<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"></div> <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message --------- De: Omer Angel <<a href="mailto:angel@math.ubc.ca" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">angel@math.ubc.ca</a>> Date: ter, 12 de mai de 2020 01:21 Subject: Online Open Probability School is starting next week To: <<a href="mailto:rimfo@impa.br" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rimfo@impa.br</a>> </div> Dear Roberto, Our apologies if you receive multiple versions of this message. This is a second general announcement of OOPS: the Online Open Probability School, which will start next week (May 18), and will continue through most of the summer (<a href="https://www.math.ubc.ca/Links/OOPS" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.math.ubc.ca/Links/OOPS</a>). The school will feature a sequence of mini-courses on diverse topics in probability and related topics. All courses will take place online, and are open to all interested participants. Most courses will consist of three 1-hour lectures, though some will have longer lectures. Some courses will be accompanied by an introductory lecture or short research talks on topics related to the course. For information on these and on any suggested readings related to the courses please visit the above website. Please advertise OOPS to anyone who may be interested in the courses. They may also join our mailing list at <a href="https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/oops" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/oops</a> . The schedule for the first few weeks can be found on the website. Details about the first three mini-courses appear below. 1. Date and Time: May 18,19,21, 16:00 (UTC) Speaker: Jean-Christoph Mourrat Subject: Rank-one matrix estimation and Hamilton-Jacobi equations 2. Date and time: May 25,27,28, 16:00 (UTC) Speaker: Gady Kozma Subject: Critical and near-critical percolation 3. Date and time: June 1,2,4, 16:00 (UTC) Speaker: Nina Gantert Subject: Branching random walks: some recent results and open questions Please don't hesitate to contact any of us with questions, suggestions or ideas. Best wishes, Omer, On behalf of the organizers: Louigi Addario-Berry (<a href="mailto:louigi.addario@mcgill.ca" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">louigi.addario@mcgill.ca</a>) Omer Angel (<a href="mailto:angel@math.ubc.ca" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">angel@math.ubc.ca</a>) Alex Fribergh (<a href="mailto:fribergh@dms.umontreal.ca" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">fribergh@dms.umontreal.ca</a>) Sarai Alma Hernandez Torres (<a href="mailto:saraiht@math.ubc.ca" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">saraiht@math.ubc.ca</a>) Thomas Hughes (<a href="mailto:hughes@math.ubc.ca" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">hughes@math.ubc.ca</a>) Mathav Murugan (<a href="mailto:mathav@math.ubc.ca" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">mathav@math.ubc.ca</a>) Edwin Perkins (<a href="mailto:perkins@math.ubc.ca" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">perkins@math.ubc.ca</a>) Lea Popovic (<a href="mailto:lea.popovic@concordia.ca" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">lea.popovic@concordia.ca</a>) </div></div>