We are delighted to announce the conference "Midwest Panorama of Geometry and Topology" scheduled to take place in Iowa City, Iowa June 5-7, 2025.
 
The conference aims to provide an overview of recent advances, challenges, and open problems in various areas of geometry and topology. Our goal is to bring together both junior and senior researchers from the Midwest, along with select invitees from other regions, to foster collaboration, create new opportunities for progress, and inspire students to pursue research in these fields. 

There will also be a post-conference event on Sunday, June 8, dedicated to graduate students and postdocs. Those interested in giving a 20-minute talk on their research can submit the required information on the registration page.
 
You would also enjoy the annual art festival in downtown Iowa City scheduled on June 7–9! 
   
For further details and updates, please visit the conference website:
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Here is the list of confirmed speakers (in alphabetical order):
 
Donu Arapura (Purdue)
Yuri Berest (Cornell) 
Joe Breen (U Iowa)
Rima Chattergee (Ohio State)
John Etnyre (Georgia Tech)
Ko Honda (UCLA)
Ying Hu (U Nebraska-Omaha)
Slava Krushkal (U Virginia)
Maggie Miller (UT Austin)
Aaron Pixton (U Michigan)
Laura Schaposnik (UIC)
Tye Lidman (NC State)
Hiro Lee Tanaka (Texas State)
Alex Waldron (U Wisconsin-Madison)
Joshua Wang (Princeton)
Yuanqi Wang (U Kansas)
Ian Zemke (U Oregon)
Alex Zupan (U Nebraska-Lincoln)
 
To participate in the conference, kindly fill out the registration form available here:
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We aim to provide financial assistance covering travel and lodging expenses for a limited number of participants (mainly graduate students) within the US.
The registration deadline for receiving financial support is March 15th, 2025.
 
We will NOT be using Zoom as a platform for conference talks; however, all talks will most likely be recorded and uploaded to YouTube for viewing afterward.
 
For any inquiries or further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
 
The conference is supported by University of Iowa’s Math Departments and NSF-RTG grant DMS-2038103 
 
We eagerly look forward to welcoming you to Iowa in June!
 
Best regards,
Ben Cooper, Mohammad Farajzadeh-Tehrani, Keiko Kawamuro, Michail Savvas