INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ON VALUATION THEORY

This conference is dedicated to Paulo Ribenboim, in recognition of his extensive contributions to the subject.

The conference is sponsored by:
The Fields Institute (Toronto)
Centre de Recherches Mathematiques (Montreal)
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (Vancouver)
The President of the University of Saskatchewan
The Vice President (Research) of the University of Saskatchewan
The Dean of theCollege of Arts and Science

Tutorials: Monday, July 26 and Tuesday, July 27, 1999
Conference: Wednesday, July 28 to Wednesday, August 4, 1999
Special Session in honour of Paulo Ribenboim: Saturday, July 31, 1999
Workshop: Thursday, August 5 to Wednesday, August 11, 1999

The conference is intended to cover recent developments in valuation theory and its applications:

algebraic geometry (especially local uniformization)
real algebraic geometry (and quadratic forms)
Galois theory
rigid analysis, curves over valuation rings
model theory of valued fields (especially in positive characteristic)
o-minimal expansions of the reals (and Hardy fields)
ultrametric spaces and spherically complete fields
p-adic numbers
non-commutative valuation theory.

The main topics of the Workshop are:

Local uniformization and resolution of singularities
Model theory of valued fields in positive characteristic and its connections with resolution of singularities
Theory of valued function fields, approximate roots and related subjects
o-minimal expansions of the reals and Hardy fields

In addition to these subjects, the workshop offers an opportunity to discuss other recent developments and open problems which are connected to the scientific program of the conference.

Our Scientific Committee consists of:
Hans Brungs (University of Alberta), Barry Green (University of Stellenbosch), Werner Luetkebohmert (Universitaet Ulm), Alexander Prestel (Universitaet Konstanz), Sibylla Priess-Crampe (Universitaet Muenchen), Mark Spivakovsky (University of Toronto) and Bernard Teissier (Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris),

and our Organizing Committee of:
Franz-Viktor Kuhlmann, Salma Kuhlmann, Murray Marshall (University of Saskatchewan), Deirdre Haskell (College of the Holy Cross) and Hans Schoutens (Wesleyan University).

PROCEEDINGS

Our Conference Proceedings appeared in the Fields Institute Communications Series published by the American Mathematical Society. Papers for these Proceedings were refereed.

EXCURSIONS AND EVENTS

Click here to see some excursions we had at the conference.

Click here to see a schedule of the important events during the conference.

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Schedule of Talks

Registered Participants (as of July 12)

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