Symposium at the occasion of the honorary doctorate awarded to Fred Van Oystaeyen on April 2, 2019
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Registration is free but mandatory. You can register by filling in the form here.
Location: VUB, Building D, room D.2.01 (promotiezaal)
12.00-14.00: Lunch at “La Maison”
14.00-14.50: Vladimir Bavula (University of Sheffield): The global dimension of the algebras of polynomial integro-differential operators and the Jacobian algebras
14.50-15.40: Michel Van den Bergh (Universiteit Hasselt and Vrije Universiteit Brussel): Interactions between commutative and noncommutative geometry
15.40-16.10: Coffee
16.10-17.00: Fred Van Oystaeyen (Universiteit Antwerpen): Glider Brauer-Severi varieties
17.00-18.30: Reception
The list of participants will be updated regularly and can be found here.
Getting there
By plane: the airport of Brussels Zaventem is very close nearby and has a direct train connection (30 minutes) to the railway station of Etterbeek.
By train: Etterbeek station is a five minute walk from the campus. Consult the offficial NMBS website for train schedules and information about tickets.
By metro/tram/bus: for metro, the closest station is Pétillon, which is about 8 minutes walk from the campus. The metro ride from downtown Brussels to Pétilllon is about 15 minutes. The metro runs from 5 am until almost 1 am. For tram or bus, there are several stops around the campus. Consult the official MIVB website for all information. Metro line 5 is connecting the center of Brussels with Pétillon, bus line 95 is connecting Etterbeek station with the center of Brussels.
Accommodation
Each participant is requested to arrange his/her own accommodation. One possibility is to book a room on campus in the U-residence. This residence is conveniently located on campus and has a limited number of rooms. However, there are plenty of possibilities to book a room downtown Brussels at a reasonable price.