Workshop Announcement: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Subconvexity bounds for L-functions ---------------------------------------------------------------- October 16 to October 20, 2006 American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center Palo Alto, California http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/subconvexity.html ------------ Description: ------------ This workshop, sponsored by AIM and the NSF, will be devoted to subconvexity bounds for L-functions. In recent years, there has been substantial progress towards the subconvexity problem for GL(2) L-functions, beginning with the work of Duke, Friedlander, and Iwaniec; more recently, ideas from representation theory and dynamics have been brought to bear on the problem. Subconvexity bounds for L-functions in higher rank (and, more generally, bounds for periods) remain largely elusive. The aim of the workshop is to consolidate the existing approaches and initiate analysis of the higher rank subconvexity problem. The workshop is organized by William Duke, Philippe Michel, Andre Reznikov, and Akshay Venkatesh. For more details please see the workshop announcement page: http://aimath.org/ARCC/workshops/subconvexity.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 July 16, 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/