First Annual Western Dynamics Conference

The first annual Western Dynamics Conference will be held May 8-10, 2026 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The conference will focus on the recent developments in dynamical systems.

If interested in attending, please register here or contact the organizers at westerndynamics.math@gmail.com. We can cover lodging for student and postdoctoral participants. Those who register by April 10 will be guaranteed funding.

The conference is organized by Alena Erchenko, Philipp Kunde, Anh Le, Davi Obata, Ronnie Pavlov, Uri Shapira, Kurt Vinhage and Agnieszka Zelerowicz.

Speakers

• Francisco Arana-Herrera (Rice University)
• Jayadev Athreya (University of Washington)
• David Damanik (Rice University)
• Nicolai Haydn (University of Southern California)
• Jennifer Jones-Baro (University of Denver)
• Homin Lee (Korea Institute for Advanced Study)
• Yuri Lima (University of São Paulo)
• Yan Mary He (University of Oklahoma)
• Wendy Wang (University of Chicago)

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We are grateful to the NSF and the Department of Mathematics at the University of Utah for their support of the workshop. Participant support is supported by NSF conference grant, DMS-2603164.