July 21-25, Palacio de la Magdalena, Santander, Spain.
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A-Workshop in Analysis and Probability, July 7 - August 10, Concentration Weeks on Multivariable Operator Theory (July 28 - August 1) and
Operator Algebras, Dynamics, and Classification (August 4-8), SUMIRFAS August 8-10, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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XXth International Workshop on Operator Theory and Applications, July 22-26, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA.
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Operator Structures and Dynamical Systems, July 21-25, Lorentz Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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28th Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, June 17-22, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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A-Foundations of Computational Mathematics,
Workshop on Special Functions and Orthogonal Polynomials, June 16-26, City University of Hong Kong, China.
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Educational Week on Noncommutative Integration, June 9-13, Mathematical Institute of Leiden University, The Netherlands.
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Second Canada-France Mathematical Congress, session on Non-Commutative Geometry and K-Theory for Operator Algebras, June 2-6, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Distinguished Lecture Series: Alain Connes, May 28-30, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Workshop on Noncommutative Geometry, May 27-31, Fields Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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36th Canadian Annual Symposium on Operator Algebras and Their Applications (COSy), May 20-24, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Fields Workshop around Connes' Embedding Problem, May 16-18, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Operator Theory and Operator Algebras in Cork, A Conference in Memory of Gerard J Murphy, May 7-9, University College Cork, Ireland.
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A-AMS Special Session on C*-algebras, subfactors and free probability, May 3-4, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, USA.
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AMS Special Session on Operator Algebras and Applications, April 5-6, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
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C*-algebras Associated to Discrete and Dynamical Systems, January 27 - February 1, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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A-Free Probability, Extensions, and Applications, January 13-18, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
2007
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28th Conference on Quantum Probability and Related Topics, September 2-8, CIMAT, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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Summer School in Operator Algebras, August 13-24, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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10th workshop on Non-commutative Harmonic Analysis with Applications to Probability, August 6-10, Banach center, Będlewo, Poland.
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A-Thematic Program on Operator Algebras, July-December, Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada. A large number of activities, including the workshops:
Noncommutative Dynamics and Applications (July 16-20),
Free Probability, Random Matrices, and Planar Algebras (September 17-21),
von Neumann Algebras (October 29 - November 2),
Structure of C*-Algebras (November 12-16),
Operator Spaces and Quantum Groups (December 11-15).
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A-Workshop in Analysis and Probability, July 9 - August 12, educational Concentration Week on Free Probability Theory July 9-13,
Probability Inequalities with Applications to High Dimensional Phenomena August 6-10, SUMIRFAS August 10-12, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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C*-Algebras and Their Invariants, June 11-15, Centre de Recerca Matem�ica, Universitat Aut�oma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
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Conference on Free Probability/Operator Spaces/von Neumann algebras, June 9-16, Sibiu, Romania.
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35th Canadian Annual Symposium on Operator Algebras and Their Applications (COSy), June 5-9, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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27th Annual Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, May 15-20, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA.
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Workshop on Interactions between Probability and Functional Analysis, May 4-6, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
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A-Free Probability and Large N Limit, March 25-30, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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School on "Quantum Potential Theory: Structure and Applications to Physics", February 26 - March 10, Alfried Krupp Kolleg, Greifswald, Germany.
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Workshop: groupoids in operator algebras and noncommutative geometry, February 26 - March 2, Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, France.
2006
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A-CMS Winter Meeting, special sessions on Algebraic Combinatorics, Functional Analysis, Poisson Geometry and Mathematical Physics, and Probabilistic Methods in Analysis and Algebra, December 9-11, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Groupoid Fest, November 11-12, Arizona State University, Tempe, AR, USA.
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Matrices aléatoires, October 30 - November 3, CIRM, Lumini, France.
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A-AMS Fall Western Section Meeting, special sessions on Noncommutative Dynamical Systems and Multi-variable Operator Theory, October 7-8, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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9th workshop on non-commutative harmonic analysis with applications to probability, September 29 - October 5, Banach center, Będlewo, Poland.
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Program on High Dimensional Inference and Random Matrices, 2006-2007, Opening Workshop September 17-20, SAMSI, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
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Topics on von Neumann algebras, September 16-21, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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Noncommutative Geometry, July 24 - December 22, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, Great Britain.
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Conference on Operator Algebras, July 24-28, Florianopolis, Brazil.
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27th Conference on Quantum Probability and Applications, July 17-21, University of Nottingham, Great Britain.
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Workshop in Linear Analysis and Probability, July 10 - August 11: Metric Geometry and Geometric Embeddings of Discrete Metric Spaces, July 17-22; SUMIFRAS, August 4-6; Frames, Banach spaces and Signal Processing, August 7-11; Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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A-Workshop of stochastic eigen-analysis and its applications, July 10-15, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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21st International Conference on Operator Theory, June 29 - July 4, Timisoara, Romania.
