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MEETINGS & CONFERENCES OF THE AMS AUGUST TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Meetings and Conferences section of The most up-to-date meeting and confer- necessary to submit an electronic form, the Notices gives information on all AMS ence information can be found online at: although those who use L ATEX may submit meetings and conferences approved by www.ams.org/meetings/. abstracts with such coding, and all math press time for this issue. Please refer to Important Information About AMS displays and similarily coded material the page numbers cited on this page for Meetings: Potential organizers, (such as accent marks in text) must A more detailed information on each event. speakers, and hosts should refer to be typeset in LTEX. Visit www.ams.org/ Invited Speakers and Special Sessions are page 88 in the January 2016 issue of the cgi-bin/abstracts/abstract.pl/. Ques- listed as soon as they are approved by the Notices for general information regard- tions about abstracts may be sent to abs- cognizant program committee; the codes ing participation in AMS meetings and [email protected]. Close attention should be listed are needed for electronic abstract conferences. paid to specified deadlines in this issue. Unfortunately, late abstracts cannot be submission. For some meetings the list Abstracts: Speakers should submit ab- accommodated. may be incomplete. Information in this stracts on the easy-to-use interactive issue may be dated. A Web form. No knowledge of LTEX is

MEETINGS IN THIS ISSUE –––––––– 2016 –––––––– September 24–25 Brunswick, Maine p. 844 April 14–15 Nashville, Tennessee p. 862 October 8–9 Denver, Colorado p. 845 April 21–22 Boston, Massachusetts p. 862 October 28–30 Minneapolis, Minnesota p. 849 November 12–13 Raleigh, North Carolina p. 854 June 11–14 People's Republic of China p. 862 –––––––– 2019 –––––––– –––––––– 2017 –––––––– January 16–19 Baltimore, Maryland p. 863 January 4–7 Atlanta, Georgia p. 855 March 10–12 Charleston, South Carolina p. 858 March 29–31 Honolulu, Hawaii p. 863 April 1–2 Bloomington, Indiana p. 859 –––––––– 2020 –––––––– April 22–23 Pullman, Washington p. 859 May 6–7 New York, New York p. 860 January 15–18 Denver, Colorado p. 863 July 24–28 Montréal, Quebec, Canada p. 860 –––––––– 2021 –––––––– September 9–10 Denton, Texas p. 860 January 6–9 Washington, DC p. 863 September 16–17 Buffalo, New York p. 861 September 23–24 Orlando, Florida p. 861 Conferences in Cooperation with the AMS November 4–5 Riverside, California p. 861 Indian Mathematics Consortium

–––––––– 2018 –––––––– December 14–17, 2016 January 10–13 San Diego, California p. 861 Banaras Hindu University March 24–25 Columbus, Ohio p. 862 April 14–15 Portland, Oregon p. 862 Varanasi, India

See www.ams.org/meetings/ for the most up-to-date information on these conferences.

ASSOCIATE SECRETARIES OF THE AMS Central Section: Georgia Benkart, University of Wisconsin- Southeastern Section: Brian D. Boe, Department of Mathemat- Madison, Department of Mathematics, 480 Lincoln Drive, ics, University of Georgia, 220 D W Brooks Drive, Athens, GA Madison, WI 53706-1388; e-mail: [email protected]; 30602-7403, e-mail: [email protected]; telephone: 706- telephone: 608-263-4283. 542-2547. Eastern Section: Steven H. Weintraub, Department of Math- Western Section: Michel L. Lapidus, Department of Mathemat- ematics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3174; e-mail: ics, University of California, Surge Bldg., Riverside, CA 92521- [email protected]; telephone: 610-758-3717. 0135; e-mail: [email protected]; telephone: 951-827-5910.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING MEETINGS PROGRAMS: AMS Sectional Meeting programs do not ap- pear 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 www.ams.org/meetings/. Final programs for Sectional Meetings will be archived on the AMS website accessible from the stated URL .

Special Sessions Brunswick, Maine If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- Bowdoin College stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ abstracts/abstract.pl. September 24–25, 2016 Saturday – Sunday Algebraic and Enumerative Combinatorics (Code: SS 12A), Thomas Lam, University of Michigan. Meeting #1121 Autonomous and Non-autonomous Discrete Dynamical Eastern Section Systems with Applications (Code: SS 2A), M.R.S. Kulenovic´ Associate secretary: Steven H. Weintraub and O. Merino, University of Rhode Island. Combinatorial Aspects of Nilpotent Orbits (Code: Announcement issue of Notices: June 2016 SS 18A), Anthony Iarrobino, Northeastern University, Program first available on AMS website: To be announced Leila Khatami, Union College, and Julianna Tymoczko, Issue of Abstracts: Volume 37, Issue 3 Smith College. Combinatorics, at the Crossroads of Algebra, Geometry, Deadlines and Topology (Code: SS 11A), Ivan Martino, University of For organizers: Expired Fribourg (Switzerland), and Alexander I. Suciu, North- For abstracts: July 19, 2016 eastern University. Convex Cocompactness (Code: SS 14A), Tarik Aougab The scientific information listed below may be dated. and Sara Maloni, Brown University. For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ Decomposing 3-manifolds (Code: SS 8A), Tao Li, Boston Scott Taylor sectional.html. College, and , Colby College. Financial Mathematics (Code: SS 13A), Maxim Bichuch, Invited Addresses Johns Hopkins University, and Stephan Strum and Xuwei Yang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Tim Austin, New York University, Szemerédi’s Theorem: Geometric Aspects of Harmonic Analysis (Code: SS 6A), combinatorics, ergodic theory and algebra. Matthew Badger and Vasileios Chousionis, University of Moon Duchin, Tufts University, Counting in groups: Connecticut. fine asymptotic geometry. Geometric Group Theory (Code: SS 4A), Charles Cun- Thomas Lam, University of Michigan, Combinatorics of ningham, Bowdoin College, Moon Duchin, Tufts Univer- electrical networks. sity, and Jennifer Taback, Bowdoin College.

