Further to Chris's announcement below, anyone wishing to follow the talks online can do so on Zoom: https://ed-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/83331873132 Meeting ID: 833 3187 3132 Passcode: Noether99 The programme is at https://sites.google.com/view/catniporg/meetings No need to register if you're just watching online. Best wishes, Tom ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 9 May 2023 14:37:04 From: Chris Heunen <Chris.Heunen@ed.ac.uk> To: categories net <categories@mta.ca> Subject: CATNIP: June 14, Edinburgh Categories Networking Project (CATNIP) is a new scientific network between = the University of Aberdeen, the University of Edinburgh and the University = of Strathclyde; it is focused on category theory, both in its foundational = aspects and in its interactions with computer science and with other areas = of mathematics, such as topology, algebra, mathematical physics and applied= mathematics. https://sites.google.com/view/catniporg/home The first meeting will be held at the University of Edinburgh on June 14. Invited speakers: * Elena di Lavore (Tallinn University of Technology): "Partial Markov Categ= ories" * Nicola Gambino (University of Manchester): "Two-dimensional categorical l= ogic" * Vanessa Miemitz (University of East Anglia): "Categorification in Represe= ntation Theory" The programme will be announced shortly. The meeting is open to everybody. = Participants from the three nodes may be offered travel reimbursement. We h= ope to be able to reimburse all staff and PhD students from the nodes, but = if (depending on participants numbers) any budget issues arise priority wil= l be given to PhD students and early career researchers. Please register at= : https://forms.gle/AxAuNQWqLM8fzWef7 Kind regards, Jules Hedges Chris Heunen Tom Leinster Simona Paoli The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, w= ith registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th=E2=80=99 = ann an Oilthigh Dh=C3=B9n =C3=88ideann, cl=C3=A0raichte an Alba, =C3=A0irea= mh cl=C3=A0raidh SC005336. [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]