Title:  The Algebraic K-Theory of Varieties 

Abstract:  The Grothendieck ring of varieties is a fundamental object of study for algebraic geometers. As with all Grothendieck rings, one may hope that it arises as π₀ of a K-theory spectrum, K(Var_k). Using her formalism of assemblers, Zahkarevich showed that this is in fact the case. I'll present an alternate construction of the spectrum that allows us to quickly see the E_∞-structure on K(Var_k) and produce various character maps out of K(Var_k). I'll end with a conjecture about K(Var_k) and iterated K-theory.

Neil Websdale addresses the complexities of the life and murder of Susie Casey, a Montana woman who disappeared on April 12, 2008 from Glendive, Montana, only to be found dead three weeks later. The long search for and prosecution of her killer raised many issues that the anti-domestic violence movement confronts in its day-to-day work. The case challenges many of our assumptions about "battered women," who they are, their agency, their resistive maneuverability, and the social structural and biographical pressures they negotiate. It also raises painful questions about what needs to happen for the anti-violence against women movement to progress. His presentation draws upon detailed archival data from police reports, numerous field interviews, court documents, investigative photography, and other sources contributed by Susie's family.