3-manifold groups

This workshop focuses on several themes related to the fundamental groups of 3-manifolds. The themes include: the theory character varieties, Thurston norm polytopes and fibrations, orderability, profinite rigidity, and variations on the Cannon conjecture. The first week of the workshop will feature mini-courses by Ian Biringer (Boston College), Michelle Chu (Minnesota), Nathan Dunfield (Illinois-Urbana), and Daniel Groves (Illinois-Chicago). The second week will be devoted to research talks.