Special Session on

Geometric Methods in Group Theory and Semigroup Theory

   Fall Central Sectional Meeting of the

Lincoln, NE, October 21-23, 2005

List of speakers
Emina Alibegovic
 University of Michigan
Patrick Bahls
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Angela Barnhill
 Ohio State University
Jean-Camille Birget
 Rutgers University at Camden
Noel Brady
 University of Oklahoma
Laura Ciobanu
 Rutgers University at New Brunswick
Robert Gilman
 Stevens Institute of Technology
Rostislav Grigorchuk
 Texas A&M University
Jens Harlander
 Western Kentucky University
Rena Hull
 University of California at Santa Barbara
Jon McCammond
 University of California at Santa Barbara
Ilya Kapovich
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vesna Kilibarda
 Indiana University Northwest
Francesco Matucci
 Cornell University
Michael Mihalik
 Vanderbilt University
Adam Piggott
 University of Wollongong, Australia
Kim Ruane
 Tufts University
Mark Sapir
 Vanderbilt University
Lucas Sabalka
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paul Schupp
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Benjamin Steinberg
 Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Zoran Sunik
 Texas A&M University
Jennifer Taback
 Bowdoin College


Organizers
Susan Hermiller University of Nebraska at Lincoln
John C. Meakin
 University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Zoran Sunik
 Texas A&M University


Talks in the Special Session are 20 minutes long with 10 minute breaks in between (parts of which are used for questions). All talks will be scheduled in the following four sessions

Friday, October 21, 1:45 - 3:45 pm
Saturday, October 22, 8:30 - 11:30 am 
Saturday, October 22, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 23, 8:30 - 11:30 am

The schedule for our session is available at the AMS page as well as here (in pdf).

There are other talks scheduled in the AMS Meeting Program. In particular, there are four Invited Addresses and Sir Michael Atiyah will present a public lecture (tentativley scheduled for Friday, October 21, 4:15 - 5:15 pm).

The AMS imposed deadline for Abstract Submission is August 30, 2005. No talk can appear on the AMS Program if an abstract is not received by this date. The abstract should be sent electronically directly to AMS using the Abstract Submission form.

Travel, Lodging, Local Info, etc.


UNL links
 General information , Travel and accomodation informatiuon   (provided by the UNL Math Department)
Airports Lincoln Airport (LNK) , Omaha Airport (OMA) , 
Hotels
 Mention the AMS Meeting to get the listed rate, deadline for reservations September 30:
Holiday Inn ($71.00, 5 minutes walk), Embassy Suites ($109.00, 5 minutes walk), Town House Mini Suites ($44.00/$51.00, 15 minutes walk, phone 1-402-475-3000, address: 1744 M St Lincoln, NE 68508)
Other hotels:
Cornhusker (10 minutes walk)
Location University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE, USA, Math Department ,  City Campus Map ,  Map detail including Avery Hall (the site of the event)
AMS links AMS , Meeting Program , Deadlines ,