From singhn@levy.cims.nyu.edu Fri Nov 21 18:06:48 1997
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 17:58:03 -0500 (EST)
From: "Naresh H. Singh" <singhn@levy.cims.nyu.edu>
To: undisclosed.recipients.;@levy.cims.nyu.edu
Subject: Special Geometry Festival in honor of James Simons' 60th Birthday
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Dear Colleague:

The message which follows contains the TEX file of the first announcement
of a Special Geometry Festival in honor of the 60th birthday of James
Simons, to be held at SUNY- Stony Brook, April 2-5, 1998.

Please feel free to post a printed copy (2 pages) on your department
bulletin board.


Sincerely,

Jeff Cheeger and Blaine Lawson




From singhn@levy.cims.nyu.edu Fri Nov 21 18:12:54 1997
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 18:04:22 -0500 (EST)
From: "Naresh H. Singh" <singhn@levy.cims.nyu.edu>
To: undisclosed.recipients.;@levy.cims.nyu.edu
Subject: TEX file of Geometry Festival Announcement
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\centerline{\bf Announcing a}
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\centerline{\bf Special Geometry Festival}
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\centerline{\bf CONNECTIONS IN MODERN MATHEMATICS AND
PHYSICS}
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\centerline{\bf \  }
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\centerline{\bf April 2 -- 5, 1998 }
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\centerline{\bf  Stony Brook, NY}
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\centerline{\sl A conference dedicated  in honor of James Simons}

\centerline{\sl on the occasion of his 60$^{\rm {th}}$ birthday}

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Speakers will include: \medskip

{\bf
\hskip 1.1in Scott Axelrod, M.I.T.

\hskip 1.1in Jean-Michel Bismut, Univ. de Paris, Orsay

\hskip 1.1in Spencer Bloch, Chicago

\hskip 1.1in Robert Bryant, Duke

\hskip 1.1in Jeff Cheeger, Courant Institute

\hskip 1.1in S. S. Chern, Berkeley

\hskip 1.1in Jurg Frohlich, ETH

\hskip 1.1in Mikhael Gromov, I.H.E.S.

\hskip 1.1in Maxim Kontsevich, I.H.E.S.

\hskip 1.1in Blaine Lawson, Stony Brook

\hskip 1.1in Robert MacPherson, IAS

\hskip 1.1in John Milnor, Stony Brook

\hskip 1.1in Isador Singer, M.I.T.

\hskip 1.1in Dennis Sullivan, Stony Brook

\hskip 1.1in Clifford Taubes,   Harvard

\hskip 1.1in Gang Tian, M.I.T.

\hskip 1.1in C.-N. Yang, Stony Brook

\hskip 1.1in S.-T. Yau, Harvard.} \bigskip


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\noindent
Hotel reservations at groups rates can be made at:

\hskip .5in Danford's Inn, Port Jefferson, (516) 928-5200

\hskip .5in The Holiday Inn, Centereach, (516) 471-8000

\hskip .5in The Three Village Inn, Stony Brook, (516) 751-0555

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Reservations should be made 30 days in advance and the special
rates
for this meeting should be requested at the time of making
reservations.


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Further information can be found at the website:
www.math.sunysb.edu/g-fest
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\noindent or by contacting:\smallskip

\hskip .3in Lucille Meci at (516) 632-8290, e-mail
lucille@math.sunysb.edu


\hskip .3in Amy DelloRusso at (516) 632-8260, e-mail
amy@math.sunysb.edu


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