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This page is intended for PhD students and postdocs who are learning to meet or host academics (e.g. for seminars).
Academia and mathematics is a terribly small world. As evidenced by the Mathematics Geneology project, almost everybody is connected in a very immediate way. By meeting with academics or helping to host visitors or speakers, you're working towards extending your professional network. This might give you opportunities through: