{"600640":{"#nid":"600640","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2018 Georgia Algebraic Geometry Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlgebraic geometers in Georgia and neighboring southern states gather at the Georgia Tech School of Mathematics on Feb. 23-25, 2018, to strengthen their growing community. The goal is to support early-career mathematicians, especially those from groups that are underrepresented in mathematics. The gathering \u0026ndash; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/600640\u0022\u003Ethe 2018 Georgia Algebraic Geometry Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E (GAGS) \u0026ndash; will provide attendees opportunities to network and be exposed to cutting-edge developments in the field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClassical algebraic geometry studies questions about solutions sets of polynomial equations. For example, what is the dimension of the solution space? What is its shape? Can we break up the solution space into simpler components? Modern algebraic geometry includes much more abstract objects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlgebraic geometry has connections to complex analysis, string theory, topology, number theory, and game theory. It has applications in statistics, robotics, phylogenetics, and geometric modeling.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech School of Mathematics is home to several experts in algebraic geometry: faculty members Matthew Baker, Greg Blekherman, Anton Leykin, Joseph Rabinoff, Kirsten Wickelgren, and Josephine Yu; postdoctoral fellows Padmavathi Srinivasan and Philipp Jell; and senior academic professional Salvador Barone.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBaker is organizing 2018 GAGS, with assistance from Rabinoff and Josephine Yu. The College of Sciences is providing additional financial support.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2018 symposium in Georgia Tech is the culmination of a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant (DMS-1529573) to Georgia Tech, University of Georgia (UGA), and Emory University to organize and host GAGS in rotation over three years. The symposium was held at Emory University in 2016 and at UGA in 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2018 GAGS features the following invited speakers, including one from Germany:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELinda Chen (Swarthmore College)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJune Huh (Institute for Advanced Study)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDavid Jensen (University of Kentucky)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJesse Kass (University of South Carolina)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELek-Heng Lim (University of Chicago)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKristin Shaw (Technischen Universit\u0026auml;t Berlin)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAndrew Snowden (University of Michigan)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPadmavathi Srinivasan (Georgia Institute of Technology)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents are encouraged to attend. Registration is free.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EMore information is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/%7Ejrabinoff6\/gags2018\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~jrabinoff6\/gags2018\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EMatt Baker\u0026#39;s blog at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mattbaker.blog\/2018\/02\/28\/gags-2018\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/mattbaker.blog\/2018\/02\/28\/gags-2018\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRegister \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~jrabinoff6\/gags2018\/registration.html\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EThis story was adapted from an \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/602450\u0022\u003Earticle\u003C\/a\u003E published on February 22, 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