Texel Conference "The Moduli Space of Abelian
Varieties"
Organizers
- Carel Faber
- Gerard van der Geer
- Frans Oort
The conference will be held on
Texel Island during the week April 25-29, 1999. We expect between 40 and
50 participants. We have invited leading international experts in this
field but we also stimulate that young researchers take part. As the
title indicates the moduli spaces of abelian varieties (in a broad
sense) form the central theme including the geometric and arithmetic
aspects.
This conference can be seen as a sequel to the highly successful
conferences ``Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry" and "The Moduli Space of
Curves" which were held on Texel in 1989 and 1994 (Cf. 'Arithmetic
Algebraic Geometry', Eds. G. van der Geer, F. Oort and J. Steenbrink,
Progress in Math 89, Birkh\"auser Verlag (1991)) and 'The Moduli
Space of Curves', Eds. R. Dijkgraaf, C. Faber and G. van der Geer,
Progress in Math 129, Birkh\"auser Verlag (1996)).
Texel Island is an island lying north of the mainland of Holland in
the North Sea. The hotel where the conference will take place is
located in the dunes near the sea. It is our intention that there will
be ample time and opportunity for informal discussions.
If you want to have more information than the info given here please do
not hesitate to contact one of the organizers. They can be reached by
e-mail:
- cffaber@math.okstate.edu
- geer@wins.uva.nl
- oort@math.uu.nl
Further Information
1. Participants are expected to arrive on Sunday afternoon
April 25 at the place where the conference will be held :
Hotel Opduin in the village De Koog on Texel Island.
The conference will finish on Thursday April 29 around 4 p.m. There will
be a dinner at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Some participants may wish to stay longer
at the hotel after the closure of the conference. Please inform us
about your wishes.
2. A number of participants shall be invited to give a talk.
It is not our intention that a majority of participants gives a
talk. The program will be decided a month or so before the
conference. We wish to avoid a heavy program with too many talks and
prefer to leave ample opportunity for informal discussions.
3. The lecture hall is equipped with blackboards and overhead
projectors. The hotel offers many facilities: besides standard
things like fax and the possibility to make photocopies there
is a tennis court, swimming pool, sauna, table tennis etc.
The hotel is situated in the dunes, at 150 meters from the sea.
There are many possibilities on the island for walking and bicycling.
(You can rent bicycles near the hotel.)
Travel information: how to get from Schiphol (Amsterdam Airport) to
the hotel on Texel:
Proceed to the railway station under the airport. Buy a one-way ticket
to Den Helder as well as a "strippenkaart" (strip ticket) for the bus.
Trains from Schiphol to Amsterdam Sloterdijk leave at 01 and 31
minutes (modulo 60). Attention: BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS.
Arrival at Amsterdam Sloterdijk approximately 12 minutes
later. Change trains to Den Helder at 27 or 57 (modulo 60).
Arrival at Den Helder at 36 resp. 06 minutes (train ride takes
approximately 69 minutes).
Den Helder is the town where the ferry to Texel Island leaves.
Upon arrival at Den Helder station, go to the bus stop and take the bus
to the ferry. The bus ride takes 6 minutes; the bus leaves at 16 minutes
past the hour. Use your "strippenkaart" in the bus.
The ferry ride from Den Helder to the island takes about 20 minutes.
The ferry leaves once every hour at 35 past the hour (last one 9.35 pm).
Upon arrival at the island, take the bus to De Koog.
Alternatively, rent a bicycle immediately upon arrival and bike to
the hotel (25 minutes). In case you take the bus, ask the driver
to stop at Hotel Opduin.
The address of the hotel:
- Hotel Opduin
- Ruyslaan 22
- De Koog
- Texel
- tel. +31-(0)222-317445
- fax +31-(0)222-317777
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Warning: If you intend to spend one or more nights in
Amsterdam, before or after the conference on Texel Island, please let the
organizers know immediately if you cannot arrange it yourself. Arranging
hotel reservations for these nights is usually difficult (in particular
because of Queens Day, see below).
Friday April 30 is "Queens Day". The birthday of our queen
(January 31) is celebrated on this day. This day many people from
outside Amsterdam will visit Amsterdam. There will be a lot of
activity in the streets with music bands playing on every corner.
Recently, about one million people visited Amsterdam (pop. 650.000) on
this day. It goes without saying that this puts a strain on the
transport infrastructure. If you are leaving on April 30 you must take
this into account.
The weather: it is not unreasonable to expect maximum temperatures
at Texel of between 15 and 20 degrees centigrade. According to the
Dutch proverb "April doet wat hij wil" April weather can be
capricious. Often there are strong winds at Texel. For certain walks
rubber boots can be useful.
The following is a tentative list of participants: D. Abramovich, V.
Alexeev, F. Andreatta, C. Birkenhake, M. Boguouslavsky, Bueltel, F.
Catanese, C.L. Chai, C. Ciliberto, T. Dokshitzer,B. Edixhoven, T.
Ekedahl, H. Esnault, C. Faber, G. Faltings, G. Farkas, G. van der Geer,
U. Goertz, E. Goren, van Hamel, G. Harder, E. Howe, J. Huisman, K.
Hulek, E. Izadi, J. de Jong, T. Katsura, D. Lehavi, R. Livne, Mokrane, B.
Moonen, L. Moret-Bailly, I. Nakamura, Niziol, A. Ogus, F. Oort, S.
Orlik, P. Parent, G.P. Pirola, A. Polishchuk, G. Sankaran, U. Sarkar, V.
Shabat, R. Schoof, D. van Straten, T. Szemberg, Talamanca,
Tutaj-Gasinska, E. Viehweg , M. Volkov, V. Vologodsky, T. Zink