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Geometry of Nilpotent Groups (Code: SS 5A), Moon Special Sessions Duchin, Tufts University, Jennifer Taback, Bowdoin Col- If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you lege, and Peter Wong, Bates College. should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- Mathematics and Statistics Applied to Biology and Re- stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ lated Fields (Code: SS 7A), Meredith L. Greer, Bates College. abstracts/abstract.pl. New Developments in Graphs and Hypergraphs (Code: Above and Beyond Fluid Flow studies: In celebration of SS 16A), Deepak Bal and Jonathan Cutler, Montclair State the 60th birthday of Prof. William Layton (Code: SS 12A), University, and Jozef Skokan, London School of Econom- Traian Iliescu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State ics. University, Alexander Labovsky, Michigan Technological Noncommutative Ring Theory and Noncommutative Al- University, Monika Neda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, gebra (Code: SS 1A), Jason Gaddis, Wake Forest University, and Leo Rebholz, Clemson University. and Manuel Reyes, Bowdoin College. Algebraic Combinatorics (Code: SS 23A), Anton Betten, Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations in Material Colorado State University, Jason Williford, University of Science and Mathematical Biology (Code: SS 3A), Leonid Berlyand, Pennsylvania State University, Dmitry Golo- Wyoming, and Bangteng Xu, Eastern Kentucky University. vaty, University of Akron, and Alex Misiats, New York Algebraic Logic (Code: SS 1A), Nick Galatos, University University. of Denver, and Peter Jipsen, Chapman University. Nonlinear Waves and Dynamical Systems (Code: SS 9A), Analysis on Graphs and Spectral Graph Theory (Code: Christopher Chong, Bowdoin College. SS 2A), Paul Horn and Mei Yin, University of Denver. Plethysm and Kronecker Products in Representation Aspects of PDE Arising from Modeling of the Flows in Theory (Code: SS 17A), Susanna Fishel, Arizona State Porous Media (Code: SS 19A), Akif Ibraguimov, Texas University, and Sheila Sundaram, Pierrepont School. Tech University, Viktoria Savatorova, University of Ne- Topological Phases of Matter and Quantum Computa- vada, Las Vegas, and Aleksey Telyakovskiy, University tion (Code: SS 15A), Paul Bruillard and Carlos Ortiz, Pacific of Nevada, Reno. Northwest National Laboratory, and Julia Plavnik, Texas Discontinuous Galerkin methods for partial differential A&M University. equations: Theory and applications (Code: SS 15A), Mah- Undergraduate Research (Code: SS 10A), Christopher boub Baccouch, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Chong and Adam Levy, Bowdoin College. Floer Theoretic Invariants of 3-manifolds and Knots (Code: SS 22A), Jonathan Hanselman, University of Texas at Austin, and Kristen Hendricks, University of California, Denver, Colorado Los Angeles. Foundations of Numerical Algebraic Geometry (Code: SS University of Denver 14A), Abraham Martin del Campo, CIMAT, Guanajuato, Mexico, and Frank Sottile, Texas A&M University. October 8–9, 2016 Groups and Representation Theory (Code: SS 20A), Saturday – Sunday C. Ryan Vinroot, College of William and Mary, Julianne Meeting #1122 Rainbolt, Saint Louis University, and Amanda Schaeffer Fry, Metropolitan State University of Denver. Western Section Integrable Systems and Soliton Equations (Code: SS 17A), Associate secretary: Michel L. Lapidus Anton Dzhamay, University of Northern Colorado, and Announcement issue of Notices: August 2016 Patrick Shipman, Colorado State University. Program first available on AMS website: To be announced Nonassociative Algebra (Code: SS 3A), Izabella Stuhl, Issue of Abstracts: Volume 37, Issue 3 University of Debrecen and University of Denver, and Petr Deadlines Vojteˇchovsky´, University of Denver. For organizers: Expired Noncommutative Geometry and Fundamental Applica- For abstracts: August 16, 2016 tions (Code: SS 4A), Frederic Latremoliere, University of Denver. The scientific information listed below may be dated. Nonlinear Wave Equations and Applications (Code: For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ SS 18A), Mark J. Ablowitz, University of Colorado, Boulder, sectional.html. and Barbara Prinari, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Invited Addresses Nonlinear and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations Henry Cohn, Microsoft Research, New England, Title (Code: SS 13A), Michele Coti Zelati, University of Mary- to be announced. land, Nathan Glatt-Holtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Ronny Hadani, University of Texas, Austin, Title to be and State University, and Geordie Richards, University announced. of Rochester. Chelsea Walton, Temple University, Philadelphia, Quan- Operator Algebras and Applications (Code: SS 5A), Al- tum Symmetry. varo Arias, University of Denver.

