Overview 
        The program will start in January with an intensive introductory 
          course on algebraic groups, see below for more details. The introductory 
          course will be followed by two concentration periods: 
          I. Applications of torsors to infinite dimensional Lie theory; 
          II. Torsors, motives and cohomological invariants aligned with the main 
          themes of the program. Each period will feature several mini-courses 
          and lecture series aimed at young researchers and students. At the end 
          of each period we plan to have a mini-workshop with more specialized 
          talks.  
          We plan to organize two seminar series, one more traditional with invited 
          speakers (established researchers and postdocs) and a second one in 
          the form of learning seminars aimed at graduate students and young researchers. 
          At the end of the program (June 9-15, 2013) we plan to have a conference 
          summarizing the activity of the semester.  
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  Intensive introductory 
    course on algebraic groups 
   
    Starting January 14-February 
      2013
      Graduate course on Algebraic Groups over arbitrary 
      fields 
      (Vladimir Chernousov and Nikita Semenov)
  
  Concentration 
    Periods 
  I. 
    February 
    - March, 2013
    Applications of torsors to infinite dimensional Lie theory
    (organized by V. Chernousov, E. Neher and 
    A. Pianzola)
  Courses
   
    Starting January 8, 2013 --
      Graduate course on Affine and Extended Affine Lie Algebras (E. 
      Neher)
      Starting January 10, 2013 --
      Graduate Course: Algebraic and Geometric Theory of 
      Quadratic Forms (N. Karpenko) 
      March 4-22 and April 8-26, 2013 -- 
      Graduate Course on Reductive Group Schemes 
      (P. Gille)
  
  Working Seminars on Cohomological Invariants 
    
    
   
    Wednesday 1:30 p.m Starting Feb. 13(Stewart Library) 
      
      Contact: Vladimir Chernousov (Alberta)
      
  
  Workshop on Geometrid Methods 
    in Lie Theory, March 18-29, 2013
  
  II. 
    April-June, 
    2013
    Torsors, motives and cohomological 
    invariants 
    (organized by V. Chernousov, A. Merkurjev and K. Zainoulline)
  May 1-17, 2013
    Spring School and 
    Workshop on Torsors, Motives and Cohomological Invariants 
    
   
    May 1-7
      Mini-Course 4: Exceptional isomorphisms, 
      triality, and applications to central simple algebras with involution 
      (Anne Quéguiner-Mathieu)
      
    May 6-10
      Mini-Course 
      5: Introduction to Chow groups and Chow motives (Stefan Gille)
    May 13-17
      Mini-Course 
      6: Local-global principles in the theory of linear algebraic groups 
      (Julia Hartmann) 
    May 6-10
      Mini-Course 
      7: Motives and algebraic cycles on twisted flag varieties (Kirill Zainoulline) 
      
    May 13-17
      Mini-Course 
      8: An introduction to the theory of essential dimension. (Zinovy Reichstein)
  
  Working Seminars
    
   
    Wednesday 1:30 p.m (Stewart Library) 
      Contact: K. Zainoulline 
  
  Mini lecture series
   
    During the mini-courses, we plan to have several lecture series (2 lectures 
      each) on various topics in the direction of the program aimed at post-docs 
      and researchers:
     
      
        - Cohomological invariants for exceptional groups by S. Garibaldi 
 
        - Patching and a local-global principle by D. Krashen 
 
        - Torsors over a general base by B. Calmes
 
      
    
  
  June 10-14, 2013
    Conference 
    on Torsors, Nonassociative Algebras and Cohomological Invariants
      
   
     
       
        Summarizing the activity of the semester. 
          
      
    
  
  Coxeter Lectures
   
    May 21-23, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.
      Raman Parimala, Emory University
  
  Distinguished Lectures 
   
    May 28-30, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.
      Jean-Pierre Serre, Collège de 
      France
  
  Seminars 
   
    Seminars are important occasions for participants and short-term visitors 
      to meet and exchange ideas. There will be two types of seminars, a more 
      traditional seminar for established researchers and a second one for young 
      researchers and participating students. 
      
      The first seminar series will feature short-term visitors and participating 
      postdoctoral fellows and will present finished research. Program 
      Postdoctoral Seminars 
      The second seminar will be rather informal. Its aim is to provide young 
      researchers a forum to discuss their ongoing research, or to learn together 
      some more advanced topics.
  
  Postdoctoral Fellows 
  The 
    Thematic Program on Torsors, Nonassociative Algebras 
    and Cohomological Invariants is pleased 
    to welcome the following Postdoctoral Fellows to the Program
   
     
       
        
           
            | Fields Postdoctoral Fellows  | 
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            Jeremy Jacobson, PhD (Louisiana State University 2012) 
              Ting-Yu Lee, PhD (Universite Paris 6, 2012) 
              Anastasia Stavrova, PhD (St. Petersburg State University, 2009) | 
            Wanshun Wong, PhD (UCLA. 2012) 
              Changlong Zhong, PhD (University of Southern California, 2011) | 
          
        
      
    
  
  Program Visitors
  All scientific events are open to the mathematical sciences community. Additional 
    support may be available to support junior US visitors to this program. Fields 
    scientific programs are devoted to research in the mathematical sciences, 
    and enhanced graduate and post-doctoral training opportunities. Part of the 
    mandate of the Institute is to broaden and enlarge the community, and to encourage 
    the participation of women and members of visible minority groups in our scientific 
    programs. 
  For additional information contact thematic(PUT_AT_SIGN_HERE)fields.utoronto.ca
 
  
   
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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