July 2 to August 30, 2013

Introductory summer school on Calabi-Yau varieties; Arithmetic, Geometry and Physics

From July 2 to August 30, study sessions, study seminars, informal lectures, research seminars, and working seminars will be organized spontaneously, by students, Fields postdoctoral fellows and members for the program. 

From August 26-30, 2013, there will be an Introductory Workshop on Calabi-Yau Varieties

Anyone who is interested in attending the summer school should register online. Limited funding for local accommodation is available. For travel expenses, participants are urged to seek funding from their home institutions/countries.

Graduate courses

Each workshop will be preceeded by a 1-2 week graduate course comprising 10-15 lectures by the principal organizers and workshop attendees. The course will include materials on Calabi-Yau varieties covering all aspects of the subject: arithmetic, geometry and physics. While the courses can be attended just by themselves, they are meant at the same time as a preparation for the upcoming workshop. It is recommended that students should attend the introductory workshop (August 26-30) to find out about this lecture/seminar graduate course.
Graduate students who are registered for credit are required to attend various seminars (PDF seminars, study seminars and members' seminars) as well as the concentrated graduate courses and workshops.
Each student will be assigned some research project at the beginning of the semester. Then each student is asked to give a presentation on an assigned research project at a seminar and then write up the presentation.
The course grades are based on attendance (40%), and presentations (oral and written) (30%+30%).

Seminars and colloquia

In-between workshops we will run several regular seminars and colloquia. There will be a weekly research seminar aimed at members and postdoctoral fellows. It will be accompanied by study seminars (mainly for postdocs and students) and mini-symposia as the need arises. Colloquia will be organized on a roughly biweekly schedule with the possible exception of workshops.