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Quantum Algebra (Code: SS 11A), Chelsea Walton, to check when you make your reservation. The deadline Temple University, Ellen Kirkman, Wake Forest University, for reservations at a reduced rate is September 14, 2016. and James Zhang, University of Washington, Seattle. Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton Denver- Cherry Random Matrices, Integrable Systems, and Applications Creek, 4150 E. Kentucky Ave, Glendale,CO 80246; 303- (Code: SS 16A), Sean D. O’Rourke, University of Colorado 692-1800; hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/ Boulder, and David Renfrew, University of California, colorado/hampton-inn-and-suites-denver-cherry- Los Angeles. creek-DENCCHX/index.html/. Rates are US$149 per Recent Advances in Structural and Extremal Graph night for single or double occupancy rooms. Amenities Theory (Code: SS 21A), Michael Ferrara, Stephen Hartke, include complimentary hot breakfast, free high-speed Wi- Michael Jacobson, and Florian Pfender, University of Fi, fitness room, indoor pool, and business center. This Colorado Denver. property is located approximately 3 miles from campus. Recent Trends in Semigroup Theory (Code: SS 6A), Mi- Cancellation and early check-out policies vary and penal- chael Kinyon, University of Denver, and Ben Steinberg, ties exist at this property; be sure to check when you make City College of New York. your reservation. The deadline for reservations at this rate Set Theory of the Continuum (Code: SS 7A), Natasha is September 7, 2016. Dobrinen and Daniel Hathaway, University of Denver. Hyatt Place Denver Cherry Creek, 4150 East Mis- Unimodularity in Randomly Generated Graphs (Code: sissippi Avenue, Glendale, CO; 303-782-9300; www. SS 8A), Florian Sobieczky, University of Denver. denvercherrycreek.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/ Vertex Algebras and Geometry (Code: SS 9A), Andrew home.html/. Rates are US$115 per night for a single Linshaw, University of Denver, and Thomas Creutzig and occupancy room. Amenities include a complimentary hot Nicolas Guay, University of Alberta. breakfast, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, fitness center, Zero Dimensional Dynamics (Code: SS 10A), Nic Ormes on-site Coffee to Cocktails bar and business center. This and Ronnie Pavlov, University of Denver. property is located approximately 2 miles from campus. Cancellation and early check-out policies vary and penal- Accommodations ties exist at this property; be sure to check when you make Participants should make their own arrangements di- your reservation. The deadline for reservations at this rate rectly with the hotel of their choice. Special discounted is September 22, 2016. rates were negotiated with the hotels listed below. Rates La Quinta Inn Denver Cherry Creek, 1975 South Colo- quoted do not include the Colorado state and local taxes rado Boulevard, Denver, CO, 80222; 303-758-8886; www. (14.75 percent). Participants must state that they are with laquintadenvercherrycreek.com/. Rates are US$89 the American Mathematical Society (AMS) Meeting at per night for a room with two double beds or for a room University of Denver to receive the discounted rate. The with one king bed, this rate is applicable for single or AMS is not responsible for rate changes or for the quality double occupancy, with no additional charges for up to of the accommodations. Hotels have varying cancellation four guests in the room. Amenities include complimentary and early checkout penalties; be sure to ask for details. Bright Side breakfast and complimentary high-speed Wi- Courtyard by Marriott Denver Cherry Creek, 1475 S. Fi. This property is located approximately 1.5 miles from Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO, 80222; 303-757-8797; campus. Cancellation and early check-out policies vary and www.courtyardcherrycreek.com/. Rates are US$119 penalties exist at this property; be sure to check when you per night for a single or double occupancy room. Ameni- make your reservation. The deadline for reservations at ties include complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi in public this rate is September 16, 2016. areas and guest rooms, business center, heated indoor pool and whirlpool, fitness center, in-room microwave Food Services and refrigerator, and on-property restaurant, The Bistro, On Campus: The University has several retail dining offering evening room service. This property is located ap- outlets on campus, please see https://dudining. proximately 2 miles from campus. Cancellation and early sodexomyway.com/dining-choices/retail.html/. check-out policies vary and penalties exist at this property; Off Campus: Denver offers a variety of restaurants, be sure to check when you make your reservation. The many near the university, especially on University Bou- deadline for reservations at this rate is August 31, 2016. levard and along East Evans Avenue. The following is a Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott Denver Cherry short list. For a more extensive list, see www.denver.org/ Creek, 1680 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO, restaurants/denver-dining/. 80222; 303-691-2223; www.marriott.com/hotels/ University Boulevard travel/denfi-fairfield-inn-and-suites-denver- Asbury Provisions, 2043 S. University Blvd., (303) 282- cherry-creek/. Rates are US$112 per night for a single 5485, www.asburyprovisions.com; craft beers, comfort occupancy, king bedroom or double bedroom and US$127 food. Opens at 4:00 pm. per night for a single occupancy king suite bedroom. Ame- Ali Baba Grill, 2060 S. University Blvd., (303) 282-5008, nities include complimentary hot buffet breakfast, compli- www.alibabagrill.com; Lebanese and Persian cuisine. mentary high-speed Wi-Fi, indoor pool, fitness center, and Blackjack Pizza, 2443 S. University Blvd, (303) 722-5222, business center. This property is located approximately www.blackjackpizza.com; pizza. 2 miles from campus. Cancellation and early check-out Bruegger’s Bagels, 2000 S University Blvd., (303) 777- policies vary and penalties exist at this property; be sure 7600, www.brueggers.com/; bagels, sandwiches.

