Workshop

This workshop will provide several short lecture series consisting two or three lectures each to introduce postdocs, graduate students and non-experts to some of the major themes of the conference.  While the precise topics  may change to reflect developments in the area, it is likely that we will run mini-series in the following subjects: Noncommutative algebraic geometry D-Module Theory Derived Categories Noncommutative Resolutions of Singularities Deformation-Quantization Symplectic Reflection Algebras Growth Functions of Infinite Dimensional Algebras  Speakers:Michael Artin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)Jason Bell (Simon Fraser University)David Ben-Zvi (University of Texas)Ragnar Buchweitz (University of Toronto)Maria Chlouveraki (University of Edinburgh)Vasily Dolgushev (Temple University)Graham Leuschke (Syracuse University)Mathilde Marcolli (California Institute of Technology)Paul Smith (University of Washington)Toby Stafford (University of Manchester)Michel Van den Bergh (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)Amnon Yekutieli (Ben Gurion University)Accommodation:A block of rooms has been reserved at the Rose Garden Inn. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-992-9005 OR directly on their website. Click on Corporate at the bottom of the screen and when prompted enter code MATH (this code is not case sensitive). By using this code a new calendar will appear and will show MSRI rate on all room types available. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel Durant. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-238-7268. When making reservations, guests must request the MSRI preferred rate.  If you are making your reservations on line, please go to this link and enter the discount code MSRI123.  Our preferred rate is $129 per night for a Deluxe Queen/King, based on availability.