# Kyoto Operator Algebra Seminar

Organizers: Masaki IZUMI, Narutaka OZAWA, Yoshikata KIDA
Time and Location: 15:00 - 16:30 on Tuesday at RIMS 006
Seminar Description: This seminar features both research and introductory talks on topics in Operator Algebra, Noncommutative Geometry, Ergodic Theory, and Group Theory of various kinds (geometric, measure theoretic, functional analytic, etc.). The talks are informal and take between an hour and an hour and a half.
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Memento: 2011  2012  2013  2014 Spring/Summer

## 2014 Fall/Winter

 Sep. 08-10 RIMS 420 Recent Developments in Operator Algebras Sep. 30 15:00 - 16:30 RIMS 006 Mike Brannan (UIUC) TBA tba Oct. 06-10 Sci 3-127 Shigeru Yamagami (Nagoya) Intensive Lecture Course on Quantum Algebras Mon 15:00 - 17:00,  Tue 15:00 - 17:00,  Wed 10:00 - 12:00,  Thu 15:00 - 17:00,  Fri 10:00 - 12:00. Oct. 14 15:00 - 16:30 RIMS 006 TBA (tba) TBA tba Oct. 21 15:00 - 16:30 RIMS 006 Yusuke Isono (Kyoto) Free independence in ultraproduct von Neumann algebras and applications We generalize Popa's free independence result for ultra products of $\mathrm{II}_1$ factors to the framework of type $\mathrm{III}$ factors with large centralizer algebras. Then we give two applications. First, we give a direct proof of stability under free product of QWEP for von Neumann algebras. Second, we give a new class of inclusions of von Neumann algebras with relative Dixmier property. This is a joint work with C. Houdayer. Oct. 28 15:00 - 16:30 RIMS 006 TBA (tba) TBA tba Nov. 04 15:00 - 16:30 RIMS 006 Hiroshi Ando (Copenhagen) TBA tba Nov. 11 15:00 - 16:30 RIMS 006 TBA (tba) TBA tba Nov. 18 15:00 - 16:30 RIMS 006 TBA (tba) TBA tba Nov. 29&30(?) Shirahama(?) Kansai Operator Algebra Seminar Dec. 02 15:00 - 16:30 RIMS 006 TBA (tba) TBA tba Dec. 09 15:00 - 16:30 RIMS 006 TBA (tba) TBA tba Dec. 24-26 Hakusan Annual Meeting on Operator Theory & Operator Algebra Theory Feb. 02-04 RIMS 111 Classification of operator algebras and related topics

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