BLAST August 6 - 10, 2008
University of Denver,
Colorado, USA
About the conference
BLAST is a new conference focusing on Boolean Algebras, Lattices, Algebraic Logic, Quantum Logic, Universal Algebra, Set Theory, Set-theoretic Topology and Point-free Topology.
The conference is the first in a series that will rotate among universities of
the region. (See BLAST Committee below.)
Plenary Speakers:
Bernhard
Banaschewski (McMaster University)
James Cummings
(Carnegie Mellon University)
Mai Gehrke (Radboud Universiteit
Nijmegen)
Martin Goldstern (Technische
Universität Wien)
Tetsuya Ishiu (Miami
University)
Ales Pultr (Charles University)
Judy Roitman (University of
Kansas)
Kazushige Terui (National
Institute of Informatics, Japan)
Constantine Tsinakis
(Vanderbilt University)
Tutorials:
Algebra of Logic: James
Raftery (University of Kwazulu-Natal)
Set Theory: Katie Thompson
(Universität Wien)
Set-theoretic Topology: Peter Nyikos
(University of South Carolina)
Universal Algebra: Matt
Valeriote (McMaster University)
Mini Course:
Forbidden Configurations in Lattices: Richard Ball (University of Denver)
and Ales Pultr (Charles University)
Local Organizing and Program Committee:
Natasha Dobrinen (Co-chair)
Nikolaos Galatos (Co-chair)
BLAST Committee:
Richard Ball (University of Denver)
Algebra, Lattice Theory, Topology, Combinatorics, Topological Dynamics,
Stability and Complexity
Guram Bezhanishvili
(New Mexico State University - Las Cruces) Non-classical Logics, Lattice
Theory, Universal Algebra, General Topology
Natasha Dobrinen (University of
Denver) Set Theory, Boolean Algebra
William
Fleissner (University of Kansas - Lawrence) Set Theory, Topology
Nikolaos Galatos (University of
Denver) Algebraic Logic, Universal Algebra, Ordered Algebras, Proof Theory
Eric Hall (University of Missouri
- Kansas City) Non-choice Set Theory
John Harding (New Mexico State
University - Las Cruces) Ordered Structures, Quantum Logic
Keith Kearnes (University of
Colorado - Boulder) Universal Algebra
Richard Laver
(University of Colorado - Boulder) Set Theory
Donald Monk
(University of Colorado - Boulder) Boolean Algebra, Set Theory
Jack Porter (University of Kansas
- Lawrence) General Topology, Topological Extensions
Judy Roitman (University of
Kansas - Lawrence) Boolean Algebra, Set-theoretic Topology
Andrzej Roslanowski (University of Nebraska
- Omaha) Set Theory, Boolean Algebra
Agnes Szendrei (University of
Colorado - Boulder) Universal Algebra