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USTARS 2019 will be held April 26-28th at Iowa State University. The primary mission of the Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) is to showcase the excellent research conducted by underrepresented students studying topology and algebra. Dedicated to furthering the success of underrepresented students, USTARS seeks to broaden the participation in the mathematical sciences by cultivating research and mentoring networks. USTARS is open to all people interested in the topological and algebraic fields.

For more information, including registration, please visit the conference website: https://www.ustars.org/.

There will be a a two-day Commutative Algebra conference which will be held at the West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV during April 13-14, 2019 (Saturday – Sunday). It will feature eight research talks and a poster session for graduate students. The poster session will allow numerous young researchers to present their work to the Commutative Algebra community.
There is a registration form at the meeting website (www.math.wvu.edu/mad2019). Please register by March 14 to secure lodging and travel support. Early registrants and people who have no support will have priority for support. Graduate students can submit poster abstracts during registration to be considered for the poster session on Saturday.
Confirmed Speakers:

• Eloísa Grifo, University of Michigan, U.S.
• Craig Huneke, University of Virginia, U.S.
• Andrew Kustin, University of South California, U.S.
• Claudia Miller, Syracuse University, U.S.
• Claudia Polini, University of Notre Dame, U.S.
• Sean Sather-Wagstaff, Clemson University, U.S.
• Kazuma Shimomoto, Nihon University, Japan
• Mark Walker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.

Organizers:

• Ela Celikbas (West Virginia University)
• Olgur Celikbas (West Virginia University)
• Thomas Polstra (University of Utah)

The conference is sponsored by National Science Foundation and Department of Mathematics at the West Virginia University.
It will start on Saturday, April 13, 2019 and end on Sunday, April 14, 2019.

The eighth annual KUMUNUjr conference will be on March 30-31, 2019, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Inspired by the success of the KUMUNU commutative algebra conferences (KU, MU, NU) KUMUNUjr brings together graduate students and postdocs studying commutative algebra in the midwest, a term that now stretches from Utah to Michigan and North Dakota to Texas, to share their research and expertise while building lasting collaborations and friendships. The deadline to register is Feb 1st. If you would like more information, please contact one of the organizers.
Confirmed Speakers:

• Ashwini Bhat
• Julliette Bruce
• Sunita Chepuri
• Ben Drabkin
• Mohsen Gheibi
• Jenny Kenkel
• Robert Laudone
• Janina Letz
• Justin Lyle
• Kyle Maddox
• Takumi Murayama
• Nick Ovenhouse
• Nick Packaukas
• Robert Walker

Organizers:
Taran Funk
taran.funk@huskers.unl.edu
Su Ji Hong
sujihong@huskers.unl.edu
Amadeus Martin
amadeus@huskers.unl.edu
Josh Pollitz
jpollitz@huskers.unl.edu
More information and registration can be found on the conference website:
http://www.math.unl.edu/~shong3/KUMUNUjr19/

The University of Münster will host “Interactions Between Commutative Algebra, Representation Theory, And Algebraic Geometry, A conference in memoriam Ragnar-Olaf Buchweitz” on March 19-23, 2019.  The organizers are Eleonore Faber and Lutz Hille.
The conference will start on Tuesday, March 19, at 9:00, and will be closed on Saturday, March 23 in the afternoon. The lectures take place at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Münster, lecture hall M3.
For more information see the website: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Arithm/hille/tagungen/Tagung2019.html

The Spring Southeastern AMS Sectional Meeting will be at Auburn University, Auburn, AL  on March 15-17, 2019 (Friday – Sunday).  Below are some commutative algebra sessions that will run there:

• Special Session on Commutative and Combinatorial Algebra (Code: SS 3A)
  Selvi Kara Beyarslan, University of South Alabama selvi@southalabama.edu
  Alessandra Costantini, Purdue University
• Special Session on Developments in Commutative Algebra (Code: SS 1A)
  Eloísa Grifo, University of Michigan
  Patricia Klein, University of Kentucky triciajk@umich.edu

There will be a conference at Tulane University conference on “Commutative Algebra and Representation Theory” on November 8 — 11, 2018. The goal of this conference is to bring researchers from commutative algebra, algebraic combinatorics and representation theory together to stimulate further research interaction and collaboration across these areas. Limited funding for local accommodation is available for graduate students and junior researchers. If you would like to participate to this conference, please send an email to one of the organizers: Mahir Bilen Can (mcan@tulane.edu); Tai Huy Ha (tha@tulane.edu).
Confirmed speakers:

• Jacopo Gandini (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy)
• Takayuki Hibi (Osaka University, Japan)
• Roy Joshua (The Ohio State University, USA)
• Kiumars Kaveh (University of Pittsburg)
• Uwe Nagel (University of Kentucky, USA)
• Lex Renner (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
• Tim Römer (Universität Osnabrück)
• Bart Van Steirteghem (City University of New York)
• Adam Van Tuyl (McMaster University, Canada)

For more information see the conference website:
http://www.math.tulane.edu/~mcan/CommutativeRepresentation.html
 

The 2018 Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting of the AMS will be held at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR on November 3-4, 2018 (Saturday – Sunday). The following are relevant sessions.

• Special Session on Interactions Between Combinatorics and Commutative Algebra
  Organizers:
  Ashwini Bhat, Oklahoma State University
  Chris Francisco, Oklahoma State University chris.francisco@okstate.edu
  Jeffrey Mermin, Oklahoma State University

• Special Session on Commutative Algebra
  Organizers:
  Alessandro De Stefani, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Paolo Mantero, University of Arkansas
  Thomas Polstra, University of Utah polstra@math.utah.edu

• Special Session on Advances in Birational Geometry
  Organizers:
  Roi Docampo-Álvarez, University of Oklahoma
  Lance Edward Miller, University of Arkansas lem016@uark.edu
  Wenbo Niu, University of Arkansas

The 2018 Fall Central Sectional Meeting of the AMS will be at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI on October 20-21, 2018 (Saturday – Sunday).  The sessions below are some of the ones of interest to commutative algebraists that will run there:

• Special Session on Advances in Commutative Algebra
  Organizers:
  Jack Jeffries, University of Michigan jackjeff@umich.edu
  Linquan Ma, Purdue University
  Karl Schwede, University of Utah

• Special Session on Commutative Algebra and Complexity 
  Organizers:
  Harm Derksen, University of Michigan hderksen@umich.edu
  Francesca Gandini, University of Michigan
  Visu Makam, University of Michigan

• Special Session on Commutative Ring Theory 
  Organizers:
  Joe Stickles, Millikin University
  Darrin Weber, University of Evansville dw238@evansville.edu
• Special Session on Multiplicities and Volumes: An Interplay Among Algebra, Combinatorics, and Geometry
  Organizers:
  Federico Castillo, University of Kansas
  Jonathan Montaño, New Mexico State University jmon@nmsu.edu

KUMUNU (which is named for its original participating institutions: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri-Columbia, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln) has been an annual conference for commutative algebraists in the Great Plains region since 1999. It has evolved into a conference involving not only commutative algebra but many different fields where commutative algebra has found applications and inspirations.
This year KUMUNU 2018 will be held at the University of Kansas, in Snow Hall 120, on October 13-14, 2018. The conference will also include a poster session for postdocs and graduate students.
The conference will provide lodging for as many participants as possible and possibly travel reimbursements for a small number of young people. In accordance with NSF guidelines, funds will be prioritized to support participants who have no other federal support and participants who are students, post-doctoral scholars, or members of groups that are under-represented in the mathematical sciences.
The website for KUMUNU 2018 can be found here: http://kumunu2018algebra.ku.edu/