Spring school "Khovanov and Floer homotopy"

About the school

The focus of the spring school is on Khovanov and Floer homotopy theories, respectively in low-dimensional and symplectic topology. It is aimed at Master and PhD students; the format is that of two mini-courses, accompanied by one exercise session each, as well as short talks by the participants.

Speakers

The two minicourses will be ensured by Marithania Silvero and by Noah Porcelli. The introductory lessons will be given by Maxime Moscatelli, Marco Golla, and Rémi Leclercq. More information soon.

Schedule

All lectures take place at the campus "Lombarderie/Michelet" of the University of Nantes, in the Amphi Louis Pasteur in Building 2. Here is the approximate address of the building, and here is a detailed plan of the campus to precisely locate it. Lunches will be at the university cafeteria. There will also be a social dinner on Tuesday evening, in a restaurant yet to determine.

Titles and abstracts

More information soon.

Funding

Lunch at the university cafeteria, coffee breaks as well as a collective dinner will be covered for all participants. We also have enough funds to cover the accommodation (in student twin bedrooms) of some participants; please indicate in the registration form in case you would like to apply for such funding. Note: accommodation will be covered for up to 5 days per participant.

Travel Information

Nantes has an international airport and a train station that is well connected to Paris. (Note that Google Maps might not have accurate data on local transportation within Nantes; you can look up itineraries on the Naolib webpage.) Whereas the train station is located right in the city center, the airport is further away, and there are two options to get back to civilization from there.

• The cheap (1.80€) way. The first step is to take bus 38 at the airport, direction Greneraie. Then Depending on your destination, several combinations are possible:
  • get off bus 38 at Greneraie, then take bus 4 direction Foch-Cathédrale;
  • get off bus 38 at Pirmil, then take tram 2 direction Orvault-Grand Val;
  • get off bus 38 at Pont-Rousseau-Martyrs, then take tram 3 to Marcel-Paul.
• The fast option (10€). Take the Navette Aéroport; this takes you to Commerce (via the train station and Lieu Unique, which are the only two intermediate stops). This takes about 20 minutes.

Registration

Available here.

List of participants

Organisers

Fabio Gironella, Marco Golla and Stéphane Guillermou. For any questions, you can send us an email at the following address: orga-school-homotopy (at) univ-nantes.fr.