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Conference

The town Louvain-la-Neuve, located in the Belgian province Brabant Wallon, is the main site of the Université catholique de Louvain. The conference will be held at the Auditoires des Sciences (place des Sciences 2) in the town centre.

Louvain-la-Neuve is easily reachable by car (via the E411) or by train (via Ottignies, which lies on the line between Brussels and Namur). Beware: Leuven (= Louvain in French) is a different town!

Session in honour of Bill Lawvere

Speakers at this commemorative session will highlight some of Bill Lawvere's many contributions to Category Theory and beyond, reflect on their importance, and share personal memories. Anders Kock will give the main presentation, followed by short contributions by Peter Johnstone, Ieke Moerdijk, Matias Menni, Giuseppe Rosolini and George Janelidze.

The session will be chaired by Walter Tholen.

Click here for a recording made by Michael Wright of the Archive Trust for Research.

Practical details

On Sunday evening (the 2nd of July, between 17:00 and 19:00) there is a Welcome Drink at the Auditoires des Sciences, the main location of the conference. During the drink you can do the local registration (pick up your badge, meal tickets, certificates and so on), otherwise it is possible to do so on Monday morning starting from 8:30.

Monday to Friday lunch is served at two university restaurants: Le Galilée, right next to the Auditoires des Sciences building where the lectures take place, and Le Sablon, in the town centre (rue du Sablon 11).

We are planning some social activities for Wednesday afternoon. There are six options to choose from (please note that we can allow only a limited number of participants for each activity, but we will do our best to accommodate everyone):

1. A thematic guided tour in the Old Masters Museum "Bruegel & Cie: context et descendance", a selection of works from the Flemish primitives to the direct descendants of the Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30–1569).
2. A guided tour of the Magritte Museum. It is the largest collection of works by the Belgian Surrealist artist René Magritte (1898–1967), with over 200 works located in 2500 m² of contemporary museography.
3. A visit to the Musical Instruments Museum. Multimedia guides are included.

The museums are close to each other in Brussels, where we will go by train. The next three options will be reached by a private bus:

4. A visit to the majestic ruins of the Abbey of Villers, an ancient Cistercian abbey founded in the year 1146 under the aegis of Saint Bernard. The visit will be kindly guided by Francis Borceux and a beer tasting is included.
5. Visit to the Waterloo battlefield, where Napoleon's army was defeated by the Seventh Coalition in the famous battle of 1815. A guided tour of the Museum is included.
6. A guided visit to the Museum of the Fondation Folon, located in the Château de la Hulpe farm. It will also be possible to have a walk in Parc Solvay.

On the evening of Thursday the 6th of July, starting at 19:30 there is the Conference Dinner which will take place at the Aula Magna.

Registration for the conference is now open, until the 10th of May 2023. To register, please fill out this form.

There is a registration fee which includes coffee breaks, the Welcome Drink on Sunday evening, lunches from Monday to Friday, the excursion on Wednesday afternoon and the Conference Dinner at the Aula Magna on Thursday evening. The fee is lower for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students; it is also lower if you register (and pay the fee) on the 10th of April 2023 at the latest.

Additionally, there is a flat rate of 100 euro for accompanying persons wishing to participate in the Conference Dinner and any other of the social activities such as the excursion on Wednesday.

The fee is to be paid no later than May 11th by bank transfer onto the UCLouvain account IBAN BE66 0910 0157 2843, BIC GKCCBEBB (Belfius bank, Pachecolaan 44, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium). Please indicate the reference L1.31500.016 - inscription CT2023 - YOUR NAME. We confirm the payment upon reception.