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Crimson and Gold Tavern, 2017 S. University Blvd., and US$10 for students, unemployed mathematicians, and (720) 379-5454, www.candgdenver.com; American pub emeritus members. food; sports bar. On-site Information and Registration: All meeting ac- Deli Zone, 2439 S. University Blvd., (303) 927-6304 tivities, including the registration desk, AMS book exhibit, delizone.com; breakfast, deli. coffee service, all Invited Addresses, Special Sessions, and Ginza Sushi and Grill, 2104 S. University Blvd., Contributed Paper Sessions, will take place in Sturm Hall. (303) 778-1111, www.ginzadenver.com/lunch. For further information on building locations, a campus php?key=lunch&cat=lunchbento; Japanese. map is available at www.du.edu/utilities/maps/. Jason’s Thai Asian Bistro, 2022 S. University Blvd., (303) The registration desk will be open on Saturday, October 777-0348, www.jasonsthai.com; Chinese, Thai, Sushi. 8, 7:30 am–4:00 pm and Sunday, October 9, 8:00 am–12:00 Mustard’s Last Stand, 2081 S. University Blvd., (303) pm. The same fees apply for on-site registration, as for 444-5841, mustardslaststandcolorado.com; hot dogs, advanced registration. Fees are payable on-site via cash, burgers. check, or credit card. The Pioneer, 2401 S University Blvd., (720) 536-4802, thepioneerbar.com; Mexican, American, Bar. Other Activities Pita Fresh, 2075 S. University Blvd., (303) 955-8711, Book Sales: Stop by the on-site AMS bookstore to review Sandwiches. Lebanese, Mediterranean, halal. the newest publications and take advantage of exhibit dis- South Philly Cheese Steaks, 2070 S. University Blvd., counts and free shipping on all on-site orders! AMS mem- (720) 328-0018, yojeet.com; sandwiches. bers receive 40 percent off list price. Nonmembers receive Starbucks, 2000 S University Blvd., (303) 733-9377, a 25 percent discount. Not a member? Ask a representative www.starbucks.com/; coffee. about the benefits of AMS membership. Complimentary Wendy’s, 2485 S University Blvd., (720) 570-7921, coffee will be served courtesy of AMS Membership Services locations.wendys.com; fast food, burgers. Complimentary Coffee will be served courtesy of AMS E. Evans Avenue membership services. Anthony’s Pizza and Pasta, 1628 E. Evans, (303) 744- AMS Editorial Activity: An acquisitions editor from the 3137, www.anthonyspizzaandpasta.com; Pizza; Italian. AMS book program will be present to speak with prospec- Einstein Bros. Bagels, 1213 E. Evans, (303) 722-9300, tive authors. If you have a book project that you wish to locations.einsteinbros.com/co/denver/1213-e- discuss with the AMS, please stop by the book exhibit. evans-ave.html; bagels, sandwiches. Special Needs Illegal Pete’s. 1744 E Evans, (720) 974-2198, www. illegalpetes.com; Mexican, fast food, local chain. It is the goal of the AMS to ensure that its conferences are accessible to all, regardless of disability. The AMS will Jelly U Café, 1700 E. Evans, (720) 596-4108, strive, unless it is not practicable, to choose venues that eatmorejelly.com; American, serves breakfast, salads, are fully accessible to the physically handicapped. sandwiches. If special needs accommodations are necessary in order Jerusalem Restaurant, 1890 E. Evans, (303) 777-8828, for you to participate in an AMS Sectional Meeting, please www.jerusalemrestaurant.com; Mediterranean, Middle communicate your needs in advance to the AMS Meetings Eastern. Department by: Kaladi Brothers Coffee Roasters, 1730 E. Evans, (720) - Registering early for the meeting 570-2166, kaladicoffee.com; Coffee. - Checking the appropriate box on the registration Noodles and Company, 1737 E. Evans, (303) 722- form, and 1912, www.noodles.com/locations/university-of- - Sending an e-mail request to the AMS Meetings Depart- denver/; counter-serve chain serving international noodle ment at [email protected] or [email protected]. and pasta dishes. Pete’s University Café, 2345 E. Evans, (303) AMS Policy on a Welcoming Environment 733-7376, www.petesrestaurants.com/ The AMS strives to ensure that participants in its activities PetesUniversityParkCafe.html; American, serves enjoy a welcoming environment. In all its activities, the breakfast and lunch. AMS seeks to foster an atmosphere that encourages the Spanky’s Urban Roadhouse, 1800 E. Evans, (303) 733- free expression and exchange of ideas. The AMS supports 6886, www.spankysur.com; American, upscale pub fare. equality of opportunity and treatment for all participants, Snarf’s Sandwiches, 1729 E .Evans, (303) 777-1664, regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, race, eatsnarfs.com; regional chain sandwich shop. color, national or ethnic origin, religion or religious be- Twisters Restaurant, 1535 E. Evans, 303) 722-2175, www. lief, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disabilities, or mytwisters.com;burgers and burritos. veteran status.

