[Todos CMAT] ELGA 1, Second Announcement.

[Alvaro Rittatore]

ELGA 1, Second announcement.
Please distribute.
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Dear colleague,

We are pleased to announce the First Latin American School on
Algebraic Geometry and Applications / Primera Escuela Latinoamericana
de Geometría Algebraica y Aplicaciones (ELGA 1) to take place in
Argentina in August 2011.

There will be one week of Courses, primarily for graduate students,
followed by a Workshop/Conference during the second week.

The dates and locations are:
Courses: 1/August - 5/August/2011, Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Conference/Workshop: 8/August - 12/August/2011, Córdoba (Argentina).

This is a CIMPA School:
http://www.cimpa-icpam.org/spip.php?article315&lang=fr
an external activity of the ICTP:
http://cdsagenda5.ictp.it/full_display.php?email=0&ida=a10188
and the 4th. Luis Santaló School (Departamento de Matemática, FCEN-UBA).

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ACADEMIC PROGRAM:

First Week: SCHOOL
1/August - 5/August/2011, Buenos Aires (Argentina).

The following courses will be offered:

1) Intersection Theory,
Professor Joe Harris (Harvard, USA).

2) Deformation Theory,
Professor Robin Hartshorne (Berkeley, USA).

3) Tropical Algebraic Geometry,
Professor Diane Maclagan (Warwick, England).

4) Algebraic Geometric Codes,
Professor Peter Beelen (Copenhaguen, Denmark).


Second Week: CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP
8/August - 12/August/2011, Córdoba (Argentina).

The program consists of Plenary Lectures and several special Sessions.
Please consult the web page below for details and updates.

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More information (including the REGISTRATION form) may be found at the web page:

http://mate.dm.uba.ar/~visita16/ELGA-2011/index.shtml

The organizers expect to obtain financial support to cover lodging
expenses for invited speakers and selected Latin American
participants.

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DEADLINE to apply for financial support: May 20, 2011.

FECHA LIMITE para solicitar apoyo financiero: 20 de Mayo, 2011.

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Best regards,
the Organizing Committee