In Little Hall at the
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Department of Mathematics
Gainesville, FL 32611-8105
March 1 and 2, 2008
UPDATED: Sep 27, 2007
This time, we will devote the conference to the interaction between set theory and C* algebras, as exemplified by the recent results of
Ilijas Farah and Nik Weaver. Another topic is Polish group actions and Borel equivalence relations.
Invited speakers:
John Clemens, Penn State
Ilijas Farah, York University
Su Gao, University of North Texas
Stefan Geschke, Boise State University
Juris Steprans, York University
Simon Thomas, Rutgers University
Andrew Toms, York University
Nik Weaver, Washington University in St. Louis
A preliminary lecture schedule:
Saturday March 1:
8:30-9:30am breakfast in the conference room. We provide local fresh citrus and quality pastry.
We will make several awards of about $300 each to graduate students wishing to attend the conference,
to partially defray their travel costs. Please send a brief CV and ask your advisor to send a recommendation to
Jindra
We have to institute a $10 conference fee in order to pay for the refreshments. Our grant money cannot be used for this purpose.
Transportation:
You can use either Orlando, Jacksonville or Gainesville airport. Jacksonville is fast, cheap, and about 90min
drive from Gaineville. On the way to Gainesville, do observe posted speed limits.
Orlando has many connections, 2hr drive to Gainesville, ocassional traffic, and highway tolls of about $15 total round trip.
We can only reimburse
car rental made with AVIS, tel. 1-800-831-2847. AVIS offers one way rentals. Use their "Florida State Rate" and Gainesville Paramount Resort station.
The one-way subcompact rental will come to $30. Please contact our secretary Margaret
if you want to rent a car; she will issue a document for you to present at the AVIS counter. Please give me your flight numbers
and arrival/departure time so that we can investigate car-pooling options. Of course, the Gainesville airport is always an option.
A good map of Gainesville can be found
here.
A good map of University of Florida campus can be found here . To get to Little
Hall by car, enter the campus at 13th St. entrance (at the intersection of SW 13 St. and 2nd Ave.) turn left and leave
your car at the gated parking lot in front of Little Hall. The gate is open during the weekends. Campus parking during the
weekend is free and requires no permit.
Lodging Addresses:
The Rush Lake Motel
1410 SW 16th Avenue
Gainesville, FL
Phone: 352-373-5000
Fax: 352-375-7485
Walking distance to campus. If you are an invited speaker, I encourage you
to make reservations at Rush Lake and then write to Margaret. The motel will then charge the university
directly, saving some tax money. We have negotiated $43 rate, just mention the math department.
Holiday Inn University Center
1250 West University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: 352-376-1661
Fax: 352-336-8717
Colorless, predictable, a very convenient location.
Reitz Union Hotel
University of Florida Campus
Phone: 352-392-2151
The best choice, but the last time I called them, they were booked full.
Herlong Mansion
Micanopy, 15 miles south of conference site
Phone: 352-466-3322 or 800-437-5664
Or a website
The most charming place in the area, about double the price of the previous motels, but this one is certainly not a chain.
