U.S. Participation in the ICM Operator Algebras Satellite Conference

This award provides funding for US participation in the conference 'ICM Satellite Operator Algebras Conference' that will be held July 26-30, 2018, at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Florianopolis, Brazil.

The conference focuses on recent developments in Analysis, especially in the field of operator theory. A number of distinguished mathematicians have agreed to attend and speak at this conference. This award gives early career researchers, members of underrepresented groups, researchers not funded by NSF and the like an opportunity to attend and participate in this conference. The organizing committee will strive to make this funding opportunity known to target groups through a number of different activities. More information will be made available at: http://mtm.ufsc.br/icmoa/

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.