The following meeting may be of itnerest. The inoformation has been taken
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(http://www.lms.ac.uk/meetings/may00meeting.html)
British Society for the History of Mathematics
London Mathematical Society
Joint Two-day Meeting
Friday 19 - Saturday 20 May 2000
Mathematical Institute, Oxford
HILBERT'S PROBLEMS: PAST AND FUTURE
Friday
2.30 - 3.30
Jeremy Gray (Open)
Hilbert, Göttingen, and the Reputation of the
Problems
3.30 - 4.00
Tea
4.00 - 5.00
David Rowe (Mainz)
Geometry, Axiomatisation and Foundations
(The first 6 problems)
5.15 - 6.15
Hugh Woodin (Berkeley)
The Continuum Hypothesis
Saturday
9.15 - 10.15
Simon Donaldson FRS (Imperial College, London)
Geometry
10.15 - 10.45
Coffee
10.45 - 11.45
Norbert Schappacher (Strasbourg)
Hilbert on Number Theory and Modern Algebra
12.00 - 1.00
Don Zagier (Bonn)
Number Theory
1.00 - 2.00
Buffet lunch
2.00 - 3.00
Craig Fraser (Toronto)
Hilbert and Analysis (Problems 19 to 23)
3.00 - 3.30
Tea
3.30 - 4.30
John Ball FRS (Oxford)
Analysis (Calculus of Variations)
Organisers: Jeremy Gray <[log in to unmask]> and Peter Neumann
<[log in to unmask]>.
A reception and dinner will be held at St Cross College on the Friday
evening at 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm. The cost of the dinner is £25.00 per
person, inclusive of wine. Those wishing to attend should
inform Susan Oakes, London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57-58
Russell Square, London WC1B 4HP, enclosing a cheque payable to The London
Mathematical Society. Those wishing to book accommodation should check our
on-line information or contact Susan Oakes
Some funds are available to contribute in part to the expenses of members
of the London Mathematical Society or research students who wish to attend
the meeting. Requests for support should be addressed to the Meetings &
Membership Secretary, London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57-58
Russell Square, London WC1B 4HP (requests should include an estimate of
expenses and a very brief curriculum vitae; research students should
include brief letters of endorsement from their supervisors).
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