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A-Free Analysis, June 19-23, American Institute of Mathematics, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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Beyond Amenability: Groups, Actions and Operator Algebras, May 27-30, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, May 23-28, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Banach spaces and their applications in Analysis, May 22-27, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
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The fifth conference on function spaces, May 16-20, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, IL, USA.
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4th Annual Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras, May 8-17, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Operator Algebras and Applications, April 19-23, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
2005
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Groupoid Fest 2005, November 5-6, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
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Geometric and Probabilistic Methods in Group Theory and Dynamical Systems, November 3-6, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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West Coast Operator Algebras Seminar, September 15-17, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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8th workshop on non-commutative harmonic analysis with applications to probability, August 28 - September 3, Banach center, Będlewo, Poland.
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Sommerschule Freie Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, August 24-28, Mathematisches Institut, Georg-August-Universit� G�tingen, Germany.
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6th Operator Algebras International Conference, August 10-17, IMAR, Bucharest, Romania.
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A-Workshop in Linear Analysis and Probability, July 5 - August 9; Haskell Fest and SUMIFRAS, August 4-7; Invariant and Hyperinvariant Subspaces - Old and New, August 8-9; Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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30th Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications, June 26 - July 1, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
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Fourth International Conference on High Dimensional Probability, June 20-24, St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM, USA.
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33rd Canadian Operator Symposium, June 19-24, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Random Media and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations, June 14-18, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Summer School in Operator Algebras, June 7-17, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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GPOTS, June 7-12, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
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Workshop on Operator Algebras, Operator Spaces, and Noncommutative Probability, June 6-10, Universit�de Franche-Comt� Besan�n, France.
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Operator Algebras and Applications, June 1-4, National University of Ireland Cork.
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3rd Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras, May 9-20, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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A-Free Probability Theory, March 27 - April 2, Oberwolfach, Germany.
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The mathematics of Persi Diaconis, January 27-29, University of California at San Diego, CA, USA.
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Braid Groups, Clusters and Free Probability, January 10-14, AIM, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
2004
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Southern California Probability Symposium, November 21, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Groupoidfest 2004, November 13-14, University of Nevada, Reno, USA.
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West Coast Operator Algebra Seminar, October 23-24, Seattle University, WA, USA.
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Functional Analysis and Operator Algebra Symposium, October 15-17, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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A-Free Probability Theory, October 9-14, BIRS, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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2nd East Coast Operator Algebras Symposium, October 2-3, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA.
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Wabash Modern Analysis Miniconference, September 18-19, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Nichtkommutative Geometrie, September 12-18, Oberwolfach, Germany.
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Abel symposium: Operator Algebras, September 3-5, Oslo, Norway.
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A-Workshop in Linear Analysis and Probability, July 19 - August 13, Concentration Week on Free Probability and noncommutative L^p spaces August 2-6, SUMIRFAS August 6-8, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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20th International Conference on Operator Theory, June 30 - July 5, Timisoara, Romania.
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Quantum Probability and Related Topics, June 20-26, Banach center, Będlewo, Poland.
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Graph Algebras: Operator Algebras We Can See, CBMS meeting, May 31 - June 4, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Fifth European Conference on Elliptic and Parabolic Problems: A Special Tribute to the Work of Haim Brezis, May 30 June 3, Gaeta, Italy.
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GPOTS, May 26-30, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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Canadian Operator Symposium, May 19-23, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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2nd Spring Institute on Noncommutative Geometry and Operator Algebras, May 15-25, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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K-theory and noncommutative geometry, March-July, IHP, Paris, France.
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L�y Processes and Bases: Theory and Applications, February 26-27, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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C*-algebras and elliptic theory, February 23-28, Banach center, Będlewo, Poland.
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A-Noncommutative Geometry in Mathematics and Physics, January 26 - February 20, 2004. Introduction (January 26-30), von Neumann algebras (February 2-6), K-theory (February 10-13), Physics (February 16-20). CIRM, Lumini, France.
2003
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The AMS-India Conference, December 17-20, J N Tata Auditorium, Bangalore, India. Special sessions on Quantum Dynamics, Algebraic and geometric methods in Operator theory, and Stochastic Processes.
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Meeting on Operator Algebras, December 15-16, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India.
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Wabash Modern Analysis Seminar, December 6, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, USA.
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Southern California Probability Symposium, November 23, IPAM, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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A-Follow-up Workshop on Recent Progress in von Neumann Algebras, November 15, preceded by lectures by N. Monod, November 10-14, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Wabash Modern Analysis Miniconference, November 1-2, Indiana Univ - Purdue Univ, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Master class in Noncommutative Geometry, October 2003 - June 2004, Netherlands.
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West Coast Operator Algebra, October 16-18, PIMS, Canada.
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Von Neumann Centennial Conference: Linear Operators and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, October 15-20, Budapest, Hungary.
