<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><span><div>Carissimi,</div><div> mi arriva questa segnalazione da Barbara Giunti, nostra ex-dottoranda del 32-imo ciclo. </div><div>Buona giornata. </div><div><br><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><i>Se possibile, ti chiederei di inoltrare questo messaggio agli studenti e ai dottorandi. </i></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><i>Si tratta di una conferenza molto ben organizzata e molto interessante, pensata </i></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><i>anche per avvicinare ai temi della teoria delle categorie applicata anche chi non </i></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><i>è del settore. Sarà online, e so che gli organizzatori si stanno impegnando per </i></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><i>offrire varie sessioni durante le giornate, così che sia fruibile in ogni fuso orario,</i></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><i> senza doversi ridurre ad orari impossibili.</i></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">Applied
category theory offers a rigorous mathematical language and toolset for
relating different concepts from across math, science, and technology.
For example, category theory finds common patterns between geometry
(shapes), algebra (equations), numbers, logic, probability, etc. <i>Applied</i> category
theory (ACT) looks for how those very same patterns extend outward to
data, programs, processes, physics, linguistics, and so on—things we see
in the real world. The field is currently growing, as new applications
and common patterns are being found all the time. When you understand
these ideas, more of your intuitions about the world can be
made rigorous and thus be communicated at a larger scale. This in turn
gives our community a chance to solve larger and more complex
scientific, technological, and maybe even societal problems. </div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">This year's international applied category theory conference <a href="http://act2020.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span>ACT2020</span></a> is
having a tutorial day, meant to introduce newcomers to applied category
theory. Tutorial day will take place on July 5 and will include a few
main topics that will be taught semi-traditionally (via presentation,
exercises, and discussion) over Zoom, as well as mentors who will be
available throughout the day to work with smaller groups and/or
individuals. We invite you to sign up <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUg8cvR28Sr2zxlWMGgeWsDXbz_o4C5SnkbqeAizc7HglcOA/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank"><span>here</span></a> if you're interested, so we can keep you posted. Hope to see you there!</div></div><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><br></div></span><div><span><div style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">We invite you to send out the above text-for-students to those who you
think may be interested. Please take time to consider underrepresented
groups or individuals you may know, and if you can, invite them
personally. The term <i>underrepresented</i> here is subjective and
means something like "a person who, were they to look around the room at
an ACT conference, might feel some unease at not seeing many others
like themselves." There are many such people; for example one could
imagine a person of European heritage who grew up in poverty with
uneducated parents fitting the description as well as a person of
African heritage who grew up affluent with educated parents, and any
number of other scenarios. We are particular interested in reaching
Black and Brown people, as the discrimination against them has been
particularly harsh for too long. Please note, however, that we don't
want to tokenize members of any of these groups, so please be sensitive;
we simply want people from all walks of life to know that they are
welcome. Our community needs folks with as many perspectives and
backgrounds as possible to make ACT all it can be.</div><div><div id="m_-2702955250748079658gmail-:pp"><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div></span></div>
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