Mini Course 2010

Linear Algebraic Groups and Quadratic Forms
Patching, Involutions and Buildings


14th-18th June 2010, Lens (FRANCE)
Organization committee: J. Burési, A. Laghribi, P. Mammone, J.-P. Tignol.



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This mini course is organized by the Department of Mathematics in Lens, and it is supported by the Université d'Artois. The program will include three 5-hours courses and some short talks. If you would like to contribute by a short talk you can contact Ahmed Laghribi (laghribi@euler.univ-artois.fr). The final list of the short talks will be fixed by the Organizers soon. Here is the list of the three courses:
Course 1: Quadratic Forms, Linear Algebraic Groups, and Patching

Julia Hartmann (RWTH, Aachen)


Course 2: Isotropy of involutions

Nikita Karpenko (UPMC Paris 6)


Course 3: Buildings, exceptional Moufang polygons and quadratic forms

Richard Weiss (Tufts University)