Noncommutative Algebra

A conference in honor of Professor Lance W. Small's 65th birthday

February 18-20, 2006

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UCSD

Location Schedule Speakers Registration Hotels Visiting UCSD

Overview

A conference on noncommutative algebra will be held on February 18-20, 2006 at the University of California, San Diego.  The conference will honor professor Lance W. Small on the occasion of his 65th birthday.  At the meeting some of the world's leading authorities will survey the current status of the field and point to those directions which hold the greatest promise for future work.

The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the current state of noncommutative algebra and to suggest fruitful directions for future work in this vital area.  A review of where we are now, and most especially, the experts' views of where these subjects are going will be of particular interest to, and have an influence on, the work of students and recent graduates in algebra, those who will produce the results obtained in the coming decades.

The following is a list of topics which will undoubtedly be discussed:  Noetherian rings and their generalizations, representations of rings, rings with polynomial identities, invariant theory, enveloping algebras, group rings, rings of differential operators, filtered and graded rings, Krull and Gelfand-Kirillov dimension, growth of algebras, algebraic quantum groups, noncommutative geometry, nil rings, the Kothe conjecture, homological properties of rings.

It should be noted that Professor Small has made influential contributions in each of these areas.

Location

The conference will be hosted by Efim Zelmanov of the UCSD Mathematics Department.

All talks will take place on the UCSD campus (9500 Gilman drive La Jolla, CA 92093) at the Natural Sciences Building (NSB) in room 1205. Here is a campus map and here is one with NSB highlighted.

Preliminary Schedule

Here is a pdf file with abstracts for the talks, listed in alphabetical order by speaker.

February 18 (Saturday)
8:00 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. Continental Breakfast (outside NSB 1205)
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Susan Montgomery
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Robert Guralnick
10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Morning Break
11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Murray Schacher
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Lunch (at Eucalyptus Point)
2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Jason Bell
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Edward Formanek
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. Afternoon Break
4:10 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. George M. Bergman
8:30 p.m. - Dessert Welcome Reception (location TBD)

February 19 (Sunday)
8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Continental Breakfast (outside NSB 1205)
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Claudio Procesi
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Agata Smoktunowicz
10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Morning Break
11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. J.C. Robson
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Lunch (at Eucalyptus Point)
2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. James Zhang
3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. J.T. Stafford
3:50 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. Afternoon Break
4:10 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Matyas Domokos
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Dinner Reception (Eucalyptus Point)

February 20 (Monday)
8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Continental Breakfast (outside NSB 1205)
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Daniel R. Farkas
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Hanspeter Kraft
10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. Morning Break
11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Donald S. Passman
2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Miriam Cohen
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Surrender Jain
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Afternoon Break
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Louis Rowen


Please note that NO FOOD is allowed in NSB 1205.

Eucalyptus Point banquet facility. Click for map.  
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Plenary Speakers

Registration

There is no fee to register, however we do ask that you let us know if you plan on attending. To do so, please send an email to Efim Zelmanov and cc: Anita McKee requesting that you be added to the list of attendees.

Hotel Information

The following is a list of hotels near UCSD.  We have secured special group rates for conference attendees at the Radisson Inn La Jolla, Del Mar Inn, and the Residence Inn by Marriott.
To receive these special rates, you MUST call and mention that you are attending the "Lance Small Conference"

Radisson Inn La Jolla 3299 Holiday Court
La Jolla, CA 92037
(800) 333-3333
(858) 453-5500
Rate: $119 per night plus tax (single)
To ensure rate and room availability, make your reservation by Jan. 14, 2006. (if you make reservations online, make sure to enter LSMALL in the promotional code.)



Del Mar Inn 720 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA 92014
(800) 451-4515
(858) 755-9765
Rate: $99 per night plus tax (single) To ensure rate and room availability, make your reservation by Jan. 17, 2006.


Residence Inn by Marriott 8901 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
(800) 876-1778
(858) 587-1770
Rate: $145 per night plus tax (single)

Visiting UCSD

Information about Parking at UCSD.
General information for visitors to UCSD, including campus maps and helpful tips about getting around San Diego can be found here. In addition, this site has more general information about San Diego, including weather reports, restaurants, transportation information, discount offers, etc.

Organizing Committee