This meeting will survey some of the recent progress in operator algebras and applications, and will celebrate the contributions and influence of Professor Christopher Lance in this area of mathematics.    The meeting is supported by the London Mathematical Society, the University of Leeds, and the University of Aberdeen.

 

 

Scientific Programme.

 

The meeting will start at 16.00  on Thursday 21 September and will finish by 13.00 on Saturday 23 September.  Tea and registration will take place in the School of Mathematics, in the foyer on Level 9, from 15.00-16.00 pm on Thursday 21st September. The lectures will take place in Lecture Theatre 8 of the Roger Stevens Building of the University of Leeds.   For maps, please see

 

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The list of speakers is given below.

N. P. Brown (Pennsylvania State
J. Cuntz (Muenster)
E. G. Effros (UCLA)
E. Kirchberg (Berlin)
M. Mathieu (Belfast)
M. A. Rieffel (Berkeley)
J. R. Ringrose (Newcastle)
A. G. Robertson (Newcastle)
A. M. Sinclair (Edinburgh)
I. Todorov (Belfast)
S. Wassermann (Glasgow)
J. Zacharias (Nottingham)

SCHEDULE OF TALKS

There will also be facilities available for poster presentations by other participants.

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Accommodation.

Participants should arrange their own accommodation. The following
web-site indicates some possibilities.

       http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/Pure/analysis/lms/hotels.html

 

In case of difficulties, Dr. Chris Taylor of the Department of Pure Mathematics at Leeds may be able to help ( cltaylor@maths.leeds.ac.uk ).

Lunch will be provided for all participants on Friday 22^nd September.

Travel information and directions. Please see:

     http://www.maths.leeds.ac.uk/school/contacts/index.html#directions

Registration fee. The registration fee for the meeting is £20.  Please register by 11^th September 2006  by sending an email to garth@maths.leeds.ac.uk , including your full name and address.  You may use the form given at the end of this announcement.    UK participants should send a UK cheque for £20 (probably combined with the cheque for the Conference Dinner – see below) to H. G. Dales,  Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT.  The cheque must be payable to “University of Leeds”.

Late registration or payment by non-UK participants may be made in cash at the registration session 15.00-16.00, on Thursday 21^st September.

Conference dinner.

There will be a conference dinner in the evening of Friday 22 September at which Chris and Mary Lance will be the principal guests of honour.
The dinner will begin at 19.00, preceded by a reception at 18.30. The dinner will be held in the Great Woodhouse Room, University House.
This is on the campus of Leeds University, a few minutes' walk from the lecture theatre.

The charge will be £25, including wine. Guests at the dinner are welcome. To book for this dinner, please send a UK cheque for this amount to H.  G. Dales, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT; the cheque must be payable to   "University of Leeds".   Please ensure that it is clear for whom you are booking. If you wish to have a vegetarian meal at the dinner, please make this clear when booking the dinner. Bookings for the dinner should be made by 11^th September 2006.

[Non-UK participants who wish to book for the dinner should email garth@maths.leeds.ac.uk by 11^thSeptember 2006 to make the reservation and to arrange the mode of payment.]

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Financial support for research students enrolled at UK universities.

The LMS has kindly provided some funds under this heading. Applications for support should be sent to Rob Archbold (r.archbold@maths.abdn.ac.uk) by
Friday 18^th August if possible. Later applications will be considered if funds are still available.

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Scientific Organisers:

 

Rob Archbold, Convenor  (Aberdeen)        (r.archbold@maths.abdn.ac.uk)

Martin Mathieu  (Belfast)         (m.m@qub.ac.uk)

Marc Rieffel   (Berkeley)             (rieffel@math.berkeley.edu)

Simon Wassermann  (Glasgow)    (asw@maths.gla.ac.uk)

 

Local Organiser:

H. Garth Dales              (garth@maths.leeds.ac.uk )

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Booking form (for use via email or ordinary mail).

I wish to register for the Conference on Operator Algebras and Applications.

 

NAME:

 

ADDRESS:

 

 

 

EMAIL:

 

I wish to reserve …….ticket(s) for the Conference Dinner on 22 September 2006.

(Names of those attending the dinner:                                                                      )

I am sending / I am enclosing a cheque for the total of £……..payable to “University of Leeds”.   [The registration fee is £20 and each dinner ticket costs £25.]

Address for email submission :garth@maths.leeds.ac.uk

Mailing address:Prof. H. G. Dales, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT