Mini-course and Workshop "Elementary theory of free groups and related
 topics"  O.Kharlampovich, A. Miasnikov.
Workshop speakers: I. Bumagin (McGill), B. Gilman (Stevens Inst of Tech), I. Lysionok
(Moscow Steklov Inst), I. Kapovich (U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign),
P. Schupp (U. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign),  D. Wise (McGill).
 
 
 
 

August 4-9, CRM and McGill University (Burnside hall, McGill, 805 Sherbrooke West. Morning talks in room 920, afternoon talks in room 1205)

Aug 4
9:30-11:00,
11:30-12:50
Mini-course: Elementary theory of free groups,  A. Miasnikov
 

14:30-15:30,
P. Schupp, Reflections on Algorithms and Genericity.

15:45-16:45
B. Gilman, Word Problems
 

Aug 5
9:30-11:00,
11:30-12:50
Mini-course: Elementary theory of free groups,  A. Miasnikov

14:30-15:30  I. Lysenok, Growth in word hyperbolic groups

15:45-16:45  I. Bumagin, On algorithmic problems for relatively hyperbolic groups
 

Aug 6
9:30-11:00,
11:30-12:30
14:00-15:30
Mini-course: Elementary theory of free groups,  A. Miasnikov

15:45-16:45  D. Wise
Cubulating small-cancellation groups

Aug 7
9:30-11:00, I.Bumagin, JSJ decomposition for groups
11:30-12:30
14:00-15:30
15:45-16:45
Mini-course: Elementary theory of free groups, O.Kharlampovich
 

Aug 8
9:30-11:00,
11:30-12:50
14:30-15:30
Mini-course: Elementary theory of free groups,  O. Kharlampovich

15:45-16:45
I. Kapovich,
Average-case complexity of decision problems in group theory (joint with
A.Myasnikov, P.Schupp and V.Shpilrain)