The Richmond Geometry Meeting will focus on emergent research topics while bringing together researchers in algebraic geometry, low-dimensional topology, and mathematical physics. In summer 2024, we will highlight developments in Geometric Topology and Moduli.
Speakers
Ross Akhmechet (Columbia University)
Scott Baldridge (Louisiana State University)
Melissa Chiu-Chu Liu (Columbia University)
Shashank Kanade (University of Denver)
Caner Nazaroglu (University of Cologne, Germany)
Danielle O’Donnol (Marymount University)
Nicola Pagani (Univertsity of Liverpool, UK)
Sunghyuk Park (Harvard University)
Burt Totaro (UCLA)
Panelists
Scott Baldridge (Louisiana State University)
Evangelia Gazaki (University of Virginia)
Nika Lazarian (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
Andre Perunicic (Google)
Boya Wen (University of Richmond)
Location
All lectures and the Career Panel will be held in Temple 1169 on VCU's Monroe Park Campus. The Poster Session will be held in the STEM building on VCU's Monroe Park Campus (TBC).
Accommodations
We have secured two blocks of hotel rooms at discounted rates.
Graduate Richmond
Located at 301 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23220, the Graduate Richmond is about a half mile away from campus. You could walk, drive, use a Spin Scooter, or Uber/Lyft from the hotel to campus.
A perk of this location is its Rooftop Bar The Byrd House, and its proximity to campus!
Earliest Check In: August 11th
Latest Check Out: August 14th
Room Rate: $159.00/night (pre-taxes)
Anticipated Parking: $14.00-$32.00/night
You can use this booking link to book at the Graduate.
The last day to book at the discounted rate is July 10, 2024.
Linden Row Inn
Located at 100 E Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23219, the Linden Row Inn is about a mile away from campus. You could walk, drive, use a Spin Scooter, or Uber/Lyft from the hotel to campus.
A perk of this location is that it is a historic and boutique hotel.
Earliest Check In: August 11th
Latest Check Out: August 14th
Room Rate: $139.00/night (pre-taxes)
You can use this booking link to book at the Linden Row or call their front desk at 804-783-7000 and ask for the Richmond Geometry Meeting Group Block.
The last day to book at the discounted rate is July 10, 2024.
The Holiday Inn Express
Located at 201 E Cary St, Richmond, VA 23219, the Holiday Inn Express is about a mile away from campus. You could walk, drive, use a Spin Scooter, or Uber/Lyft from the hotel to campus.
A perk of this location is the continental breakfast.
Earliest Check In: August 11th
Latest Check Out: August 14th
Room Rate: $149.00/night (pre-taxes)
Anticipated Parking: $15.00/night
You can use this booking link to book at the Holiday Inn Express.
The last day to book at the discounted rate is July 10, 2024.
Registration
Applications for funding are an optional part of the registration. If you apply for funding, please register by July 9.
Schedule
Day One: Monday, August 12, 2024
| Time | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 12:45 PM – 01:00 PM | Welcome Message | |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Melissa Chiu-Chu Liu | Mirror symmetry for theta divisors |
| 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM | Scott Baldridge | From Gromov-Witten Theory to the Four Color Theorem |
| 05:00 PM – 06:00 PM | Ross Akhmechet | Lattice homology and q-series invariants of 3-manifolds |
Day Two: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
| Time | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Burt Totaro | Algebraic varieties at the extremes |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Caner Nazaroglu | Constructions and Applications of Mock Modularity at Depth Two |
| 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM | Shashank Kanade | Torus knots and characters of vertex operator algebras |
| 03:30 PM – 05:00 PM | Career Panel | |
| 05:30 PM – 07:00 PM | Poster Session | Poster Session Titles and Abstracts |
| 07:45 PM | Social Event at Brambly Park |
Day Three: Wednesday, August 14, 2024
| Time | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Nicola Pagani | Classification of compactified Jacobians over nodal curves |
| 10:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Sunghyuk Park | 3-manifolds and q-series |
| 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM | Danielle O'Donnol | Theta-curves with unknotting number 1 |
Funding
This meeting is supported by NSF award DMS-2349810.
