October 28 - 29, 2023
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico



Speakers

  • Christin Bibby, Louisiana State University
  • Christy Hazel, Grinnell College
  • Neil Hoffman, University of Minnesota at Duluth
  • Morgan Opie, University of California at Los Angeles
  • Katherine Raoux, University of Arkansas
  • Noelle Sawyer, Southwestern University

Inclusiveness statement: Regardless of race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, pregnancy, immigration status, or any other aspect of identity, we are committed to ensuring that the SCTC is a supportive, inclusive, and safe environment for all participants, and that all participants are treated with dignity and respect.

Funding: We have secured funding for transportation and lodging of participants, especially students and junior mathematicians. Please indicate any requests for funding when you register (see below).

Registration: The registration deadline for SCTC III has passed. If you registered, and have not yet received an e-mail regarding funding or lodging, please e-mail Prasit Bhattacharya.

Organizers will announce decisions regarding who will give a Math Rodeo talk by mid October.

Goals: This regional topology conference is tailored to accomplish the following goals: (i) Develop a community of collaborators of varied interests in topology in the region, (ii) Disseminate current research directions in topology in the South Central region and beyond, and (iii) Continue to create the foundations for a vibrant future for topology in the region. Our hope is that this conference will continue to foster collaboration and community among topologists from a broad coalition of research areas; as such, we are encouraging all speakers to give a colloquium-style talk.

Testimonials: (Some feedback we received from a past survey.)

  • Eleven out of ten, beyond expectations.
  • The conference atmosphere was super friendly, relaxed, and inclusive, and this truly helped me feel comfortable and meet new people.
  • It was a pleasure to meet, for the first time, so many enthusiastic graduate students and postdocs working in a wide variety of sub-fields in topology. As a speaker, it was also fulfilling to introduce others to the objects and tools I think about.
  • The conference superseded my expectations, the talks were excellent and very well fitted for the background of the audience, and there was enough time for questions and discussion.
  • The conference greatly exceeded my expectations in terms of quality of talks, and quality of conversations I had with people during the breaks, and in terms of overall community atmosphere.
  • I really liked the sense of community the conference had. Many of the local mathematics volunteered to offer rides to the participants, everyone were very welcoming and the social atmosphere was great!
  • As a grad student that started during covid, I wasn’t able to meet people in my field until SCTC. Now I finally feel like I am a part of a research community.
  • I got to meet some graduate students and if I saw them again at another conference, I would feel like I have someone to go to lunch with.
  • I met many people from very diverse fields. It forced me to leave my mathematical bubble which was rewarding and refreshing.
  • I got the sense that it was particularly valuable for the local grad students to have an event where they could ask questions of established people and generally socialize with people outside their own department. (They certainly expressed a lot of enthusiasm for it.)
  • Great job to build up an environment that is easy for people to communicate and make connections.
  • I presented my research work in a Rodeo talk. Unexpectedly, many participants seem to be interested in my work. I found myself getting more motivation to do future research in this direction.
  • I did not give a rodeo talk, but they were nevertheless an especially attractive feature of the conference to me. It’s always nice getting to hear about what other graduate students are thinking about.

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Support: The National Science Foundation (through Award DMS 2243528), the Math Department of New Mexico State University, and New Mexico State University's College of Arts and Sciences have made this conference possible.