Registration and Meeting Local Information and Maps Information This meeting will take place on the campus of the Uni- Advanced Registration: Advanced registration for this versity of Denver. Campus maps can be found at www. meeting opens on August 1st. Advanced registration fees du.edu/utilities/maps/. Information about the Univer- will be US$59 for AMS members, US$85 for nonmembers, sity of Denver mathematics department can be found at

August 2016 Notices of the AMS 847 Meetings & Conferences www.du.edu/nsm/departments/mathematics/. Please supershuttle.com/Locations/DenverDEN. A one-way visit the University of Denver website at www.du.edu/ for trip to the University is currently US$26.00. additional information about the campus. Other shared ride services are listed on the Denver Please watch the AMS website at www.ams.org/meet- International Aiport's page at www.flydenver.com/ ings/sectional/sectional.html for additional infor- parking_transit/transit/shared-vans. mation on this meeting. Taxis Parking Taxis are available at Jeppesen Terminal, Level 5, Island Information about parking on campus can be found here: 1, outside Doors 505, 507 and 511 (Terminal East), and www.du.edu/parking/. A parking map can be found here: Doors 506, 510 and 512 (Terminal West). Taxi fare to www.du.edu/media/documents/maps/map-parking. downtown Denver will cost an average of US$60.00, plus pdf. a $4.57 airport access fee. To call a taxi from campus: Travel Metro Taxi (303) 333-3333 The campus of the University of Denver is located in the Yellow Cab (303)777-7777 Denver Metropolitan area. The address is 199 S. University Blvd, Denver, CO 80208. It lies just south and west of the Driving Directions: intersection of I-25 and University Boulevard. The airport The University of Denver is easily accessible from I-25, is northeast of the city center. the main route running through the Denver metro area By Air: Denver International Airport (DEN) is served north/south. The campus lies just south and west of the by most major airlines. Please visit the airport's web site intersection of I-25 and University Boulevard. for a list, as well as terminal maps and information about Driving Directions from Denver International Airport: ground transportation: www.flydenver.com/. Upon leaving the airport, take Pena Boulevard to I-70 West There are several options available for transportation (exit to the left), and then continue on I-70 to I-25 South, to/from the airport. which will be Exit 274. Take I-25 to University Blvd (Exit Car Rental: All major car rental companies serve the 205), and turn right (south) on University Blvd. Denver International Airport. The rental agencies provide The campus runs along the right-hand (west) side of courtesy shuttle service to and from Jeppesen Terminal University Boulevard., between Buchtel Boulevard. and on Level 5, Island 4, outside doors 505-513 (east side) and Harvard Avenue. 504-512 (west side). From the south: Take I-25 north and take the University Hertz is the official car rental company for the meet- Boulevard exit (Exit 205). Turn left onto South University ing. To make a reservation accessing our special meeting Boulevard and drive south approximately 0.1 miles. rates online at www.hertz.com, click on the box "I have From the north: Take I-25 south toward Colorado a discount", and type in our convention number (CV): Springs. Take the University Boulevard exit (Exit 205). Turn CV#04N30006. You can also call Hertz directly at 800-654- right onto South University Boulevard and drive south ap- 2240 (US and Canada) or 1-405-749-4434 (other countries). proximately 0.1 miles. At the time of reservation, the meeting rates will be auto- matically compared to other Hertz rates and you will be Local Transportation quoted the best comparable rate available. Denver has a good public transportation system, please Public Transportation is available via Denver's Regional see www.denver.org/about-denver/transportation/ Transportation (RTD) system. The Denver Airport Station public-transportation/. (Light Rail/Buses) is on Level 1 of the airport's Transit The University of Denver station, which is located at Center. Baggage Claim is located on Level 5 of the Jeppe- 1901 E. Buchtel Boulevard (Buchtel and University) is sen Terminal. Follow the signs to the Transit Center, and served by the Denver Light Rail system (www.rtd-denver. take the escalator down to Level 1. See www.rtd-denver. com/lightrail.shtml). The station is on the E/F/H lines. com/a-line-airport.shtml for more information. The #24 bus also stops there. This bus travels up and Please plan ahead if you wish to use public transporta- down University Boulevard. The station is approximately tion. There is a trip planner at www.rtd-denver.com/, and a ten-minute walk from the center of campus. you may also call (303) 299-6000 for assistance. The fare for all trips by bus or light rail to and from the airport is Weather currently US$9.00. The average high temperature for October is approxi- To get to the University of Denver via Light Rail, take mately 66 degrees Fahrenheit, and the average low is the University of Colorado A train to Union Station, then approximately 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Visitors should change to the E train and stop at the University of Denver check weather forecasts in advance of their arrival and station. This trip will take a little more than an hour, and be prepared to dress in layers. Denver has an arid climate the rail station is at the northern end of campus. with little annual precipitation, which results in sunny days and cold nights. Take note of the city of Denver's Shuttles "High Altitude Tips" at www.denver.org/about-denver/ SuperShuttle, 7500 E. 41st Avenue, Denver, CO 80216, facts-info/high-altitude-tips/. 1-800-BLUE-VAN or (303) 370-1300. Book online at www.

