Analysis and Convex Geometry Week at UniAndes



February 17-21, 2025 Bogota, Colombia






Description


The interplay between Analysis and Convex Geometry is a very active and broad subject. Connections arise with Asymptotic Geometric Analysis, Geometric Tomography, Probability, Information Theory, Combinatorics, as well as other branches of Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, and Physics.

Analytic methods in Convex Geometry are vast and fruitful. The conference will cover a variety of exciting topics ranging from Geometric Tomography, Functional and Harmonic Analysis, to Probabilistic aspects of Convexity related to the Concentration of Measure phenomena, Random Matrix theory and Information Theory. The plenary talks will be delivered by some of the most prominent researchers in the field as well as a number of junior participants.

The conference will serve as a wonderful opportunity to bring together leading experts and junior researchers to exchange ideas, showcase their work and foster further fruitful collaborations.

We hope that this conference will serve as a starting point for a local network of researchers and students and will be followed-up in coming years by futher meetings of various types such as conferences, workshops, seminars and schools.


Main objectives

  • Promote the cutting-edge research in convex geometry in Latin America.
  • Introduce students and young researchers to the field and connect them with internationally renowned senior researchers.
  • Foster collaborations in the region and establish a local network of collaborators and students in the field.
  • Strengthen the ties between Colombia and the international mathematical community.


Organizers:

Susanna Dann (Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia)
Maria Angeles Hernandez Cifre (Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain)
Artem Zvavitch (Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA)



Registration

Please register if you plan to attend regardless of whether you need financial support or not.
We have applied, looking for and will be applying for funds to cover travel and accommodation expenses. Please indicate in the registration form if you need support. We will come back to you as soon as possible with an answer.

Registration form



Programme


Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
08:00-08:45 registration
08:45-09:00 welcome
09:00-9:45 plenary lecture plenary lecture plenary lecture plenary lecture plenary lecture
09:45-10:15 coffee/discussion coffee/discussion coffee/discussion coffee/discussion coffee/discussion
10:15-10:40 talk talk talk talk talk
10:40-11:05 talk talk talk talk talk
11:05-11:30 talk talk talk talk talk
11:30-14:30 lunch break lunch break excursion
free afternoon 		lunch break closing toast
14:30-15:15 plenary lecture plenary lecture plenary lecture
15:15-15:45 coffee/discussion coffee/discussion coffee/discussion
15:45-16:10 talk talk talk
16:10-16:35 talk talk talk
16:35-17:00 talk talk talk
17:00-19:00 poster session & reception panel for graduate students open problem session
19:00-21:00 conference dinner





Talks




Practical Information

The summer school will be held in the SD-building (the room to be confirmed).





There is no registration fee. However, registration is compulsory, as you will be registered in a list to be able to enter the campus.

We advice participants to get accomodation near the University campus.

At arrival:
We recommend participants to take a taxi from the airport to their accommodation (unless your hotel has a transport service, in which case this is also a good option). In order to do this you will need to either exchange or withdraw some money at the airport. The taxi will cost you around 35000 colombian pesos (say around 10 US dollars), maybe a bit less or a bit more (most of them only accept cash). You can see the exact amount in the taximeter + a charge of about 4500 pesos for airport ride (and if you arrive during the night there will be also an extra charge for that). You will find at the airport an official taxi cue from which you should get yours (they are all yellow btw).
If you are staying at Suites Tequendama make sure you give the address to the driver as Suites Tequendama is sometimes mistaken by Hotel Tequendama. Both are in the same area but you can avoid misunderstandings. See the map below for a suggested route.

About Bogotá:
Bogotá is 2650 meters above the sea, please keep in mind this is not yet the caribbean. Its neither very cold nor very warm, temperature oscillates between 15 to 25 C degrees during the day, and it drops a bit during the night, so do bring a jacket or a sweater with you.
Electrical plugs are as in the US, so try to bring an adapter is you don't have this type of plug.

Things to do in one afternoon:

You can visit the historical center of Bogotá, around the neighborhood La Candelaria. Most of the Museums are concentrated in this neighborhood. We list some of the activities you could do around downtown Bogotá below:

Cerro de Monserrate
Museo Nacional
Museo de Arte Moderno
Biblioteca Nacional - Free exhibitions
Museo del Oro
Museo Botero
Graffitti Tour - There are several free and paid tours around La Candelaria, the historical center of Bogotá.

Some coffee shops:

Colo
Varietale
Arte y pasión

Other neighborhoods:

Zona G: located in Chapinero area, has most of the tastiest restaurants and coffee shops in Bogotá
Zona Rosa: in northern Bogotá, this area is popular for its bars and restaurants.

If you are staying over the weekend and want to go for a hike, Choachí is a town very close to Bogotá and you can visit there the Páramo el Verjón, a moorland with tons of frailejons. On Sundays Bogotá has the Ciclovía, from 7am to 2pm. During this time lots of avenues close for bycicles, pedestrians, etc.



Contact:

Susanna Dann, email: s.dann[at]uniandes.edu.co
Maria Angeles Hernandez Cifre, mhcifre[at]um.es
Artem Zvavitch, azvavitc[at]kent.edu




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