Summer School 1997

Fundamental Algebraic Topology

Institut Fourier (Grenoble), June 16 - July 5 1997

More precisely, the participants will be welcome from 8:00 am onwards at the room 2 at the ground floor of the IMAG tower, in front of the Fourier Institute. You will make easier the work of secretaries by coming as soon as possible (a coffee will be served). The first lecture will begin at 9:30 in the lecture room 1, in the same building. See you Monday!

Organizers : Clemens BERGER and Francis SERGERAERT

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A three weeks Summer School "Fundamental Algebraic Topology" is organized at Grenoble in 1997, from June 16 to July *5*, with support of the Université Joseph Fourier, CNRS and of the "Mission Scientifique et Technique du Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur".

The subject is Algebraic Topology, more precisely Fundamental Algebraic Topology, that is, those problems directly araisen by the classification problem of arbitrary spaces.

Audience:
This summer school is intended for young researchers, graduate and post-graduate students having a "beginner" knowledge of traditional background: elementary homological algebra, elementary simplicial or singular homology.

Week 1:
The first week will be devoted to basic notions: CW-topology and simplicial sets, basic homological algebra (spectral sequences included), additional structures (algebra, coalgebra,...), simplicial, singular, cellular and De Rham (co)homologies, fibrations, homotopy groups, Postnikov and Whitehead towers. Furthermore a series of survey lectures about the classification problem in algebraic topology will be given by Hans Baues (Bonn, Max-Planck-Institut).

Weeks 2 and 3:
During the two other weeks, more advanced lectures will be given by various speakers. The following lecturers will participate:

Clemens Berger (Nice): Iterated loop spaces and symmetric groups.
Ronnie Brown (Bangor): Groupoids and crossed objects in algebraic topology.
Yves Félix (Louvain): Rational homotopy and classification problem in homotopy theory.
Max Karoubi (Paris): Non-commutative differential forms.
Takuji Kashiwabara (Grenoble): Homology of infinite loop spaces and cohomology operations.
Jean-Louis Loday (Strasbourg): Operads and algebraic topology.
Lionel Schwartz (Paris): Cohomology operations and homotopy theory.
Francis Sergeraert (Grenoble): Constructive algebraic topology.
Vlad Sergiescu (Grenoble): Classification questions in low dimensional group.

Place:
Université de Grenoble I, Institut Fourier, BP74, 38402 St Martin d'Hères cedex.

Housing:
Participants will be housed at student halls of residences, near the Fourier Institute and also in hotels for listeners who wish it. Lunch and dinner can be taken at the university restaurants of the campus.

Registration fees: 300FF to be payed by cheque to the order of "Agent comptable de l'Université Joseph Fourier".

Financial support:
Housing expenses in student halls of residences might be borne by the Fourier Institute, according to applications and resources of concerned people. Meals must be paid by participants. If necessary, participants are required to find a financial support for travel; in particular cases, a specific help request could be sent to the Fourier Institute; solutions will be studied according to available funds.

Registration:
Send a mail to one of the addresses below to ask for an application form.

Secretariat :
Myriam Charles
Summer school 1997, Fondamental Algebraic Topology
Institut Fourier
BP 74
38402 Saint Martin d'Hères Cedex.
e-mail : eem@fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr
Tél : (33) 04 76 51 48 58
Fax : (33) 04 76 51 44 78

Scientific Responsible: Francis Sergeraert
Administrative Responsible: J.P. Demailly

Summer School 1997

Fundamental Algebraic Topology

Institut Fourier (Grenoble), June 16 - July *5* 1997

Organizers : Clemens BERGER and Francis SERGERAERT

Institut Fourier (Grenoble), June 16 - July 5 1997