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This is an announcement for the factorisation homology seminar taking place between Utrecht Universiteit and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The official website for the seminar, which contains a preliminary plan for the talks and will be updated with more information
soon, is <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/miguelbarata/seminars" id="OWA5528515c-efc6-ec47-8a75-1307c60d27f9" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px;">
https://sites.google.com/view/miguelbarata/seminars</a></div>
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The first talk will consist on an introduction to the topic by Inbar Klang and it will happen on the
<u>18th of October at 3 PM</u> at the VU, in room Maryam (NU09-A46). From then on, the plan is:</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Place: </span>the talks will alternate between UU and VU, the exact room for each day will be announced.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Time: </span>the talks will happen weekly on Friday, from 3 PM until 5 PM. Ideally, each talk should consist of two parts of 45 minutes each, with a break in the middle and the remaining time left for questions.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Prerequisites: </span>some knowledge of category theory and differential topology will be assumed. Topics such as higher categories and operads will be covered in the first few talks.</div>
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If you have any questions about the seminar or want to give one of the talks, please send an email to either of us (<u>a.sendon.blanco@vu.nl</u>,
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Best regards from the organizers, </div>
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Miguel Barata and Alba Sendón Blanco</div>
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