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Meetings & Conferences of the AMS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING MEETINGS PROGRAMS: AMS Sectional Meeting programs do not appear in the print version of the Notices. However, comprehensive and continually updated meeting and program information with links to the abstract for each talk can be found on the AMS website.See http://www.ams.org/meetings/. Programs and abstracts will continue to be displayed on the AMS website in the Meetings and Conferences section until about three weeks after the meeting is over. Final programs for Sectional Meetings will be archived on the AMS website in an electronic issue of the Notices as noted below for each meeting. Special Sessions Boulder, Colorado Algebraic Geometry (Code: AMS SS M1), Holger Kley, Rick University of Colorado Miranda, and Chris Peterson, Colorado State University. October 2–4, 2003 Algebras, Lattices and Varieties (Code: AMS SS A1), Keith A. Kearnes, University of Colorado, Boulder, Agnes Szendrei, Thursday–Saturday Bolyai Institute, and Walter Taylor, University of Colorado, Meeting #989 Boulder. Joint Central/Western Section Analysis on Singular Spaces (Code: AMS SS L1), Mario Associate secretaries: Susan J. Friedlander and Michel L. Bonk, University of Michigan, and Juha Heinonen, Math- Lapidus ematical Sciences Research Institute. Announcement issue of Notices: August 2003 Applications of Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Program first available on AMS website: August 21, 2003 to Coding (Code: AMS SS B1), David R. Grant, University Program issue of electronic Notices: October 2003 of Colorado, Boulder, Jose Felipe Voloch, University of Issue of Abstracts: Volume 24, Issue 4 Texas at Austin, and Judy Leavitt Walker, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Deadlines For organizers: Expired Associative Rings and Their Modules (Code: AMS SS J1), Gene For consideration of contributed papers in Special Sessions: Abrams, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and Expired Kent Fuller, University of Iowa. For abstracts: August 12, 2003 Computational and Mathematical Biology (Code: AMS SS S1), Harvey J. Greenberg, University of Colorado, Denver. Invited Addresses Computational Number Theory (Code: AMS SS R1), J. Brian J. Brian Conrey, American Institute of Mathematics, Conrey and Michael Rubinstein, American Institute of Random matrix theory and the Riemann zeta-function. Mathematics. Giovanni Forni, Northwestern University, Title to be Dynamics of Rational Polygonal Billiards and Related announced. Systems (Code: AMS SS K1), Giovanni Forni, Northwestern Juha M. Heinonen, University of Michigan, Title to be University. announced. Finite Geometries (Code: AMS SS N1), Stanley E. Payne, Joseph D. Lakey, New Mexico State University, Recent University of Colorado, Denver, and Robert Allen Liebler, progress in time-frequency analysis. Colorado State University. Albert Schwarz, University of California Davis, Maximally Geometric Methods in Partial Differential Equations (Code: supersymmetric gauge theories. AMS SS C1), Jeanne N. Clelland, University of Colorado, Brooke E. Shipley, Purdue University, Title to be announced. Boulder, and George R. Wilkins, University of Hawaii. Avi Wigderson, Institute for Advanced Study, Some insights Graphs and Diagraphs (Code: AMS SS H1), Michael of computational complexity theory (Erdo˝s Memorial Lec- Jacobson, University of Colorado, Denver, and Richard J. ture). Lundgren, University of Colorado, Denver. 858 NOTICES OF THE AMS VOLUME 50 NUMBER 7 Meetings & Conferences Groupoids in Analysis and Geometry (Code: AMS SS D1), Local Information and Map Lawrence Baggett, University of Colorado, Boulder, Jerry Please visit the websites maintained by the University Kaminker, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, of Colorado at http://www.colorado.edu; for driving di- and Judith Packer, University of Colorado, Boulder. rections: http://www.colorado.edu/visit/ Homotopy Theory (Code: AMS SS F1), Daniel Dugger, Uni- directions.html; for a campus map: http://www. versity of Oregon, and Brooke E. Shipley, Purdue University. colorado.edu/directories/webmap/; and a live web- Noncommutative Geometry and Geometric Analysis (Code: cam site at http://www.colorado.edu/webcam/. Also see AMS SS E1), Carla Farsi, Alexander Gorokhovsky, and Siye the “Travel” section in this announcement. Wu, University of Colorado. Other Activities Nonlinear Waves (Code: AMS SS P1), Bernard Deconinck, Book Sales: Examine the newest titles from the AMS! Colorado State University, and Harvey Segur, University Complimentary coffee will be served courtesy of AMS of Colorado, Boulder. Membership Services and will be located in the lobby of Structured Population and Epidemic Models: Periodicity, the Mathematics Building. Chaos, and Extinction (Code: AMS SS G1), Linda J. S. Allen, AMS Editorial Activity: An acquisitions editor from Texas Tech University, and Sophia R.