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THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS:
Mirror Symmetry and Quantum Cohomology

A conference celebrating the mathematical influences of Alexander Givental
on his 60th birthday

Berkeley, 12-14 May 2018

This conference centers in the Gromov--Witten theory, mirror symmetry and symplectic geometry, as well as their connections with other subjects, such as algebraic geometry, representation theory and mathematical physics. It will be an occasion to celebrate the 60th birthday of Alexander Givental, who has inspired and shaped the development of these areas for more than 30 years.

Speakers

Registration

Conference Venues

The registration is now closed (2018/5/10).
Please note that 12 May is UC Berkeley's commencement day. Early hotel booking is strongly recommended.

12-13 May: Genetics & Plant Biology, Room 100 U.C. Berkeley.
14 May: MSRI auditorium.
Workshop dinner will be held at 19:30 on 13 May at the Alumni House

Program and Schedule

Titles and Abstracts

Day 1: 12 May, Saturday

10:00-11:00 Andrei Okounkov
11:30-12:30 Dusa McDuff
14:30-15:30 Alan Weinstein
16:00-17:00 Nikita Nekrasov

Day 2: 13 May, Sunday

10:00-11:00 Yakov Eliashberg
11:30-12:30 Jim Bryan
14:30-15:30 Constantin Teleman
16:00-17:00 Ezra Getzler
19:30 Dinner at the Alumni House

Day 3: 14 May, Monday

10:00-11:00 Pavel Etingof
11:30-12:30 Ron Donagi
Lunch order before 10AM
14:30-15:30 Hiraku Nakajima
16:00-17:00 Alexander Givental
17:00 Potluck party in MSRI

This conference is organized by Givental's students, with assistance from D. Auroux and A. Okounkov. For administrative assistance, please contact Y.-P. Lee, T. Milanov, H.-H. Tseng,