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Workshop on Kazhdan's Property (T)

August 25-27, 2004

to be held at the University of Ottawa

Schedule (tentative)

All Lectures will take place in Morisset Hall. A map of the University of Ottawa Campus is available here.

Wednesday, August 25
8:00 a.m. Room 251 Registration and coffee
8:50 - 9:00 a.m. Room 250 Welcome and introduction
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
 Room 250
Bachir Bekka
Introduction to Property (T) (abstract)
10:30 -11:00 a.m. Coffee break (room 251)
11:00 - 12:30 p.m.
 Room 250
Alain Valette
Property (T) and affine actions. I (abstract)
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
 Room 250
Claire Anantharaman-Delaroche
Type II1 factors in relation with group and ergodic theory. (abstract)
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Coffee break (room 251)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
 Room 250
Talia Fernos
New examples of group pairs with Kazhdan's Relative Property (T). (abstract)

Thursday, August 26
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
 Room 250
Bachir Bekka
Applications of Property (T) (abstract)
10:30 -11:00 a.m. Coffee break (room 251)
11:00 - 12:30 p.m.
 Room 250
Alain Valette
Property (T) and affine actions. II (abstract)
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
 Room 250
Claire Anantharaman-Delaroche
Property (T) for type II1 factors. (abstract)
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Coffee break (room 251)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
 Room 250
Stefaan Vaes
There is no universal II1 factor (abstract)

Friday, August 27
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
 Room 250
Bachir Bekka
Some new developments (abstract)
10:30 -11:00 a.m. Coffee break (room 251)
11:00 - 12:30 p.m.
 Room 250
Alain Valette
Property (T) and affine actions. III (abstract)
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
 Room 250
Claire Anantharaman-Delaroche
(HT) type II1 factors. (abstract)
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Coffee break (room 251)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
 Room 250
Ppen problem session