Representation Theory of p-adic Groups:
A conference on the occasion of
Phil Kutzko's 60th Birthday
University of Iowa, Iowa City
October 19-22, 2006
Purpose: This conference will focus on recent developments in the representation theory of p-adic groups that are arithmetic in nature. This four day conference will bring together researchers of all career stages and graduate students from around the world who work on, or are interested in, the representation theory of p-adic groups. This conference will also be a celebration of the sixtieth birthday of Phil Kutzko, who is on the faculty at Iowa.
Schedule: The conference will begin Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and end Sunday at 11:30 a.m. to accommodate travel schedules. For further details see schedule.
Speakers: The following mathematicians have agreed to speak:
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Financial Support: Funds are available to support the expenses of attendees. Preference will be given to graduate students and recent Ph.D.s. If you are interested in support please write p-adic@math.uiowa.edu. Tell us your name, institution, year of degree (expected or completed), rough estimate of travel expenses and a sentence or two describing why you want to attend the conference. Send this information by September 25, if at all possible.
Registration: So that we can plan accordingly please let us know as soon as possible if you plan to attend the conference. Please email
p-adic@math.uiowa.edu with your name, institution, arrival date and departure date.
To cover the cost of the banquet Saturday night and refreshments between talks, there will be a registration fee that will be collected at the conference. This fee will be $100 for faculty, $50 for postdocs and those temporarily employed, and $30 for students. You will need to pay this by cash or check.
Travel: If you are flying to Iowa City, the best airport is the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Airport, also known as Eastern Iowa Airport (code CID). From there you can get a shuttle to Iowa City for about $25 taking approximately 30 minutes. There are at least two companies that provide this service: Airport Shuttle Service, ph: (319) 337-2340 or (800)725-8460 and Airport Express, ph: (319) 626-5466 or (800) 383-2219. Airport Shuttle Service has an office in the airport building itself. If you want to use these services, please contact them directly.
Lodging: We have booked a large block of rooms at the Iowa House Hotel on campus and a smaller group of rooms at the Sheraton Hotel off campus. Rooms at the Iowa House are $74-84 a night and at the Sheraton are $89 a night. Both hotels are within a short walk of all conference venues. Please make your room reservations directly with the hotels. You may reach the Iowa House at 319-335-3513 or by email at kathy-murphy@uiowa.edu; be prepared to give her your arrival and departure dates. You may reach the Sheraton at 319-337-4058, ask for "in house reservations". Please let either hotel know you are with the Representation Theory Conference. Rooms in these blocks are being held at both hotels until October 9th.
*UPDATE* The rooms at the Iowa House and Sheraton Hotels are currently sold out but we are taking a waiting list for the Iowa House. Rooms are available at the Heartland Inn (about 1 mile from the department). The address is 87 - 2nd Street, Coralville and you can call 319-351-8132 or 1-800-334-3277 for reservations.
Conference Poster
For further information write p-adic@math.uiowa.edu
There will be periodic updates made to this page. Please check back for more information.
This conference is being organized by Colin Bushnell, Guy Henniart, David Manderscheid, and Freydoon Shahidi. Financial support is being provided by the National Science Foundation, MSRI (as an MSRI-Network conference), the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence and Innovation Fund, and the University of Iowa Department of Mathematics.
Page last updated 10/18/06.
