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2-vector bundles and their classifying space

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In recent work of Baas-Dundas-Richter-Rognes, the authors define 2-vector bundles and prove that their classifying spaces, K(Vect) is equivalent to the algebraic K-theory of the connective K-theory spectrum ku. In this talk we will give an introduction to bicategories and 2-vector spaces, explain the construction of the classifying space K(Vect). Finally we will explain how some extra structure in the bicategory of 2-vector spaces translate into an infinite loop space structure on K(Vect).