VICTOR KAC LECTURES AND RELETAD EVENTS ***************** LECTURES BY KAC **************************** Speaker: Victor G. Kac (MIT) Title: Conformal algebras and vertex algebras Contents: Foundations of the theory of conformal algebras and vertex altebras. Orbifold models. Date: December 24, 26 and 27 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 pm Place: Department of Mathematics, Kyoto University, "Dai-Kaigishitsu" (1F) ***************** RELATED EVENTS ***************************** 1. Expository lectures by Nagatomo and Matsuo December 24 and 26, 1:30 - 3:00 pm Kiyokazu Nagatomo (Osaka), "Introduction to local fields I, II" December 27, 13:30 - 3:00 pm Atsushi Matsuo (Tokyo), Title to be announced 2. Informal discussion December 25, 1:30 - ?? pm ***************** CONTACT ************************************ Kiyokazu Nagatomo, Osaka University