Sage Days 74: Differential geometry and topology

Sage Days 74 will take place on May 30 - June 2, 2016 at the Workshop Center (CIAS) of Observatoire de Paris, located in Meudon, near Paris, France.

Registration

Registration is free and now open. Contact Eric ([email protected]) and Travis ([email protected]) to register.

Schedule

Monday 30 May

9:30 - 10:30

Volker Braun

An introduction to SageMath

10:30 - 11:00

coffee break

11:00 - 12:00

Nathan Dunfield

SnapPy

12:00 - 13:00

Marc Culler

SnapPy

13:00 - 14:00

lunch at the Observatory cafeteria

14:00 - 15:00

Organization of working groups

15:00 - 16:00

working groups / coding sprints

16:00 - 16:30

coffee break

16:30 - ...

working groups / coding sprints

Tuesday 31 May

9:30 - 10:30

Nicolas Thiéry

Modelling mathematics in Sage (parents, elements, categories, ...)

10:30 - 11:00

coffee break

11:00 - 12:00

Marcin Kostur

3D visualization

12:00 - 13:00

Thibaut Paumard

Gyoto code and geodesics

13:00 - 14:00

lunch at the Observatory cafeteria

14:00 - 16:00

working groups / coding sprints

16:00 - 16:30

coffee break

16:30 - 17:00

progress reports

17:00 - ...

working groups / coding sprints

Wednesday 1 June

9:30 - 10:30

John Palmieri

Simplicial sets

10:30 - 11:00

coffee break

11:00 - 12:00

Mark Bell

Flipper and Sage

12:00 - 13:00

Volker Braun

Toric geometry

13:00 - 14:00

lunch at the Observatory cafeteria

14:00 - 16:00

working groups / coding sprints

16:00 - 16:30

coffee break

16:30 - 17:00

progress reports

17:00 - 18:30

working groups / coding sprints

18:30

social dinner

Thursday 2 June

9:30 - 10:30

John Palmieri

Simplicial sets

10:30 - 11:00

coffee break

11:00 - 12:00

Patrick Hooper

FlatSurf and translation surfaces in Sage

12:00 - 13:00

Vincent Delecroix

Riemannian manifolds

13:00 - 14:00

lunch at the Observatory cafeteria

14:00 - 15:00

progress reports

15:00 - 16:00

working groups / coding sprints

16:00 - 16:30

coffee break

16:30 - 17:00

progress reports

17:00 - ...

working groups / coding sprints

Projects

Here is a list of possible projects. Feel free to add your own to the list.

Details

Lodging

We recommend to book a room in some hotel in Paris, in Montparnasse area (14th arrondissement). In particular, we recommend the

Other hotels are

If you prefer to stay in Meudon, at a walking distance (25 min) from the Workshop Center (CIAS), see

For a larger choice, see this list of convenient hotels from LESIA/Observatoire de Paris.

NB: since May/June is a high touristic season in Paris, it is recommended to book a room as soon as possible!

Transportation

Meudon is located at 10 min by train from Montparnasse station in Paris. All hotels listed above are located at a walking distance from Montparnasse station. A system of car shuttle will be organized from Meudon station to the Workshop Center (CIAS).

If you plan instead to come by your own, please follow these access instructions (click on the map to enlarge it; the CIAS is located in BAT. 9).

More details soon...

Funding

European participants receiving some OpenDreamKit funding for conferences/workshops are expected to use it to cover their expenses.

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