The main theme of the conference will focus on canonical bases from these different points of view. The talks will provide various interpretations and applications of canonical bases. These subjects are very closely related to finite-dimensional representations of affine Hecke algebras, affine quantum groups, Nakajima's quiver varieties, and the structure of Hall algebras. Knowledge about these algebras can lead to new results about the representations of Schur algebras and finite-dimensional Hecke algebras.

One evening dinner will be reserved for a Conference Banquet, which will honor James E. Humphreys for his contributions in the field on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday.

Topics
(1) Representations of algebraic groups in characteristics p>0
(2) Modular representations of Lie algebras in positive characteristics
(3) Representations of affine Kac-Moody Lie algebras, their quantum analogs, and Hecke algebras
(4) Representations of the Ringel-Hall double algebras of quivers
(5) Representations of quantum groups at roots of unity and quantum affine algebras

Organizing Committee
Brian J. Parshall (Chair), University of Virginia
Georgia Benkart, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Jens C. Jantzen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Zongzhu Lin, Kansas State University
Daniel K. Nakano, University of Georgia
 

List of Principal Speakers
Henning H. Andersen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Jie Du, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Eric Friedlander, Northwestern University, USA
Seok-Jin Kang, Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul, South Korea
Alexander Kleshchev, University of Oregon, USA
Ivan Mirkovic, University of Massachusetts, USA
Hiraku Nakajima, Kyoto University, Japan
Alexander Premet, University of Manchester, UK
Eric Vasserot, University de Cergy-Pontoise, France
Jie Xiao, Tsinghua University, Beijing. China

We will encourage participants of the conference to give contributed
talks.

Limited financial support may be available funded by NSF through AMS.

Abstract 

Participants who wish to give a talk at the conference should submit an abstract of the planned talk  by click abstract.
The deadline for submitting abstract is June 15 and tentative schedule will be available  in early July.

PDF file of abstracts can be seen here

Program
(Click on the speakers' names to view the transparencies of the talks)

	Sunday		Monday		Tuesday	Wednesday		Thursday
Chaired by	Parshall		Lin		Nakano	Benkart		Jantzen
9:00am-10:00am	Kleshchev		Xiao		Nakajima	Andersen		Vasserot
10:00am-10:30am	Coffee Break		Coffee Break		Coffee Break	Coffee Break		Coffee Break
10:30am-11:30am	Kang		Du		Mirkovic	Premet		Friedlander
11:30am-1:30pm	Lunch		Lunch		Lunch	Lunch		Lunch
Afternoon	Sect. A	Sect. B	Sect. A	Sect. B	E X C U R S I O N	Sect. A	Sect. B	Sect. A	Sect. B
Chaired by	Saito	Brundan	Sommers	Goodman		Pevtsova	Hendersen	Varagnolo	McGerty
1:30pm-2:10pm	Parker	Tanisaki	Bendel	Nakashima		Chuang	Kamnitzer	Ariki	Misra
2:20pm-3:00pm	McNinch	Kaneda	Pillen	Kujawa		Phillips	Rowell	Vazirani	Wang
3:00pm-3:30pm	Coffee		Coffee			Coffee		Coffee
3:30pm-4:10pm	Hemmer	Schedler	Boe	Li		Humphreys		Carlson	Karaali
4:20pm-5:00pm	Doty	Krutelevich	Hodge	Jakelic
5:30pm	Dinner		Dinner			JEH Banquet		Dinner

Conference Proceedings

AMS Conference Information

Detailed Information on Summer Research Conference from AMS  (How to Apply)
AMS Brochure of Information (including travel, room/board)  for participants

Other Information

Information about Snowbird can be found at Snowbird

Snowbird is located in the Little Cottonwood Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City and about 30 miles from Salt Lake City International Airport.   See the driving map from airport to Snowbird

City bus goes to Snowbird Village during the ski season
Check here for the Salt Lake City and bus system information

More Information on Accommodation

In addition to information provided at  AMS web page,

(1) Individuals with families will be charged the single room and board
rate of $816 and there is no additional lodging charge for family
members but there is a charge of $265 per person for the meal plan.  The
meal plan is an option and if family members do not want the meal plan
it must be stressed that they will not be able to take meals with the
group and will have to eat at one of the many restaurants at Snowbird.
They will be required to indicate the total number of people in the room
on the housing form they will receive with their invitation packet.

(2) Weekly rates, 6 nights and 15 meals starting with breakfast on Sunday are   $552 per person for double occupancy and $816 per person for single accupancy. The Banquet on Wed. may cost more--More information on this will be sent to participants).

(3)   Participants of staying one or two night only, must notify Wayne Drady at wsd@ams.org in advance. Anoyone stying for three or more nights will be charged the weekly rate.

(4) All participants, including the organizing committee members are responsible for making their own housing arrangements. The will receive all necessary forms to do so. To help those whom want o find a roommate, a list of all participants is at this webpage and participants should contact each other.

(5). Shuttle Services (Airport/Snowbird) is $44 roundtrip and Reservation can be made using the lodging reservation form included in the invitation packets.

(6). There is no registration fee.

(7). Two overhead projectors, screens, and white boards are standard equipment in the lecture rooms. Participants should  prepare their  talks  accordingly.

For more information, please contact Zongzhu Lin at zlin@math.ksu.edu