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ABOUT

This conference is the 28th edition of the Buildings conference. The major theme of this edition of the international conference is the deep interaction between algebra and incidence geometry in its various guises — in particular, we want to focus on geometric aspects of algebra, and algebraic theories underlying incidence geometries. Some of the main topics of the conference are:

  • Generalized polygons and related geometries.
  • Buildings of higher rank.
  • Geometries and groups of Lie-type.
  • Simple groups and their geometries.
  • Rank one groups and Moufang sets.
  • Algebraic and geometric aspects of the Freudenthal-Tits magic square.
  • Algebraic varieties related to incidence geometries.
  • Automorphism groups of incidence geometries, and geometric group actions.
  • Algebraic groups and Kac-Moody groups.
  • Graph- (and in particular tree-) theoretic properties of incidence geometries.
  • Topological aspects of buildings and related geometries.
  • Computational aspects of the algebraic and combinatorial theory behind incidence geometries of low rank.
Because of the interplay with many other fields of mathematics, a wide variety of ideas and methods will come together at the meeting. The conference will give the opportunity to research faculty and young researchers in algebra and incidence geometry to learn about the latest developments in the main sub-areas, and explore different visions and directions for future work.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
  • The conference takes place from Monday, September 19 (around 9h30) until Thursday, September 22 (around 13h).
  • There will be invited talks (of 60 minutes) and contributed talks (of 30 minutes).
  • The conference fee is €150. This includes the coffee breaks, a reception on Monday evening and the conference dinner on Wednesday.
  • This conference will take place at Ghent University, campus "Ledeganck" , Auditorium 6.
  • The conference booklet can be found here.
SCHEDULE

The schedule is still temporary and subject to changes.

  September 19 September 20 September 21 September 22
9:00 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 10:00 Weiss
10:00 - 10:30 Parkinson Cuypers Abramenko
10:30 - 11:00 Marquis
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break
11:30 - 12:00 Kramer Stroppel Schesler Van Maldeghem
12:00 - 12:30 Chanfi
12:30 - 13:00 Hughes Lunch Lunch
13:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30 Titz Mite Giuzzi
14:30 - 15:00 De Schepper Wiedemann Bischof
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00 Santos Rego
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break Baumeister Löwen
16:30 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:30 Polster
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 18:30 Reception
18:30 - 19:00 Conference dinner
19:00 - 19:30
19:30 - ...
Scientific committee

Pierre-Emmanuel Caprace
Bart De Bruyn
Tom De Medts
Dimitri Leemans
Bernhard Mühlherr
Joseph A. Thas
Koen Thas

Organizing committee:

Pierre-Emmanuel Caprace
Bart De Bruyn
Yannick De Neyt
Tom De Medts
Jari Desmet
Paulien Jansen
Dimitri Leemans
Bernhard Mühlherr
Daan Rijpert
Joseph A. Thas
Koen Thas

SPONSORS

Ghent University
Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications
IRMP Institut de Recherche en Mathématique et en Physique
UCLouvain
Université Libre de Bruxelles — Actions de Recherches Concertées
   (sponsored by the Communauté Française Wallonie Bruxelles)