Scottish Category Theory Seminar

Category theory is a relatively new branch of mathematics which seeks to understand abstract mathematical structure. At its core, category theory contains a synthesis of algebraic, logical and geometric intuitions. This allows for both diverse applications and innovative insights in areas including pure mathematics, computer science, physics etc.

The Scottish Category Theory Seminar provides a forum for discussion of all aspects of category, be they straight category theory or applications to other scientific fields. We meet for an afternoon once every few months, at some congenial location in Scotland. Talks by Scots and by visitors are welcome. Please contact us if you would like to host a meeting or give a talk. Meetings are open, and all are welcome to attend. For more information about the Scottish Category Theory Seminar, please contact scotcats@cis.strath.ac.uk.

The Scottish Category Theory Seminar is run by Neil Ghani (University of Strathclyde), Tom Leinster (University of Glasgow) and Alex Simpson (University of Edinburgh).

First Meeting: 27 Nov 2009:

The first meeting will take on Friday 27 November at the University of Glasgow. We are pleased to announce the following schedule The meeting will end at 5.30pm. Afterwards, we hope you will join us for a drink. We are also planning on taking the invited speakers for dinner at a local Indian restaurant at 6.30pm. If you are interested in joining us, please email Tom Leinster (tl@maths.gla.ac.uk) by 24 November.

Location:

The meeting will take place at

Room 203 (ground floor),
Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow,
University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QW.

Directions: Rough directions by train are: from either of the main Glasgow stations (Central or Queen St), take the subway to Hillhead. It's then a five-minute walk to the maths department. Detailed directions are here

Sponsorship:

This meeting will receive financial support from the Complex Systems Engineering theme of SICSA, part of the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance and the Department of Mathematics of the University of Glasgow

Attendees:

The following people have indicated they are interested in coming. If you wish to attend the meeting, and are not listed below, please email scotcats@cis.strath.ac.uk to add you to the list. Of course, you can also turn up out of the blue! Or even green, should you be there previously.