Subject: WCOAS08

Second Announcement of the 

   West Coast Operator Algebra Seminar 2008

to be held on September 13 and 14 at Northern Arizona University in
Flagstaff, Arizona.

Web site: 

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~ns46/WCOAS/


Program:

There will be approximately 9 talks, starting Saturday morning and ending
mid-day Sunday.

So far, the following people have agreed to speak: 

Sergey Bezuglyi 
David Blecher 
Alex Kumjian 
Terry Loring 
David Milan 
Judith Packer
Gabriel Tucci 

If you are interested in attending the conference, please let us know
right away, so we can get some idea of the number of participants.
We hope to see you in Flagstaff in September.

Also, please send us any suggested modifications (including additions or
deletions) to our email list.

Sincerely,

Nandor Sieben (NAU)
Steve Kaliszewski (ASU)
WCOAS 2008 Organizers

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Travel:

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is served by a small number of airlines,
including US Airways.  Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX) is much more
accessible, and is an easy and scenic 2.5-hour drive from Flagstaff;
travelers may find it cheaper and more convenient to fly into PHX and
either rent a car or take a shuttle to Flagstaff.  

We will try to coordinate shared travel by car or shuttle between PHX
and NAU for those participants who so desire; sending us your arrival
and departure information and (ideally) cell phone number will help us
do this.  Note that encountering Friday afternoon traffic in Phoenix
will make the drive longer and less enjoyable, so you may want to arrange
your flight itinerary accordingly.

Flagstaff also has an Amtrak Station. Driving directions, and other 
information for visitors to the Flagstaff area, can be found at the 
conference web site and at http://home.nau.edu/about/visit.asp

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Lodging:

Conference hotel: Fairfield Inn
Mention "the WCOAS Conference" to get the conference rate of $104 for both 
single and double rooms. This rate expires 2 weeks before the conference dates.

A list of other nearby hotels is available on the conference web site. 
The meeting room is on the south campus of NAU, Engineering and Technology 
building 69.

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Registration form:

Please fill in the following registration form and send it as soon as
possible to: wcoas-p AT mailbox DOT nau DOT edu


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Financial support:

We gratefully acknowledge support from the NSF, and locally from the
College of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Northern Arizona University.  
Since the NSF funding came through at a reasonable level, there will be 
no registration fee.

We have limited funds to support some conference participants, on the
usual inverse seniority basis. Priority in funding will be given to
unsupported graduate students and postdocs. We hope that participants with
grants and/or travel money from their home institution will use these to
pay as much of their expenses as possible. (Hint: you can increase the
probability of getting fully reimbursed for your lodging if you share
a room with someone.)