Workshop Announcement: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Classification theory for abstract elementary classes ---------------------------------------------------------------- July 17 to July 21, 2006 American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center Palo Alto, California http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/categoricity.html ------------ Description: ------------ This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will focus on Shelah's categoricity conjecture for abstract elementary classes. Thirty years ago Saharon Shelah proposed a far reaching program of extending first-order classification theory for non-elementary classes. This workshop will be dedicated to discussing the present state of Shelah's conjectures as well as the broader program of developing a classification theory for abstract elementary classes. The workshop is organized by Rami Grossberg and Monica VanDieren. For more details please see the workshop announcement page: http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/categoricity.html Space and funding is available for a few more participants. If you would like to participate, please apply by filling out the on-line form (available at the link above) no later than April 15, 2006. Applications are open to all, and we especially encourage women, underrepresented minorities, junior mathematicians, and researchers from primarily undergraduate institutions to apply. Before submitting an application, please read the ARCC policies concerning participation and financial support for participants. -------------------------------------- AIM Research Conference Center (ARCC): -------------------------------------- The AIM Research Conference Center (ARCC) hosts focused workshops in all areas of the mathematical sciences. ARCC focused workshops are distinguished by their emphasis on a specific mathematical goal, such as making progress on a significant unsolved problem, understanding the proof of an important new result, or investigating the convergence between two distinct areas of mathematics. For more information about ARCC, please visit http://www.aimath.org/ARCC/