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Dear fellow topologists,
As previsously annouced, the 5th instance of Topology Between The Waves
(aka BTW5) will occur from the 9th to the 14th of March 2025. Like last
year we'll be in the Station Biologique of Besse, birth place of Nicolas
Bourbaki (not too far from Clermont-Ferrand).
This year's topic is a theorem by Giroux called the "Giroux
correspondence". It relates open-book decompostions of 3-manifolds
(topological structures) and contact structures (geometrical
structures). We'll follow the proof strategy of Licata--Vertesi (on the
tight case).
This winter school is aimed at PhD students and young postdocs (as well
as our favorite senior researchers!). The idea is to try to go through
this proof together, after have learned about the necessary
background. Participants are therefore encourage to give a talk (or to
help preparing one).
At the moment there are 15.5 talks planned see the program available here:
https://lrobert.perso.math.cnrs.fr/BTW5/BTW5Program.pdf
This program might changed marginally (especially if you have comment
complaints or suggestions).
We can have up to 35 people in Besse. Housing cost and food is covered
by the conference (and we have a plan to be better on the food side,
than last year). A bus shuttle from Clermont Ferrand to Besse on Sunday
evening and from Besse to Clermont-Ferrand on friday afternoon will be
arranged. Besides this, we do not plan to cover transport, but let us
know if you have difficulties.
If you want to participate, please answer to this email (with all the
organizers in CC) and tell us which talk(s) suit(s) you in preference
order. As usual, the final repartition will be decided as soon as
possible on a first arrived first served basis with priority given to
young PhD students.
There is a webpage:
https://lrobert.perso.math.cnrs.fr/BTW5/btw5.html
Which will soon be updated.
Logistical details will be provided to the participants in due time, but
bare in mind that due to its relative remoteness, it is difficult to
participate to only part of the week.
Please circulate this announcement among your colleagues and using your
usual math mailing list.
Would you have any question, do not hesitate to ask the organizers.
Best,
Marco De Renzi
Quentin Faes
Jules Martel
Delphine Moussard
Louis-Hadrien Robert