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Winter School on Enumerative Geometry and Mirror Symmetry

  • January 22-24, 2025: Registration
  • Organizers: Tony Yue Yu, Thorgal Hinault, Weihong Xu, Shaowu Zhang

Minicourses by Zihong Chen (MIT), Alexander Givental (Berkeley), Daniel Pomerleano (UMass), Constantin Teleman (Berkeley).

Mini workshop on AI and MPS

  • January 5-7, 2025
  • Organizer: Sergei Gukov (Caltech)

The goal of this informal workshop is to bring together researchers to discuss and share ideas at the intersection of machine learning and mathematical and physical sciences. The focus is on problem solving and hands-on sessions.

Idea Incubator

A series of recurring events (held on Saturdays, roughly every quarter) that can be best described as "fireside chats" or "corporate retreats," devoted to topics at the interface of geometry, representation theory, and physics.https://burkeinstitute.caltech.edu/

Los Angeles Joyful Mathematics Symposium

  • November 16, 2024

This event is hosted by AIM and is sponsored by the Broad Foundation.

Burke Institute Fall Assembly

  • November 5, 2024
  • Organizer: Hirosi Ooguri (Caltech)

American Institute of Mathematics 30th Birthday Celebration Fair

  • June 29, 2024, 10am - 2pm, on the lawn outside Caltech Hall

Registration form: We have exceeded capacity and are no longer accepting RSVPs.

Come celebrate 30 years of the American Institute of Mathematics at our special math fair! We'll have games, puzzles, and other mathematical delights for all ages, along with giveaways, raffle prizes, and delicious treats to enjoy. You'll also have a chance to go on a tour of our beautiful facility located in Caltech Hall's Merkin Center.

Mathematical Models of Generative Linguistics (Part 2)

  • June 8-9, 2024
  • Organizer: Robert C. Berwick (MIT) and Matilde Marcolli (Caltech)

The workshop is dedicated to discussions between mathematicians and linguists on generative linguistics and especially the Merge model of syntax, syntactic parameters, and computational aspects of Chomsky's Minimalism. Thanks to Caltech Center for Evolutionary Science for support.

SoCal Math Teachers' Circles Leadership Meeting

  • June 8, 2024
  • Organizer: David Crombecque (AIM)

Leaders and organizers of Math Teachers Circles in Southern California share their experiences, goals, successes, and challenges. For new leaders, this event can be an opportunity to learn from the existing circles. This meeting will also facilitate collaboration and coordination between the different circles in the area (exchange of facilitators, activities, a summer immersion MTC).

Inaugural Conference

Registration required: click here

  • April 19-20, 2024, see schedule here
  • Organizers: Jaksa Cvitanic, Sergei Gukov, Denise Lu, Nikolai Makarov, Elena Mantovan

This extraordinary occasion will commemorate the inauguration of the Merkin Center with a series of engaging public lectures and talks tailored for a diverse audience, showcasing the elegance of pure and applied mathematics.

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