-J. Jang, University the AMS book program will be present to speak with of Louisiana at Lafayette. prospective authors. If you have a book project that you Ubiquitous Heat Kernel (Code: AMS SS Q1), Jay Jorgenson, would like to discuss with the AMS, please stop by the book City College of New York, and Lynne Walling, University exhibit. of Colorado, Boulder. Social Event: The Department of Mathematics will host a reception in the Mathematics Building, Room 350, Accommodations Friday, October 3, at 6:00 p.m. Participants should make their own arrangements directly with the properties listed below. Special rates for the meet- Parking on Campus ing are available for the period October 1–5. The AMS is One-day permits: One-day parking permits are sold for not responsible for rate changes or for the quality of the peripheral campus parking lots on a space-available accommodations. Hotels have varying cancellation or early basis. One-day permits cost $5 each and may be prepur- checkout penalties; be sure to ask for details when mak- chased from Parking Services, located on Regent Drive ing your reservation. Rates do not include taxes (currently across from the Engineering Center. Call 303-492-7384 for 9.75%). more information. Best Western Boulder Inn, 770–28th Street, Boulder, CO Meters and hourly parking garage: Gray parking 80303; 800-233-8469, 303-449-3800; fax 303-402-9118; meters are $1 per hour and are enforced from 7:30 a.m. $75 single and $79 double, $4.50 each additional person; to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week. rates include deluxe continental breakfast and free pass Blue meters are for disabled parking patrons. The rate to nearby fitness club. Hotel is located 1 mile from the is $1 per hour and the meters are enforced from 7:30 a.m. Engineering Center; http://www.boulderinn.com/. to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week. Please note: Display of a Deadline for reservations is September 1, 2003. Be sure to state-issued disability license plate or permit is required check the cancellation policy when making your reserva- at all times when using disability parking meters and tion. spaces on campus. Boulder Outlook Hotel (this property was the Ramada Red meters are for service vehicles and are $3 per hour. Inn until May 2003), 800–28th Street, Boulder, CO 80303; Service meters are enforced 24 hours a day, seven days a 303-443-3322; $69.99 single or double; rates include week. breakfast buffet. Hotel is located .6 mile from the Yellow parking computers (The Pay-on-Foot stations) are Engineering Center. Deadline for reservations is Septem- $1 per hour. ber 1, 2003. Be sure to check the cancellation policy when The Euclid Auto Park (EAP) rate is $1.50 per hour and making your reservation. is located on Euclid Avenue off Broadway next to the UMC. Millennium Harvest House, 1345–28th Street, Boul- der, CO 80302; 800-545-6285, 303-443-3850; fax 303-443- Registration and Meeting Information 1480; $108 single or double. Hotel is located .8 mile from The registration desk will be located in the lobby of the Engineering Building. Deadline for reservations is the Mathematics Building. The desk will be open Thurs- August 15, 2003. Be sure to check the cancellation policy day, October 2, and Friday, October 4, from 8:00 a.m. until when making your reservation. 4:00 p.m. Fees are $40 for AMS or CMS members, $60 for nonmembers, and $5 for students/unemployed/emeritus, Food Service payable on site by cash, check, or credit card. The Invited A list of local restaurants will be available at the registra- Addresses will take place in the auditorium A2B70, MCDB tion desk. Biology. All other talks are in the Engineering Center. AUGUST 2003 NOTICES OF THE AMS 859 Meetings & Conferences Travel The nearest major commercial airport is the Denver In- Binghamton, New York ternational Airport. Binghamton University Directions from the airport: You will fly in or out of Denver International Airport (DIA). Driving time between October 11–12, 2003 DIA and Boulder is approximately 60 to 90 minutes. From Saturday–Sunday DIA follow Peña Boulevard (10 miles) south to I-70, and exit onto I-70 West. Follow I-70 West to I-270 West. I-270 Meeting #990 merges into U.S. 36 West and takes you west into Boulder Eastern Section (about 23 miles). Exit at Baseline Road; turn left (west) to Associate secretary: Lesley M. Sibner Broadway and turn right (north). The campus is to the right. Announcement issue of Notices: August 2003 For alternate routes, see the map from DIA to Boulder. Program first available on AMS website: August 28, 2003 Directions from the Denver area and south: To get to Program issue of electronic Notices: October 2003 Boulder from the Denver area, go west on U.S. 36 (from Issue of Abstracts: Volume 24, Issue 4 I-25 or I-270) and exit at Baseline Road. Turn left (west) on Baseline Road, then right (north) on Broadway to campus. Deadlines Directions from the north: From the north, take U.S. For organizers: Expired 287 south to Highway 119 (Diagonal Highway). Highway For consideration of contributed papers in Special Sessions: 119 becomes Highway 157 (Foothills Parkway) just north Expired of Boulder.
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