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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:"Garamond",serif'>INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY</span></b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>School of Mathematics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Princeton, NJ 08540<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Mathematical Conversations</span></b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Wednesday, February 26, 2025 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Mathematical Conversations<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Topic: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>How and Why to Formalize Mathematics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Speaker: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Alex Kontorovich<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Time/Room: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>06:00 PM - 08:00 PM / <span style='color:red'>Simons Hall Dilworth Room </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Abstract URL: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'><a href="https://www.ias.edu/math/events/mathematical-conversations-290"><span lang=FR>https://www.ias.edu/math/events/mathematical-conversations-290</span></a></span><span lang=FR style='font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><br></span><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>About Mathematical Conversations: </span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>We meet in the Birch Garden (weather permitting) at 6pm,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>where free snacks and drinks are provided. After 30 minutes, the speaker gives a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>20-minute talk, followed by 15 minutes of discussion with the audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>After that we continue discussions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Website: </span><a href="https://www.ias.edu/event-series/mathematical-conversations"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>https://www.ias.edu/event-series/mathematical-conversations</span></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Please feel free to bring your own dinner. For $30, you can purchase<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>dinner (entrée, dessert, and a glass of wine) through the Servery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>Please note reservations are required, even for take-out:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.ias.edu/dining/dinner"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>https://www.ias.edu/dining/dinner</span></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>. (Dinner starts at 5:30.) The School<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif'>of Math will provide additional drinks and snacks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>