Second Announcement of the Conference

DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY AND PHYSICS

Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
29 August - 2 September, 2005

Overall Purpose
Scientific Program
  • The lectures will run from Monday, 29 August till Friday, 2 September. The scientific program will consist of (50 minute) plenary lectures and short (20-25 minute) talks in two or three parallel sessions. Contributions can also be presented in poster form.

  • Plenary speakers:
    • Peter Gilkey (University of Oregon, USA)
    • Julian Lawrynowicz (University of Lodz, Poland)
    • Peter W. Michor (University of Vienna, Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematical Physics)
    • Gudlaugur Thorbergsson (Universität zu Köln, Germany)
    • Joseph A. Wolf (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

  • Sections and section organizers:
    • Riemannian and Lorentzian manifolds (János Szenthe)
    • Finslerian geometry and its applications (László Kozma)
    • Geometry of submanifolds (László Verhóczki)
    • Lie groups and symmetric spaces, Lie theory of loops (Péter Nagy)
    • Applications in physics (Zalán Horváth)

  • Organizing Committee

Conference Venue
  • The lectures will take place at the campus of the Faculty of Science of Eötvös University, on the bank of the river Danube, South of the historical center of Budapest. (See location 1 on the map.)
    address: 1117 Budapest, XI., Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C.
Abstracts
  • Participants wishing to give a talk are requested to submit an abstract at the web site http://www.math.elte.hu/geometry/DGP05/abstr_form.html by 15 July. Please use a dialect of TeX, preferably LaTeX to encode mathematical expressions. The abstracts already submitted can be viewed at the links given below.
  • Those having difficulties with the submission of the abstract via internet may send it also to the e-mail address of the conference: dgp05@math.elte.hu with subject "abstract".
Proceedings
  • We plan to have a Conference Proceedings. Details will be given later.
Registration
  • Those wishing to attend the conference should send the registration form to the organizers until 15 July, preferably by filling in the online registration form or by e-mail to the address dgp05@math.elte.hu with subject "registration".
  • The participation fee of the conference is 160 EUR before 15 June, 180 EUR after 15 June if it is paid by bank transfer and the fee arrives at least one week before the conference. Participants wishing to pay the participation fee upon arrival are requested to pay 45000 Hungarian forints in cash.
  • The participation fee covers the rental of conference facilities, conference materials, coffee break refreshments and a banquet.
  • The fee for accompanying persons wishing to join us for the banquet is 7500 HUF which should be paid in cash upon arrival.


    Participation Fee
    Method of Payment
    before 15 June
    160 EUR
    bank transfer
    15 June - 22 August
    180 EUR
    bank transfer
    upon arrival
    45000 HUF
    in cash

    Payment with Bank Transfer is to be made to:
    • Bank:
      Name: Hungarian State Treasury Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Államkincstár Magyar Nemzeti Bank)
      SWIFT Code: MANEHUHB
      Address: H-1054, Budapest, Szabadság tér 8/9
      Account No.: IBAN: HU03 10032000-01426201-00000000
    • Beneficiary:
      Name: DGP05 (ELTE 8302/05)
      Address: H-1117, BUDAPEST, PÁZMÁNY PÉTER ST. 1/C
      Comments: Please indicate "DGP05 (ELTE 8302/05) Registration" and your name.
Accommodation
  • The recommended days for arrival and departure are 28 August and 3 September, respectively.
  • For the convenience of participants, we have reserved rooms at Bolyai College (a dormitory of Eötvös University at location 3 on the map), at Hotel Mercure Budapest Duna (location 6 on the map), at Hotel Ibis Budapest Centrum (location 4 on the map) and at Hotel Peregrinus (the guest house of Eötvös University, see 5 on the map)
    The prices of the rooms are given in the following table.

    Bolyai College
    single occupancy
    4000 HUF/night
    double occupancy
    4000 HUF/night
    triple occupancy
    5100 HUF/night
    Hotel Mercure Budapest Duna
    single room
    66 EUR/night
    double room
    72 EUR/night
    Hotel Ibis Centrum Budapest
    single room
    68 EUR/night
    double room
    73 EUR/night
    Hotel Peregrinus
    single room
    18000 HUF/night
    double room
    24000 HUF/night
    double room with single occupancy
    21000 HUF/night

  • If you want to stay in the Bolyai College please fill in the corresponding section of the registration form.

  • To book your room at the above price at Hotel Mercure Budapest Duna please contact Péter Juhász business coordinator by phone, fax or e-mail:
    • phone: (36 1) 455 83 41
    • fax: (36 1) 455 83 53
    • e-mail: peter.juhasz@accor.com
    Booking the room please refer to the data:
    • reservation name: ELTE
    • reservation number: 112706
    • name of the conference: Differential Geometry and Physics.
    Our preliminary reservation at Hotel Mercure Budapest Duna is kept until 8 July.

  • To book your room at the above price at Hotel Ibis Centrum Budapest please contact Orsolya Vadkerti or Rita Tóth at the reservation office of the hotel by phone, fax or e-mail:
    • fax: (36 1) 456 41 16
    • e-mail: rita.toth@accor.com
    • phone:
      • Orsolya Vadkerti (36 1) 456 41 90
      • Rita Tóth (36 1) 456 41 51
    Booking the room please refer to the data:
    • reservation name: ELTE2808
    • reservation number: 118981
    • name of the conference: Differential Geometry and Physics.
    Our preliminary reservation at Hotel Ibis Budapest Center was kept until 17 May. Nevertheless, it is possible to book your room after this deadline, provided that free rooms are available in the hotel.

  • You can book your room at Hotel Peregrinus by fax or phone:
    • Fax: (36 1) 266 49 13
    • Phone: (36 1) 266 49 11
    Booking the room please refer to the following reservation data:
    • group name: "DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY" CSOPORT
    • position number: 255
    • reservation number: 116656
    Our preliminary reservation at Hotel Peregrinus is kept until 15 July, so please book your room before this deadline if you decide to stay in this hotel.
  • Dormitory accommodation is to be paid upon arrival in cash. Hotel accommodation can be paid at the hotel reception both in cash or by credit cards.

  • Here are some links for participants who prefer to choose a different hotel:
  • Please note that there may be a shortage of hotel rooms in the high season; early booking is therefore highly recommended.
Meals
  • The prices of the hotels include breakfast. On the working days of the conference, from Monday to Friday, we offer the participants a lunch for 1250 HUF/day at the Goldmann student's canteen (see location 2 on the map). There is a great variety of restaurants in Budapest to have dinner at. Participants staying at the Bolyai College can also prepare breakfast and dinner in the kitchen of the dormitory (there is a kitchen on each level).
Third Announcement
  • There will be a third announcement by the end of July with details on transportation, scientific program, etc.
Links