We will use string diagrams for 2-categories to explore connections between low dimensional topology, symplectic geometry, and the analysis of pseudoholomorphic curves.
Links:
[1] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/de/taxonomy/term/39
[2] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/de/node/3444
[3] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/de/TopologySeminar