[cmath] course in Santander, Spain

[Dan Kucerovsky]

SECOND  ANNOUNCEMENT

The Summer School "Lluís Santaló"  on

Aspects of operator algebras and applications

will take place at the Palacio de la Magdalena, Santander, Spain


from July 21 to July 25, 2008.


***The period to apply for grants is now open!  The deadline is May 30, 
2008.***

See

OFFICIAL webpage:

http://www.uimp.es/uimp/home/homeUIMPdina.php?jcj=ACADEMICAS_FICHA&juj=2003&jpj=IdActividad=7810505&pg=9&orden=6


For more information see

http://mat.uab.cat/~oalgebras

or send an e-mail to

oalgebras at mat.uab.cat


Topics to be covered:
K-theory for operator algebras. Elliott's classification programme.
Modular theory for von Neumann algebras, and applications to quantum field 
theory.
Amenability, hyperbolic groups and operator algebras


Speakers:
Pere Ara (Univ. Autònoma Barcelona), Nathanial P. Brown (Penn State 
University),
Daniele Guido (University "Tor Vergata" Roma),   Fernando Lledó (Univ. Carlos 
III Madrid and RWTH-Aachen University), Francesc Perera (Univ. Autònoma 
Barcelona), Andrew S. Toms (York University, Toronto)