Lie Theory Workshop on Quantum Groups

The Winter 2014 workshop in the program "Lie Groups, Lie Algebras and Their Representations" will take place on the campus of Stanford University, on February 1 and 2, 2014. The local organizers are: Daniel Bump, Persi Diaconis, and Apoorva Khare.

The workshops "Lie Groups, Lie Algebras and their Representations" meet (mostly) at various western United States campuses for one weekend every few months during the academic year. They are supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

The purpose of the program is to communicate results and ideas rather than to deliver polished presentations. The program also serves to acquaint graduate students in this area with a range of researchers in Lie theory and representation theory.

There is no registration fee for the workshop. Support is available for graduate students and postdocs. Please write to one of the local organizers for details.

The Department of Mathematics is located in Building 380 (Sloan). The lectures will take place in Room 380C.

The nearest airports are San Francisco (SFO) and San Jose (SJC). (Both are about the same distance from Stanford.)

A typical shuttle from SFO or SJC to either of the two hotels is $26 or $27 each way - although if two conference participants travel together, then Super Shuttle charges $15 for the additional guest. Shuttles should be booked in advance. Here is some information on shuttles from San Francisco Airport to Palo Alto. (See also the websites of the respective airports; links are above.) A taxi would cost about $80.

If you are planning to drive, parking is free on the weekend at the Stanford Campus Oval, which is the closest parking space next to the Mathematics Department. For more on parking, check here.

Cardinal Hotel and Hotel Keen are located close to the campus and offer a Stanford Conference rate. (Additional information is below.)

Both hotels are about 1.3 miles driving to the Stanford Campus Oval, and are also quite close to the Palo Alto Caltrain station. The Stanford SE Line shuttle leaves from the Palo Alto Caltrain station, which is very close to the Cardinal Hotel - and drops people off very close to the Mathematics Department. Return shuttles back to the hotel are also available over the weekend.

To book a room, call 650-323-5101 and use the phrase Stanford Mathematics and Lie Theory Workshop in February 2014 to avail of the conference rates. Alternatively, click here to book a room online at the Cardinal Hotel - see the promo code. Attention: Conference rates are only available at the Cardinal Hotel until January 17, 2014.

• Rooms containing their own bathroom either have one Queen bed or (limited availability) two Twin beds. The conference rate is $149 per night (plus tax) for the two nights of Fri Jan 31 and Sat Feb 1 (2014). Bookings for additional nights may be made at $189 per night (plus tax).
• The other type of room has one Queen bed as well as a washbasin in the room. The bathrooms etc. are shared, down the corridor. The rate - for the two nights as above, and also for other nights - is $109 per night (plus tax).

• Wireless and breakfast are both available for a small charge each.
• Weekend parking is available (free) in nearby garages within a block or two. It is 1.3 miles from Campus (straight down Palm Drive).

To book a room, call 650-327-2775 and use the phrase Stanford Mathematics Lie Theory Workshop (in February 2014) to avail of the conference rates. Attention: Conference rates are only available at Hotel Keen until January 1, 2014.

• The conference rate for a single occupancy room is $115 per night (plus tax) for a Standard Room, and $135 per night (plus tax) for a Deluxe Room. Make sure to ask for the Stanford group rate while speaking with the Front Desk.
  After January 1, the rates go back to the default rates, which are $129 plus tax for a Stanford Room, and $149 plus tax for a Deluxe Room.
• Wireless and breakfast are both free of charge.
• Weekend parking is available (free) in nearby garages within a block or two. It is 1.3 miles from Campus (straight down Palm Drive).

We have some limited funds to reimburse participants. We will be to be able to reimburse the speakers, after which priority will be given to non-local graduate students, then postdocs. If you are a graduate student seeking reimbursement, please give us a letter of recommendation from your advisor.

Please keep all your receipts from the hotels, cabs/shuttles, and flight boarding passes or gas station bills. We will explain at the Lie Theory Workshop about reimbursements, as well as distribute the necessary forms. Participants are then required to collect their own bills and send them back together with the completed forms. More details at the Workshop.