Categorical Methods in Representation Theory

University of Bristol

24th - 28th September 2012

Organisers: John MacQuarrie and Jeremy Rickard

 

Welcome to the main page for a five day conference/workshop focusing on categorical approaches to various aspects of representation theory. The week will consist of three short lecture courses and roughly 12 one-off lectures given by experts in the field, as well as several contributed talks. Contingently, the short courses will be:

Dave Benson (Aberdeen) - The Stable Category

Michel Broué (Paris 7) - The Derived Category

Mike Prest (Manchester) - The Functor Category

This site can be navigated using the tabs on the left. If you are interested in coming along, please first absorb the information relevant to you on the Practicalities page. When you are ready, you can register by sending an email, with the information we ask for on the Registration page, to CMRT2012@gmail.com.

The conference is financially supported by the Heilbronn Institute, and we thank them warmly. Thanks also to the LMS, who have provided financial assistance for postgraduates and young researchers.

Best, John and Jeremy