Dear Colleague,
        this is the second announcement of the

                ALGEBRA CONFERENCE, VENEZIA 2002

which will take place from June 3 to June 8, 2002 in Venezia, Italy.

  The Conference is organized by the research group COFIN 2000
"New perspectives on Ring Theory, Module Theory and Abelian Groups"
supported by the Italian Ministero dell' Universita' e della Ricerca
Scientifica.

  The activities of the Conference will be hosted in the historical
buildings of the Venice International University (VIU), located in the
magnificent Isola di San Servolo, a small island in the Laguna di
Venezia, close to the centre of the city (Piazza San Marco etc.),
which can be reached by public boats in a few minutes.

  The Conference will be devoted to the following topics:
1. Abelian Groups
2. Algebras and their Representations
3. Commutative Rings
4. Modules
5. Rings
6. Topological Algebraic Structures

  The members of the Scientific Committee are: D. Dikranjan (Udine),
A. Facchini (Padova), M. Fontana (RomaTre), L. Fuchs (Tulane),
K. Fuller (U. Iowa), R. Goebel (Essen), W. Heinzer (Purdue),
C. Ringel (Bielefeld), D. Simson (Torun).
 The Organizing Committee includes: F. Barioli (Padova), S. Bazzoni
(Padova), R. Colpi (Padova), S. Gabelli (RomaTre), E. Gregorio
(Verona), C. Metelli (Napoli), L. Salce (Padova), F. Stumbo (Ferrara),
A. Tonolo (Padova), P. Zanardo (Padova).
  A volume on the Proceedings of the Conference will be published by
Marcel Dekker. The editorial board is composed by: A. Facchini
(Padova), E. Houston (U. N. Carolina), L. Salce (Padova).

  The invited speakers are:
- Main Speakers: S. BAZZONI (Padova), A. FACCHINI (Padova),
R. FARNSTEINER (Bielefeld), R. GILMER (Florida S. U.),
R. GOEBEL (Essen), W. HEINZER (Purdue), H. KRAUSE (Bielefeld),
K. KUNEN (U. Wisconsin), I. REITEN (Trondheim), J. TRLIFAJ (Praha),
C. VINSONHALER (U. Connecticut), R. WIEGAND (U. Nebraska).
- Plenary Speakers: R. COLPI (Padova), D. HERBERA (Barcelona),
S. KASJAN (Torun), B. OLBERDING (U. Louisiana),
D. SHAKHMATOV (Matsuyama), L. STRUENGMANN (Essen).

  The interactive Registration Form for the Conference is available on
the web site

                http://www.unife.it/veniceconference

  The deadline for applying is March 31, 2002 (late applications,
allowed only until May 10, 2002, are treated on the web site).
Participants interested in contributing a 20 minutes talk should
specify its title and abstract on the interactive "20 minutes talk"
form.

  Further relevant information to be found on the web site:
i) How to send the registration fee (note that the amount varies
according to the participation to social events).
ii) A list of hotels and accomodations where the Conference has
obtained special rates for participants. Note that the Conference
organization cannot make room reservations on behalf of participants.
  IMPORTANT: Special rates expire after February 28, 2002.

 On the web site you can also find:
- a list of other hotels in Venezia, with phone and fax numbers and
e-mail addresses;
- instructions for submitting a paper on the Proceedings of the
Conference;
- information about financial support for participants.

  The web site also provides information on how to reach Venezia, maps
of the city, general tourist information. It will be updated regularly
with the list of registered participants, the tentative schedule of
the talks, etc.


Hoping to see you in Venezia, we send our best regards


Riccardo Colpi and Paolo Zanardo

colpi@math.unipd.it
pzanardo@math.unipd.it






The first announcement 

Dear Colleague,
        this is the first announcement of the

     ALGEBRA CONFERENCE, VENEZIA 2002

which will take place from June 3 to June 8, 2002, in Venezia, Italy.

The conference is organized by the research group COFIN 2000 "New
perspectives on Ring Theory, Module Theory and Abelian Groups" supported by
the Italian Ministero dell' Universita' e della Ricerca Scientifica.

The activities of the conference will be hosted in the historical buildings
of the Venice International University (VIU), located in the magnificent
Isola di San Servolo, a small island in the Laguna di Venezia, close to the
centre of the city (Piazza San Marco etc.), which can be reached by public
boats in few minutes.


The conference will be devoted to the following topics:

1. Abelian Groups
2. Algebras and their Representations
3. Commutative Rings
4. Modules
5. Rings
6. Topological Algebraic Structures


The members of the Scientific Committee are: D. Dikranjan (Udine), A.
Facchini (Padova), M. Fontana (RomaTre), L. Fuchs (Tulane), K. Fuller (Iowa
City), R. Goebel (Essen), W. Heinzer (Purdue), K. Ringel (Bielefeld), D.
Simson (Torun).

The Organizing Committee includes: F. Barioli (Padova), S. Bazzoni
(Padova), R. Colpi (Padova), S. Gabelli (RomaTre), E. Gregorio (Verona), C.
Metelli (Napoli), L. Salce (Padova), F. Stumbo (Ferrara), A. Tonolo
(Padova), P. Zanardo (Padova).

A volume on the Proceedings of the Conference will be published by Marcel
Dekker. The editorial board is composed by: A. Facchini (Padova), E.
Houston (N. Carolina), L. Salce (Padova).

A registration fee will be requested, with amount varying according to the
participation to the social events.
Lunch for the participants will be fixed in San Servolo, at the Cafeteria
of VIU. It will be also possible to have dinner there, immediately after
the afternoon sessions.

Comprehensive information (with pictures of San Servolo!) can be found on
the web at

     http://www.unife.it/veniceconference

This web page will be updated regularly. In particular, see the web page
for a list of hotels and other accomodations in Venezia.



Riccardo Colpi and Paolo Zanardo

colpi@math.unipd.it

pzanardo@math.unipd.it