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Social Networking: Attendees and speakers are encouraged to tweet about Minneapolis, the meeting using the hashtag #AMSmtg. Minnesota Information for International University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis Participants: campus) Visa regulations are continually changing for travel to the United States. Visa applications may take from three to October 28–30, 2016 four months to process and require a personal interview, Friday – Sunday as well as specific personal information. International participants should view the important information Meeting #1123 about traveling to the US found at travel.state.gov/ Central Section content/visas/english.html and travel.state. Associate secretary: Georgia Benkart Announcement issue of Notices: August 2016 gov/content/visas/english/general/all-visa- Program first available on AMS website: To be announced categories.html If you need a preliminary conference Issue of Abstracts: Volume 37, Issue 4 invitation in order to secure a visa, please send your re- quest to [email protected]. Deadlines If you discover you do need a visa, the National Acad- For organizers: Expired emies website (see above) provides these tips for success- For abstracts: August 30, 2016 ful visa applications: * Visa applicants are expected to provide evidence that The scientific information listed below may be dated. For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ they are intending to return to their country of residence. sectional.html. Therefore, applicants should provide proof of “binding” or sufficient ties to their home country or permanent Invited Addresses residence abroad. This may include documentation of Thomas Nevins, University of Illinois Urbana–Cham- the following: paign, Algebraic Symplectic Varieties, Classical and Quan- - family ties in home country or country of legal per- tum. manent residence Charles Rezk, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, - property ownership On Some Approximations to Homotopy Theory. - bank accounts Christof Sparber, Department of Mathematics, Statis- tics & Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, - employment contract or statement from employer Semiclassical quantum dynamics via Bohemian trajectories. stating that the position will continue when the employee Samuel Stechmann, University of Wisconsin–Madison, returns; Stochastic PDEs for Tropical Weather and Climate. * Visa applications are more likely to be successful if done in a visitor's home country than in a third country; Special Sessions * Applicants should present their entire trip itinerary, If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you including travel to any countries other than the United should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- States, at the time of their visa application; stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ abstracts/abstract.pl. * Include a letter of invitation from the meeting orga- Advances in Algebraic Coding Theory (Code: SS 11A), nizer or the US host, specifying the subject, location and Sarah E. Anderson, University of St. Thomas, and Katie dates of the activity, and how travel and local expenses Haymaker, Villanova University. will be covered; Chip-Firing and Divisors on Graphs and Complexes * If travel plans will depend on early approval of the (Code: SS 3A), Caroline Klivans, Brown University, and visa application, specify this at the time of the application; Gregg Musiker and Victor Reiner, University of Min- * Provide proof of professional scientific and/or nesota. educational status (students should provide a university Combinatorial Matrix Theory (Code: SS 18A), Adam Berliner, St. Olaf College, Brenda Kroschel, University of transcript). St. Thomas, and Nathan Warnberg, University Wiscon- This list is not to be considered complete. Please visit sin–LaCrosse. the websites above for the most up-to-date information. Combinatorial Representation Theory (Code: SS 5A), Mi- chael Chmutov, University of Minnesota, Tom Halverson, Macalester College, and Travis Scrimshaw, University of Minnesota.