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Ninth Annual Groupoidfest, October 2-5, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA.
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1st East Coast Operator Algebras Symposium, September 20-21, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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14th International Congress on Mathematical Physics, July 28 - August 2, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
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Workshop in Linear Analysis and Probability, July 7 - August 10, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. SUMIRFAS August 8-10.
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2nd Operator Algebras and Mathematical Physics Conference, June 26 - July 04, Sinaia, Rumania.
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Espaces d'Op�ateurs et Applications, June 23-27, CIRM, Lumini, France.
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A-Quantum Probability: From Foundations to Applications, Spring 2003, Greifswald, Germany.
A conference on Quantum Probability and Infinite Dimensional Analysis, June 22-28.
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A-GPOTS, May 28-June 1, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA.
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The 31st Annual Canadian Operator Theory and Operator Algebras Symposium, May 20-24, University of New Brunswick, Canada.
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A-Recent Advances in von Neumann Algebras, May 14-17, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Noncommutative Geometry and Applications, May 2-13, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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A-AMS National Meeting, January 15-18, Baltimore, MD, USA. Special sessions on Operator Algebras, Quantization, and Noncommutative Geometry: A Centennial Celebration in honor of J. V. Neumann and M. H. Stone, and on Special Functions and q-Series, January 15-16.
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Random Matrices and Related Topics, January 13-17, Sandbjerg Estate, Denmark.
2002
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West Coast Operator Algebra Symposium, October 12-13, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
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Operator Algebras and Applications, August 14-18, Chengde, Hebei, China. A satellite conference of ICM 2002.
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Conference on Non-commutative Phenomena and Random Matrices, August 6-9, PIMS, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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A-Workshop on Special Functions, FoCM'02, August 5-7, IMA, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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A-Entropy in Operator Algebras, July 6-11, IPAM, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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28th Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications, July 1-5, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
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19th Conference in Operator Theory, June 27 - July 2, Timisoara, Romania.
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Workshop in Linear Analysis and Probability, June 24 - July 19, SUMIRFAS July 12-14, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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A-Advances in Quantum Dynamics, Joint Summer Research Conferences in the Mathematical Sciences, June 16-20, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA.
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Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, May 22-26, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA.
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South Eastern Analysis Meeting, March 15-17, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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A-Probability Conference in Honor of David Blackwell and Lester Dubins, February 4-6, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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L�y Processes - Theory and Applications, January 21-25, MaPhySto, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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A-AMS National Meeting, January 6-9, San Diego, CA, USA.
2001
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A-CMS Winter Meeting, December 8-10, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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A-Workshop on Free Probability and Random Matrices, December 6-7, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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A-Groupoidfest 2001, November 10-11, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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A-West Coast Operator Algebra Seminar, October 13-14, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
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European Summer School in Mathematics: Asymptotic combinatorics with applications to mathematical physics, July 9-22, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
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4th Operator Algebras International Conference, July 2-7, Constanta, Romania.
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GPOTS 2001, June 13-17, University of New Hampshire, NH, USA.
2000
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A-AMS Fall Western Section Meeting, October 21-22, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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A-Non-commutativity, Geometry and Probability, July 8-15, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, Great Britain.
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Functional Analysis Valencia 2000, July 3-7, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, Spain.
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18th International Conference on Operator Theory, June 27-July 1, Timisoara, Romania.
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Poisson 2000, June 26-30, CIRM, Marseille, France.
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Mathematical Physics in Mathematics and Physics. Quantum and Operator Algebraic Aspects, June 20-25, Certosa di Pontignano, Siena, Italy.
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Noncommutative Geometry: 2000 Joint Summer Research Conference in the Mathematical Sciences, June 18-29, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA.
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A-First AMS-Scandinavian International Mathematics Meeting, June 13-16, Odense University, Denmark.
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A-Workshop on Random Matrices and Free Probability, June 5-9, Sandbjerg Manor, Denmark.
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20th Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, May 23-27, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA.
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Fifth World Congress of the Bernoulli Society, May 15-20, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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A-AMS Special session on Subfactors and Free Probability Theory, March 11-12, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
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Quantum Symmetries in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, January 10-24, San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina.
1999
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Workshop on Stochastics and Quantum Physics, October 21-26, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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West Coast Operator Algebra Symposium, October 16-17, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada.
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EU Conference on Operator Algebras and Non Commutative Geometry, July 4-10, Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse, Cargèse, Corte, France.
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Groupoids in Physics, Analysis and Geometry, June 2024, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
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A-19th Annual Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium, May 26-30, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.
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The 27th Canadian Operator Theory and Operator Algebras Symposium, May 20-24, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
1998
1997
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A-Groupoidfest, November 8-9, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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A-Sixth West Coast Operator Algebra Seminar, October 18-19, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
1996
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A-Clifford Lectures, Spring 1996, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.