Workshop Announcement: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Singular geometry and Higgs bundles in string theory ---------------------------------------------------------------- October 30 to November 3, 2017 American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center San Jose, California http://aimath.org/workshops/upcoming/singularhiggs ------------ Description: ------------ This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to the study of exciting developments around Higgs bundles, real algebraic geometry and string theory. The purpose of the workshop is to bring the leading key researchers of related fields together with young mathematicians and physicists to establish and investigate new problems and applications of the theory of Higgs bundles. The workshop is organized by Lara B. Anderson, Jonathan Mboyo Esole, and Laura Schaposnik. For more details please see the workshop announcement page: http://aimath.org/workshops/upcoming/singularhiggs Space and funding is available for a few more participants. If you would like to participate, please apply by filling out the on-line form (available at the link above) no later than May 30, 2017. Applications are open to all, and we especially encourage women, underrepresented minorities, junior mathematicians, and researchers from primarily undergraduate institutions to apply. -------------------------------- AIM Research Conference Center: -------------------------------- The American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) hosts focused workshops in all areas of the mathematical sciences. AIM focused workshops are distinguished by their emphasis on a specific mathematical goal, such as making progress on a significant unsolved problem, understanding the proof of an important new result, or investigating the convergence between two distinct areas of mathematics. For more information, please visit http://www.aimath.org/workshops/upcoming/