Mathematical Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences

Spring Conference on Banach spaces

- What am I if I will not participate? -
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Dear Colleague,

In honor of the 80's birthday of Professor R.R. Phelps, and following a longstanding tradition of spring schools, we announce the next

Spring Conference on Banach Spaces

in the Czech Republic, to be held at Paseky nad Jizerou, from 13.4. 2008 until 19.4. 2008. The conference will be devoted to general Banach space theory, with the emphasis on the areas influenced by Prof. Phelps' work. The following main speakers have agreed to deliver a plenary lecture:

Richard M. Aron Kent State University, Ohio, USA

Robert Deville Université de Bordeaux, France

Joe Diestel Kent State University, Ohio, USA

John R. Giles The University of Newcastle, Australia

Gilles Godefroy Université Paris VI, France

Vicente Montesinos Universidad Polytécnica de Valencia, Spain

Isaac Namioka University of Washington, Seattle, USA

The purpose of this meeting is to bring together researchers with common interest in the field, and to give an opportunity to deliver a short talk. The meeting traditionally offers many possibilities for informal discussions.
Graduate students and others beginning their mathematical career are encouraged to participate.

The conference fee will be EUR 400. The conference fee includes all local expenses (room and board) and transportation between Prague and Paseky. The fee for accompanying persons is the same. Payment should be made in cash at the registration desk in Paseky, or it may be remitted by a bank transfer to

CNB Praha 1, Na Prikope 28
account number: 69 62 30 11/0710
variable symbol: 3250107
IBAN CZ80 0710 0000 0000 6962 3011
SWIFT CNBA CZ PP
(a copy of the transfer slip should be presented at the registration desk at Paseky). Unfortunately, neither cheques nor credit cards can be accepted.

The village of Paseky lies in the slopes of the Krkonose Mountains in the North Bohemia. Accommodation consists of rooms for two or three people. A single room can be arranged on demand if the capacity of the chalet allows. In such case additional EUR 100 will be charged. There are excellent facilities and conditions for sporting activities: hiking trips, soccer, mini-golf and sauna.

A special bus from Prague to Paseky will leave at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2008, from the building of Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Sokolovska 83. The bus from Paseky will arrive in Prague (Sokolovska 83 again) on Saturday, April 19, 2008, at about 11:30 a.m.

In case of interest please fill in the preliminary registration form.

Due to the limited capacity of accommodation facilities the organizers may be forced to decline some later registrations.

Kindly inform your colleagues and students interested in this field.

We are looking forward to meeting you in the Czech Republic.

Marian Fabian, Petr Hajek, Vaclav Zizler
springschools(at)math.cas.cz