Meeting Site

The George Washington University

George Washington University is located in northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., close to the White House, adjacent to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund campus, and near the National Academy of Sciences. The District of Columbia offers a multitute of sightseeing and entertainment opportunities. A number of national museums are in proximity to the GW Foggy Bottom campus, in particular, the Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum complex and research organization and includes nineteen museums and the National Zoo, all with free admission.

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Dates & Deadlines

Meeting Dates: March 17–20, 2010

  • Abstract of contributed talks from ASL members must satisfy ASL rules for abstracts, and be received at the ASL Business Office by December 4, 2009.
    Email: asl AT vassar.edu; Fax: (845) 437-7830; Mail: ASL, Box 742, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 USA
  • Student travel award applications & recommendations must be received by December 21, 2009 by the Program Committee Chair. Email applications are preferred.
    Reed Solomon, Program Committee Chair, Email: solomon AT math.uconn.edu; Fax: (860) 486-4238; Mail: Department of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, 255 Hurley Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556-4618 USA

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Local Information

Weather & local transportation

Spring in Washington is usually mild (around 55–60F/15C), and occasionally wet. In mid-March, we will be very close to Cherry Blossom time—which can be quite spectacular.

The Washington Metropoitan Area is served by multiple public transit agencies and three major airports.

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Program Highlights

Invited Lectures

  • Z. Chatzidakis (Paris)
  • B. Kjos-Hanssen (Manoa)
  • K. Landsman (Nijmegen)
  • L. Moss (Bloomington)
  • D. Raghavan (Toronto)
  • T. Scanlon (Berkeley)
  • E. Schimmerling (Pittsburgh)
  • H. Towsner (Los Angeles)
  • R. Weber (Hanover)
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21st Gödel Lecture

  • Alexander Razborov (Chicago)

Quantum Computing Tutorial

  • B. Coecke (Oxford)
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Special Sessions

  • Categorical Logic
    (P. Hofstra, Ottawa)
  • Computational Complexity
    (R. Lipton, Atlanta)
  • Logic & Foundations of Physics
    (A. Doering, London)
  • Model Theory
    (C. Laskowski, College Park)
  • Set Theory
    (S. Gao, Denton)
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