Conference Information

Mission Statement

The Texas Geometry and Topology Conference is dedicated to the enhancement of both the educational and the research atmosphere of the community of geometers and topologists in Texas and surrounding states. The Conference has three specific goals:

• The Conference is committed to bring researchers of national and international stature to the region to discuss their research and to interact with mathematicians from Texas and surrounding states.
• The Conference makes it possible for the community of geometers and topologists from Texas and surrounding states (a huge geographic region) to meet and share mathematics on a regular basis, which both stimulates individual research and generates productive cooperative efforts between schools.
• The Conference is committed to the development of graduate students and young faculty in geometry and topology.
  

Upcoming Conferences

• 44th Meeting at Texas A&M University, November 12-14, 2010.
• 45th Meeting at Texas Tech University, Spring 2011, Dates TBA..
  

Recent Conferences

• 43rd Meeting at Texas Christian University, February 26-28, 2010. (Conference report)
• 42nd Meeting at Rice University, November 6-8, 2009. (Conference report)
• 41st Meeting at University of Houston, February 20-22, 2009. (Conference report)
• 40th Meeting at University of Texas, Austin, October 10-12, 2008. (Conference report)
• 39th Meeting at Texas Tech University, February 22-24, 2008. (Conference report)

Conference History

Founded in 1989, the semiannual Texas Geometry and Topology Conference has become an institution for mathematicians in the Southwest. The Conference has been held spring and fall since its founding, a total of 43 times. The Conference is partially supported under a grant from the National Science Foundation. Since inception, the TGTC has been organized and supported through a consortium of four universities: University of Texas, Austin, Texas A&M University, Rice University, and University of Houston. In recent years, Texas Christian University and Texas Tech University have joined in hosting the conference.

The original Texas Geometry and Topology Conference confined itself primarily to Texas universities and attracted about 40 participants. Attendance at subsequent conferences has grown steadily and substantially. In 1991, the scope of the Conference was permanently expanded to include essentially all universities and colleges in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Participants from each of these states regularly come to the Conference. Since 1994, fall conferences have been national events, attracting participants from around the country.

Here is a summary of previous meetings in html format and pdf format.

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Last modified: May 18, 2010