Zassenhaus Groups and Friends Conference 2024-in Honor of L-C Kappe’s 90th birthday

The 2024 Zassenhaus Groups and Friends Conference – in Honor of L-C Kappe’s 90th birthday will be held at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. It will take place on the campus of the university from early morning of Saturday, June 1, 2024, to the noon on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

The conference will provide researchers in the US working in group theory and related topics a forum to disseminate their own research as well as to learn about new and significant results in the area. It will provide a particularly inviting environment to young mathematicians and will further cooperation and collaboration among the participants.

This conference is supported by NSF (DMS-2346615), College of Science & Engineering and Department of Mathematics of Texas State University.

Conference Registration and Funding Request

If you want to attend the conference, please register through the form at [link] and indicate if you want to give a 20 minute talk.

We will charge a $40 registration fee (paid by cash or check in person) to cover some miscellaneous cost of the conference as well as the conference banquet (on Saturday evening). We will waive the registration fee for students.

The local organizers have secured funding through NSF to support the conference. The plan is to use those funds to help defray lodging and travel costs of some participants. Priority will be given students, recent graduates, and junior researchers who may have difficulty obtaining funding from their home institutions. They expect to provide support for about 30 participants. Because of this, we also need to collect some demographic information about participants who wish to be considered for support.

If you would like to request support, please fill out the third part of the registration form by April 12 to request funding; the demographic information will be needed for the decision and for the funding source. Funding decision will be made by April 15.

Conference Location

Derrick Hall 329

Conference Hotels

The conference has negotiated with two local hotels, as well as a university dorm, for discounted rates:

Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel Conference Center, $149 per night. This is a high-end hotel with complimentary breakfast, one free drink at the bar in the evening, and complimentary parking. (Need to book by April 30)

Wingate by Wyndham at San Marcos, $109 per night. This is a middle-range hotel with complimentary breakfast and parking. (Need to book by May 16)

We also have some on campus housing available at San Jacinto Hall, those are dorm rooms with bed and table but no bedsheet (bring your own), the price is $41 for a studio (with shared bathroom and common area) and $54 for a private suite. (Need to book by May 16)

If you wish to take advantage of these rates, please email zmt1110@hotmail.com with your travel information and the local organizers will help you book.

Otherwise, please make your own lodging arrangements. San Marcos has many other hotels to choose from.

Transportations

There are two major airports Austin and San Antonio. Austin airport is about 40 minutes away from Texas State U and San Antonio airport is about 1 hour away from Texas State U.

Uber ride from the Austin airport to Texas State U costs about $50. We will try to group the participants based on their arrival/departure times to save the cost.