Dear category theorist- Below is a reminder for the "Summer School on Contemporary Categorical Methods in Algebra and Topology". Anybody interested to participate in the School is encouraged to email me before the end of this month. Suggestions for contributed papers will also be considered by the Scientific Committee. The info is also available on my webpage at http://www.math.yorku.ca/~tholen/ Regards, Walter Tholen. SUMMER SCHOOL ON CONTEMPORARY CATEGORICAL METHODS IN ALGEBRA AND TOPOLOGY Haute-Bodeux, Belgium, 3-10 June 2007 In the tradition of previous meetings held at this location, a Summer School on Contemporary Categorical Methods in Algebra and Topology will be held in Haute-Bodeux, a village in the Ardennes region of south-east Belgium, from June 3 (arrival day) until June 10, 2007 (departure day). Participants will stay in the "Hostellerie Doux-Repos" http://hotels.belgium-bookings.com/hotel/be/hostellerie-doux-repos.html?labe... or nearby guestrooms, all meals will be taken in the Hostellerie - which is known for its excellent cuisine. The primary aim of the meeting is to provide students and young researchers who already have a working knowledge of categories with an opportunity to learn about various topics of interest in categorical algebra and topology, including - categorical and topological aspects of semi-abelian theories, - categorical descent and Galois theory, - accessible categories and their applications to homotopy theory, - lax-algebraic methods in categorical topology. However, more established researchers in nearby fields who wish to enhance their knowledge on these topics or present a paper are also welcome. Lecture series will be given by the following researchers who constitute the Scientific Committee of the meeting: - Maria Manuel Clementino - Dominique Bourn - George Janelidze - Jiri Rosicky - Walter Tholen. The local organizer of the Summer School is Francis Borceux (Université Catholique de Louvain). It is estimated that the total cost of the meeting will be about 975 Euros per person: this covers the registration fee, transportation from and to Brussels airport or Liège railway station (on the designated arrival and departure days), accommodation and meals (including conference dinner and drinks with meals), social activities and an excursion (excluding dinner on the excursion day). Unfortunately, the organizers do not have funds available to provide any financial support. Accommodation in Haute-Bodeux is strictly limited, and attendance at the meeting will be by invitation only. However, anyone who wishes to be considered for invitation, or to propose names of people who might be invited, is asked to send an e-mail to Walter Tholen <tholen@mathstat.yorku.ca> <mailto:tholen@mathstat.yorku.ca> before the end of September 2006. It is expected that invitations will be sent out early in November 2006. Those invited will be sent formal letters of invitation to assist them in obtaining funding, and will also be provided with a reading list of material which may be assumed in the Summer School lectures.