Symmetry, Invariants, and their Applications A Celebration of Peter Olver's 70th Birthday.
August 3-5, 2022, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
We welcome contributions related to Peter Olver's research expertise for a special issue of SIGMA (Submission deadline: December 31st, 2023)
During his prolific career, Peter J. Olver played an important role in the development of symmetry group methods to differential equations, geometry, and applied mathematics. The purpose of the conference "Symmetry, Invariants, and their Applications: A Celebration of Peter Olver's 70th Birthday" is to bring together leading experts, promising younger researchers, and graduate students from around the world to assess the rapid advances occurring in the field of symmetries and invariants, and evaluate the most promising directions of future developments. The topics to be addressed during the conference are as follows:
Here is a link to information about the Chase building and campus maps: Campus maps
Please also see the following document for important local information: Welcome informationThe program for this workshop can be found here: Program
A special issue in SIGMA complements the conference. We welcome contributions related to Peter Olver's research expertise. The deadline for submission is December 31st, 2023. For more information, see: SIGMA Special Issue
If you are interested in participating in this conference, please fill out the following registration form:
Note that a $25 registration fee will be due upon registration to partially offset local expenses.
Covid Information. Nova Scotia and Canada are gradually easing sanitary restrictions and we expect to be able to hold a fully in-person conference. For more information and travel requirements, please visit
Nova Scotia Coronavirus information
Canada Coronavirus information
Covid tests. Covid-19 Antigen or PCR Tests for international travel can be done:
Accommodation (Hotels). We have reserved a block of 20 rooms at the Atlantica hotel at a rate of $135/night + taxes for August 2 - 6 (4 nights). The rate is available through June 24. After that date, the hotel will charge the market rate, subject to room availability. To reserve, call 1-(888)-810-7288 and mention the Dalhousie Department of Mathematics block.
In addition to Atlantica, two nearby hotels of interest are the
Accommodation (Residences). For a close and affordable option, one can also stay in the Dalhousie University student dorms
Transportation. The workshop will organize airport shuttles on August 2 (arrival) and August 6 (departure). Please contact robert.milson@dal.ca with your flight information to reserve space on a shuttle.
If you want to organize your own transportation, there are several ground transportation options from Halifax Stanfield International Airport and Downtown Halifax. More information can be found here:
Food. Information about where to eat can be found here:
Things to do. For a list of things to do in the Halifax area in the summer, see Things to do.
Child care. If the participant needs access to a childcare center during the conference, there are multiple options. We leave it to the participant to contact providers.
If you are interested in getting more information about this conference, please contact one of the local organizers: