1923-2023, the centenary of the birth of René Thom - IHES
visuel conférence centenaire René Thom Event

1923-2023, the centenary of the birth of René Thom

The year 2023 marks the centenary of the birth of René Thom, a permanent professor at IHES from 1963 to 1990. On this occasion, IHES organizes a three-day conference on September 20, 21, and 22, 2023.

Several presentations will be given by lecturers during this three-day:

  • Norbert A’Campo, Univ. De Bâle
  • Daniel Bennequin, Institut Mathématique de Jussieu (IMJ-PRG)
  • Alain Chenciner, IMCCE/Observatoire de Paris
  • Antoine Danchin, Institut Pasteur
  • Ivar Ekeland, Université Paris-Dauphine
  • Sara Franceschelli, ENS Lyon
  • Emmanuel Giroux, CNRS et ENS
  • Mikhail Gromov, IHES
  • Krzysztof Kurdyka, Université Savoie Mont Blanc
  • Cherif Matta, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Canada
  • Jean Petitot, EHESS
  • Oscar Randal-Williams, Université de Cambridge
  • Ana Rechtman, Université Grenoble-Alpes
  • Dennis Sullivan, City University of New York, Graduate Center                     
  • Bernard Teissier, IMJ-PRG
  • Wolfgang Wildgen, Université de Brême

Scientific Committee: Marie-Claude Arnaud, IMJ-PRG, Marc Chaperon, IMJ-PRG, coordinateur, Antoine Danchin, Institut Pasteur, Yakov Eliashberg, Stanford University, Maxim Kontsevitch, IHES, Cédric Villani, Université Lyon I & IHES.

Registration and information on the dedicated web page.

A colloquium is also organized on September 19, 2023, at the Académie des Sciences, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. which will explore the intellectual legacy of René Thom (registration).