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Discrete Structures: Analysis and Applications (IMA Re- Topology and Physics (Code: SS 12A), Ralph Kaufmann, union) (Code: SS 15A), Leslie Hogben and Ryan Martin, Purdue University, and Alexander Voronov, University of Iowa State University, and Elisabeth Werner, Case Western Minnesota, Twin Cities. Reserve University. Women in Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Effective Mathematics in Discrete and Continuous Worlds (Code: SS 24A), Svitlana Mayboroda, University of Min- (Code: SS 16A), Wesley Calvert, Southern Illinois Univer- nesota. sity, and Timothy McNicholl, Iowa State University. p-Adic Analysis in Number Theory (Code: SS 19A), Enumerative Combinatorics (Code: SS 4A), Eric Egge, C. Douglas Haessig, University of Rochester, and Steven Carleton College, and Joel Brewster Lewis, University of Sperber, University of Minnesota. Minnesota. Extremal and Probabilistic Combinatorics (Code: SS Accommodations 13A), Andrew Beveridge, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Participants should make their own arrangements directly Jamie Radcliffe, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and with the hotel of their choice. Special discounted rates Michael Young, Iowa State University. were negotiated with the hotels listed below. Rates quoted Geometric Flows, Integrable Systems and Moving Frames do not include the local and state taxes, which at the time (Code: SS 2A), Joseph Benson, St. Olaf College, Gloria of publication were 9.75 percent state tax, 3.125 percent Mari-Beffa, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Peter Olver, city tax, and .3 percent county tax. Participants must state University of Minnesota, and Rob Thompson, Carleton that they are with the American Mathematical Society College. (AMS) 2016 Fall Central Sectional Meeting at the Uni- Integrable Systems and Related Areas (Code: SS 8A), versity of St. Thomas to receive the discounted rate. The Sam Evens, University of Notre Dame, Luen-Chau Li, AMS is not responsible for rate changes or for the quality Pennsylvania State University, and Zhaohu Nie, Utah State of the accommodations. Hotels have varying cancellation University. and early checkout penalties; be sure to ask for details. Knotting in Physical Systems, in celebration of Kenneth Crowne Plaza Minneapolis Downtown Northstar, 618 C. Millett’s 75th birthday (Code: SS 14A), Jorge Alberto Second Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55402; 612-338-2288; Calvo, Ave Maria University, and Eric Rawdon, University www.cpminneapolis.com/index.asp Rates are US$109 of St. Thomas. per night for a single or double occupancy room. Ameni- Mathematics and Physics of Tornado Modeling (Code: ties include on-site restaurants Cafe Northstar and Krona SS 21A), Pavel Belik, Augsburg College, and Douglas P. Bar and Grill, in-room dining, fitness center, and business Dokken, Kurt Scholz, and Misha Shvartsman, University center. This property is located .5 miles from campus. of St. Thomas. Cancellation and early check-out policies vary and penal- Modeling and Predicting the Atmosphere, Oceans, and ties exist at this property; be sure to check when you make Climate (Code: SS 1A), Sam Stechmann, University of your reservation. The deadline for reservations at this rate Wisconsin–Madison. is September 28, 2016. Multi-scale Phenomena in Linear and Nonlinear Partial Doubletree Suites by Hilton Minneapolis, 1101 La- Differential Equations (Code: SS 23A), Zaher Hani, Geor- Salle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55403; 612-332-6800; gia Tech, and Christof Sparber, University of Illinois at doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/minnesota/ Chicago. doubletree-suites-by-hilton-hotel-minneapolis- New Developments in the Analysis of Nonlocal Operators MSPLSDT/index.html Rates are US$135 per night for (Code: SS 6A), Donatella Danielli and Arshak Petrosyan, a single or double occupancy room. This is an all-suite Purdue University, and Camelia Pop, University of Min- property, featuring separate sleeping and living spaces. nesota. Amenities include in-room mini-refrigerator and micro- Noncommutative Algebras and Their Representations wave; complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi in first floor public (Code: SS 20A), Miodrag Iovanov and Ryan Kinser, Uni- areas; on-site restaurant, Lot 57; Starbucks on property; versity of Iowa, and Peter Webb, University of Minnesota. fitness center; and business center. This property is lo- Quantum Field Theories and Geometric Representation cated across the street from the campus. Cancellation Theory (Code: SS 22A), Emily Cliff, University of Oxford, and early check-out policies vary and penalties exist and Thomas Nevins, University of St. Thomas. at this property; be sure to check when you make your Representation Theory, Automorphic Forms and Related reservation. The deadline for reservations at this rate is Topics (Code: SS 7A), Kwangho Choiy, Southern Illinois September 27, 2016. University, Dihua Jiang, University of Minnesota, and Doubletree By Hilton Minneapolis—Park Place, Shuichiro Takeda, University of Missouri. 1500 Park Place Blvd., Minneapolis, MN, 55416; 952- Symplectic Geometry and Contact Geometry (Code: SS 542-8600; doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/ 9A), Tian-Jun Li and Cheuk Yu Mak, University of Min- minnesota/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel- nesota, and Ke Zhu, Minnesota State University. minneapolis-park-place-MSPPHDT/index.html Rates The Topology of 3- and 4-Manifolds (Code: SS 17A), are US$115 per night for a standard king or double room, Maggy Tomova and Alexander Zupan. single or double occupancy or US$155 per night for a suite, Topology and Arithmetic (Code: SS 10A), Tyler Lawson single or double occupancy. Amenities include complimen- and Craig Westerland, University of Minnesota, Twin tary daily newspaper, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, fit- Cities. ness center, indoor heated pool, on-site restaurant, Dover

