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Ahlfors-Bers Colloquium
Stony Brook, November 6-8 1998



BRIEF HISTORY


The mathematical works of Lars Ahlfors and Lipman Bers are fundamental and lasting. They have influenced and altered the development of twentieth century mathematics. The personalities of these two scientists helped create a mathematical family and have had a permanent positive effect on a whole generation of mathematicians. Their mathematical heritage continues to lead succeeding generations.

In October 1995 a series of conferences to be held triannually, was inaugurated at the Graduate Center of CUNY under the name

The Bers Colloquium.
The theme was to be a topic in the Ahlfors-Bers mathematical tradition, broadly interpreted. The theme of that meeting was The legacy of Lipman Bers. Talks were presented by Clifford Earle, Peter Jones, Curt McMullen, Dan Mostow, Louis Nirenberg, and Dennis Sullivan.

One year later, after the death of Lars Ahlfors, it was decided to change the name of the series to

The Ahlfors-Bers Colloquium.

The first meeting of this expanded Colloquium will be held during November 6-8, 1998, at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The scope of the talks is intended to provide

A retrospective on Lars V. Ahlfors
and
recent work and new directions
in Teichmüller theory and Kleinian groups



ORGANIZING COMMITTEE


  • William Abikoff (Connecticut)
  • Ara S. Basmajian (Oklahoma & Connecticut College)
  • Clifford J. Earle (Cornell)
  • Frederick W. Gehring (Michigan)
  • Jane Gilman (Rutgers)
  • Linda Keen (C.U.N.Y.)
  • Irwin Kra (chair) (S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook)
  • Albert Marden (Minnesota)
  • Bernard Maskit (S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook)

The Organizing Committee will meet on Saturday, November 7, at 6:00 p.m. in room 4-111.








 
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