Special Session in Geometric Group Theory and Topology

AMS Sectional Meeting

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

October 11-12, 2008

Organizers: Matt Horak, horakm@uwstout.edu

Melanie Stein, Melanie.stein@trincoll.edu

Jennifer Taback, jtaback@bowdoin.edu

Please remember to submit your abstracts by August 19. You can do so via the following link to the AMS abstract page.

Travel and housing information is available on the AMS conference website. Registration and some sessions will be held in the Exley Science Center and some sessions will he held in the Public Affairs Center nearby. All Wesleyan parking lots are available for the weekend without a fee. For your convenience, here are links to

• Wesleyan University map: The Exley Science Center is building #34 and the Public Affairs Center is building #66.
• Condensed driving directions from New York City and Google Maps directions from New York City
• Condensed driving directions from Boston and Google Maps directions from Boston
• Metro North schedule from NYC to New Haven (30 miles from Wesleyan)
• Amtrak schedule from NYC to Meriden, CT (10 miles from Wesleyan)

If you must fly the meeting, the closest airport is Bradley Airport in Hartford, about 40 miles from Middletown. There is a taxi service to the Middletown area hotels for about $75.

We will post a schedule of talks on this website later in July.

Participant List (not complete…will be updated)

Gilbert Baumslag, CUNY

Sean Cleary, CUNY

Tullia Dymarz, Yale

Ben Fine, Fairfield University

Bob Gilman, Stevens Institute of Technology

Mauricio Gutierrez, Tufts

Dan Margalit, Tufts

Gretchen Osthemer, Hofstra University

Gerhard Rosenberger, Universität Dortmund

Kim Ruane, Tufts University

Andrew Warshall, Yale University

Claire Wladis, CUNY

Helen Wong, Bowdoin College

Peter Wong, Bates College