The goal of the workshop is to present some of the best recent work in algebraic geometry with emphasis on possible relations with and applications to mathematical physics, coding theory, industrial and computational aspects. Proceedings will be published with the contribution of NATO.
Sponsors: NATO Scientific Affairs Division, Emmy Noether Research Institute of Mathematics in Bar-Ilan University.
Scientific Committee: Ciro Ciliberto (University of Roma "Tor Vergata"), F. Hirzebruch (MPI, Bonn), R. Miranda (Colorado State University), M. Teicher (Bar-Ilan University).
Organizing Committee:
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Ciro Ciliberto, A. Calabri and F. Tovena
(Univ. of Roma "Tor Vergata");
B. Kunyavskii and M. Teicher (Bar-Ilan Univ.).
Key Speakers: A. Beauville (Paris), J. Bernstein (Tel Aviv), F. Catanese (Göttingen), W. Decker (Kaiserslautern), R. Donagi (Philadelphia), D. Eisenbud (Berkeley), G. van der Geer (Amsterdam), G.-M. Greuel (Kaiserslautern), Ph. Griffiths (Princeton), K. Hulek (Hannover), J. Kaminski (Ramat-Gan), M. Kontsevich (Bures-sur-Yvette), V. Kulikov (Moscow), A. Libgober (Chicago), V. Lin (Haifa), R. Livné (Jerusalem), Y. Miyaoka (Kyoto), T. Peternell (Bayreuth), R. Schoof (Rome), E. Sernesi (Rome), A. Sommese (Notre Dame).
Registered participants: Z. Amina (Ramallah), M. Amram (Ramat-Gan), M. Andreatta (Trento), E. Arbarello (Rome), T. Bandman (Ramat-Gan), C. Bartocci (Genova), Y. Ben-Yitschak (Ramat-Gan), L. Chiantini (Siena), A. Conte (Turin), M. Cornalba (Pavia), G. Danila (Warwick), D. Garber (Ramat-Gan), B. Gordon (Arlington), V. Iskovskih (Moscow), V. Kanev (Sofia), S. Kaplan (Ramat-Gan), A. Kleks (Ramat-Gan), A. Koudriavtsev (Moscow), A. Kouvidakis (Crete), E. Izadi (Athens), A. Langer (Warwick), M. Marchisio (Turin), H.A. Mohammed (Abu-Dis), M. Mella (Ferrara), M. Mendes-Lopez (Lisbon), U. Onn (Haifa), F. Orecchia (Naples), G. Ottaviani (Florence), C. Pedrini (Genova), F. Pioli (Trieste), M. Salvetti (Pisa), T. Shmiel (Ramat-Gan), E. Shustin (Tel Aviv), B. Szendroi (Warwick), P. Tannenbaum (Fresno), M. Uludag (Istanbul), A. Verra (Rome), S. Zur (Ramat-Gan).
Poster sessions: Interested people should submit the title and an abstract of their poster(s) within January 15, 2001.
Financial support: Unfortunately the budget is very limited and therefore the Organizing Committee will only support the invited speakers.
Registration fee: The registration fee is 100$ (US dollars), to be paid on cash. The registration fee is collected towards partial coverage of two social events ("get-together" dinner on Sunday, Gala dinner on Wednesday). The rest of the expenses and the coffee breaks will be covered by the Emmy Noether Research Institute.
Participation:
Registered participants should fill in the
hotel registration form as soon as possible
(before January 15 to get special conference rates)
and send it directly to Princess Hotel
either by fax at the number +972-8-6373590
or by e-mail at the
hotel address
(see next paragraph for more informations).
At the same time please send an e-mail message to the
Organizing Committee
with either a copy of your hotel registration form
or the confirmation that you faxed it.
Those, who want to participate but are not registered yet,
should send an e-mail message to the
Organizing Committee.
Please note that applications to participate are submitted to NATO
approval.
Currency: Almost all expenses in Israel may be paid with US dollars. However it is convenient to use the local currency (shekels). The current (1/12/2000) exchange rate is 1 US dollar = 4.10 shekels. In order to save 17% VAT, we strongly recommend to pay the hotel by US dollars or foreign credit cards.
Accommodation: The conference will be held at:
Eilat Princess Hotel
Tel: +972-8-6365555, Fax: +972-8-6376333
Reservation: Tel: +972-8-6365500, Fax: +972-8-6373590
Email:
princess@isdn.net.il
Hotel rates:
The special conference rates (available until January 15) are:
Location: The site of the Conference, Eilat, is the most southern point of Israel, a resort city hugging the shores of the Red Sea, surrounded by the magnificent Edom Mountain Range, characterized by its crystal clear waters and year-round sunshine. Its unique undersea vista, flora and fauna may be admired by boat or at a breath-taking Underwater Observatory and of course for the enthusiasts, by snorkeling or diving. The inland desert landscapes are no less fascinating. Eilat is well known for its mild winter climate. The weather in Eilat, during the month of February, is warm during the day and cooler at night. Temperatures range from 12°C to 25°C. It seldom rains in Eilat all year round. Participants who stay longer or come earlier might want to join some of many interesting day-trips which start in Eilat, either inside Israel or by crossing the border to Jordan or Egypt (Moon Valley, Akaba, Petra, Wadi Rum, Nuweiba, Colored Canyon, and even Santa-Catarina). (Reservation can be made on the spot through the hotels concierge.)
Arrival:
One can arrive to Eilat by
(1) direct flights from Europe;
(2) connecting flights from the main
International airport of Israel
(Ben-Gurion airport);
(3) domestic flights from
Tel-Aviv City airport (Sde-Dov);
(4) buses from Tel Aviv Central Bus Station.
Upon arriving to Eilat (in any of these ways) take a taxi to
Princess hotel (sometimes you will find a shuttle of
the hotel at the exit of Eilat airport).
Car Rentals: For those interested, we strongly recommend to make the necessary arrangements through their own travel agent before leaving for Israel. On site car rentals are more costly (Eldan is the cheapest (as of now) of all car rental agencies in Ben-Gurion airport).
Conference Schedule: Arrival day is February 24 or 25. The conference will start at the mid-day of February 25 (to allow longer rest for late arrivals on Saturday, and the possibility to arrive with the first bus from Tel Aviv), and will end before noon on the 1st of March. There will be twenty four 40-minutes lectures in five days (6+6+3+6+3). We plan to organize poster sessions and round tables as well. On Tuesday there will be only one session. The afternoon sessions on Monday and Wednesday will start in the late afternoon, to allow a mid-day break on the beach. Tentatively we plan to organize two social events ("get-together" Sunday evening and Gala dinner on Wednesday night).
Clothing: The weather is likely to be warm and dry in the Eilat area. We strongly suggest to bring bathing suits. However, if anyone is planning to visit other places in Israel, one can take into account the possibility of lower temperatures and rain.