[grad-students] 2013 Fields Medal Symposium Student Event and Public Opening

[Andrea MacLeod]

2013 Fields Medal Symposium

The 2013 Fields Medal Symposium honours 2010 Fields Medallist Elon
Lindenstrauss (Hebrew University). The goals of the Symposium are to bring
together brilliant researchers to help take the area to new frontiers, to
raise public awareness of Mathematics and the Fields Medal, and to inspire
the next generation.

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STUDENT EVENT

Tuesday, October 1, 2013
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
The Fields Institute, 222 College Street, Toronto

This evening event brings together students and mathematics professionals
for an evening of discussion and inspiration, giving students the
opportunity to ask questions and learn new ideas. Ralf Spatzier (University
of Michigan) and Dmitry Jakobson (McGill University) will stir students'
curiosity with talks about their work. Later in the evening, 2010 Fields
Medallist Elon Lindenstrauss (Hebrew University) will join Ralf, Dmitry, and
Peter Sarnak (IAS) for a panel discussion, moderated by Zach Paikin.

Admission is FREE, but advance tickets are required. To register for student
event tickets, please visit: https://2013studentevent.eventbrite.ca

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PUBLIC OPENING

Monday, September 30, 2013
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto

Admission is FREE, but advance tickets are required. To register for public
opening tickets, please visit http://2013fieldsmedalsymposium.eventbrite.ca

Public lectures:
Peter Sarnak (Institute for Advanced Study) on 'Randomness in Number Theory'
Elon Lindenstrauss (Hebrew University) on 'Information, Entropy, and
Numbers'

Remarks by the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Training, Colleges and
Universities, the Honourable Reza Moridi, Minister of Research and
Innovation, and Paul Young, VP - Research for the University of Toronto