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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY<br>School of Mathematics<br>Princeton, NJ 08540</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><b>Mathematical Conversations</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Wednesday, February 28 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br>About Mathematical Conversations: We will meet in the <span style='color:red'>Birch Garden </span>at 6pm. After 30 minutes, the speaker gives a 20-minute talk, followed by 15 minutes of discussion with the audience. After that we continue discussions. Website: <a href="https://www.ias.edu/event-series/mathematical-conversations">https://www.ias.edu/event-series/mathematical-conversations</a> <br><br>Please feel free to bring your own dinner. For $25, you can purchase dinner (entrée, dessert, and a glass of wine) through the Servery. Please note reservations are required, even for take-out: <a href="https://www.ias.edu/dining/dinner" target="_blank">https://www.ias.edu/dining/dinner</a>. (Dinner starts at 5:30.) The School of Math will provide additional drinks and snacks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Mathematical Conversations<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Topic: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Permanent versus Determinant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Speaker: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Robert Andrews<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Time/Room: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>06:00 PM - 08:00 PM / Birch Garden, Simons Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Abstract URL: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="https://www.ias.edu/math/events/mathematical-conversations-271"><span lang=FR>https://www.ias.edu/math/events/mathematical-conversations-271</span></a></span><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>