NCTS Winter Workshop on Representation Theory

January 25-29, 2008

                                                       This workshop deals with the structure and representation theory of Lie groups, Lie algebras and related areas.
                                                       We aim to promote closer interaction in the east Asian region, and to promote interests among postdocs and students.

                       

                         Organizers: Meng-Kiat Chuah <chuah@math.nthu.edu.tw>(NTHU)
                                                      Jing-Song Huang <mahuang@ust.hk>(HKUST)

                         Location: NCTS, located in National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.   
                                                   Hsinchu is about one hour by bus from Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. For a map, visit the Tourism Bureau orWeather Bureau.

               Invited Speakers: 

Shun-Jen Cheng (Academia Sinica) Characters of Lie superalgebras
Meng-Kiat Chuah (National Tsing Hua University)

Models of semisimple Lie groups

Jing-Song Huang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

 Iryndex theo and representation theory
Ching-Hung Lam (National Cheng Kung University)

On holomorphic framed vertex operator algebras of rank 24

Kyo Nishiyama (Kyoto University)

Introduction to the geometry of Kc-orbits on the flag varieties and nilpotent orbits

Shu-Yen Pan (National Tsing Hua University)          

Langlands functoriality and local theta correspondence
Hiroshi Yamashita (Hokkaido University) Geometric invariants associated with the discrete series representations

Chengbo Zhu (National University of Singapore)

Unitary representations and their constructions

                     

 Secretariant:

Vickey Sun
Phone:886-3-5745254

Wendy Huang
Phone:886-3-5745255

Mathematics Division
Fax:886-3-5728161

                             

 Practical information

 Accommodation: Please inform secretary Wendy Huang by email at wendy@math.cts.nthu.edu.tw the number of  family accompanied at your earliest convenience.

 Airport pickup: We will arrange taxis/limousines between CKS airport and NCTS. It is therefore important to give us your arrival/departure times and flight
                            numbers by e-mail at Wendy Huang as soon as they are available. 

 Title and Abstract: Please submit your title and abstract to secretary Vickey Sun at sunug@math.cts.nthu.edu.tw when they are ready.

 Visa: Most visitors could get landing visa or visa exemption for 30 days. For general information, see visa-info. Speakers who hold the People's Republic of China  
           passport are requested to send their personal data (including tel number, fax number, mailing address, e- mail address and research field etc.) to secretary
           Wendy Huang by email at wendy@math.cts.nthu.edu.tw . It normally takes around two/three months to process the applications of  Taiwanese entrance visa
           for applicants from the Mainland China.

 Weather: For more information about weather in Taiwan, visit Central Weather Bureau.

 Offices: (Shared) offices will be provided to all invited speakers, with computers Windows XP.

 Tourism: The link to Tourism Bureau contains maps, travel tips, attractions, etc...