Ron Solomon in Valencia

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Ron SolomonDear colleagues of the Iberian Network of Group Theory,

I am writing to let you know of the following course that will be held at the Universitat de Valencia, from May 6 to 9, 2014. If you want more details, you can contact Lucía Sanus (lucia.sanus@uv.es), who is one of the organisers.

Best wishes,

Gustavo Fernandez-Alcober
Coordinator of the Iberian Network of Group Theory
Department of Mathematics – University of the Basque Country

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Ron Solomon, Ohio State University.

The Classification of Finite Simple Groups.

Universitat de València, May 6–9, 2014.

Lecture 1. Tuesday, May 6th, 2014.

9:30 – 10:30 Counting in Finite Groups (Jordan, Frobenius, Burnside)
10:30 – 11 Architecture of Finite Groups, Part I  (Fitting)

Lecture 2. Wednesday, May 7th, 2014.

9 – 9:30 Architecture of Finite Groups, Part II  (Bender)
9:30 – 10:30 Linear Methods in Finite Groups (Hall-Higman, Thompson)

Lecture 3. Thursday, May 8th, 2014.

12:30 – 14 «Balance» in Finite Simple Groups (Thompson, Gorenstein)

Colloquium Talk, Friday, May 9th, 2014.

11:30 – 12:30 The Classification of Finite Simple Groups