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Restaurant and Bar, complimentary parking, and business Dining center. This property is located approximately 4 miles The University of St. Thomas is located in the heart of from campus. Cancellation and early check-out policies Minneapolis, and there are many restaurants nearby. A vary and penalties exist at this property; be sure to check few of the closer options are listed here. when you make your reservation. The deadline for reserva- Coffee tions at a reduced rate is October 6, 2016. Angel Food Bakery & Coffee Bar, 86 S. 9th St, 612-238- Hilton Minneapolis, 1001 Marquette Avenue, Minne- 1425; coffee bar and bakery. apolis, MN, 55403; 612-376-1000; www3.hilton.com/en/ Starbucks, 1101 Lasalle Avenue, 612-492-2230, hotels/minnesota/hilton-minneapolis-MSPMHHH/ starbucks.com. index.html Rates are US$129 per night for a single or Sandwiches double occupancy room, US$149 for a triple occupancy Cosi, 80 S 8th St. #150, 612-332-5700, getcosi.com; room, and US$169 for a quad occupancy room. Amenities Sandwiches and pizza made with flatbread. include complimentary in-room high-speed Wi-Fi; on-site D Brian's Deli, 800 Nicollet Mall #210, 612 455-1600, restaurant, Skywater Cuisine and Cocktails; fitness center; dbrians.com, deli, soup and salad. indoor pool and sauna; and business center. This property Panera Bread, 809 Nicollet Mall, 612-338-9850, is located approximately .4 miles from campus. Cancella- panerabread.com; bakery, sandwiches, Wi-Fi. tion and early check-out policies vary and penalties exist Potbelly Sandwich Shop, 80 S. 8th St., 612-332-1144, at this property; be sure to check when you make your potbelly.com; counter-serve, made-to-order toasted reservation. The deadline for reservations at this rate is sandwiches, salads. September 27, 2016. Subway, 121 S. 8th St. #242, 612-333-1956, subway. The Hotel Minneapolis, 215 4th Street South, com. Minneapolis, MN, 55401; 612-340-2000; www. Which Wich Superior Sandwiches, 800 Nicollet Mall, 612- marriott.com/hotels/travel/ 284-5325, whichwich.com; design-your-own sandwiches. mspak-the-hotel-minneapolis-autograph- American collection/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255- 8th Street Grill, 800 S. Marquette Ave #107, 612-349- 54ba596febe2 Rates are US$89 per night for a king 5717, 8thstreetgrillmn.com. room with single occupancy or US$129 per night for a American Burger Bar, 825 Hennepin Ave., 612-345- room with two queen beds with single occupancy. Ame- 4487, americanburgerbar.com; burgers, craft beers. nities include on-site restaurant, Restaurant Max, fitness CRAVE Restaurant, 825 Hennepin Ave., 612-332-1133, center, lounge, and 24-hour room service. This property craveminneapolis.com; modern chain; an eclectic mix is located approximately .5 miles from campus. Cancella- of American fare & sushi. tion and early check-out policies vary and penalties exist Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Mall, at this property; be sure to check when you make your 612-332-1010, dakotacooks.com;fine dining American, reservation. The deadline for reservations at this rate is music nightly. October 7, 2016. Dave's Downtown Restaurant, 900 2nd Ave. S., 612- The Marquette Hotel, 710 Marquette Avenue, Minne- 339-8787, davesdowntown.com; local breakfast and lunch apolis, MN, 55402; 612-333-4545; www3.hilton.com/en/ spot. hotels/minnesota/the-marquette-hotel-MSPVIHH/ Devil's Advocate, 89 S. 10th St., 612-843-2260, index.html Rates are US$139 per night for a room with Devilsadvocatebar.com; upscale pub food. two double beds or for a room with one king bed, this Hell's Kitchen, 80 S. 9th St., 612-332-4700, rate is applicable for single or double occupancy. Ameni- hellskitcheninc.com; quirky American restaurant with ties include fitness room, on-site restaurant Basil's, on- frequent live music. site lounge MARQ VII Lounge, and business center. This Keys at the Foshay, 114 S. 9th St., 612-339-6399, property is located approximately .5 miles from campus. keysfoshay.com; big plates of comfort food, breakfast, Cancellation and early check-out policies vary and penal- bakery. ties exist at this property; be sure to check when you make Marin Restaurant & Bar, 901 Hennepin Ave., 612-252- your reservation. The deadline for reservations at this rate 7000, marinrestaurant.com; elegant California/New is October 3, 2016. American cuisine (duck breast/flatbreads). Radison Blu, 35 South 7th St. Minneapolis, MN 55402; Mission American Kitchen & Bar, 77 7th St. S., 612-339- 612-339-4900; https://www.radissonblu.com/en/ 1000, missionamerican.com; American upscale comfort hotel-minneapolis Rates are US$159 per night for a food. room with single or double occupancy. Amenities include, The News Room, 990 Nicollet Mall, 612-343-0073, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi, in-room refrigerator, thenewsroommpls.com; eclectic American, sports TV. fitness room, on-site restaurant, FireLake Grill House Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 825 Hennepin and Cocktail Bar, and business center. This property is Ave., 612-332-2739, rockbottom.com; house beers and located approximately .5 miles from campus. Cancella- American pub fare. tion and early check-out policies vary and penalties exist UNION Restaurant, 731 Hennepin Ave., 612-455-6690, at this property; be sure to check when you make your unionmpls.com; seafood, New American; opens at 3:00 reservation. The deadline for reservations at this rate is pm. September 28, 2016.

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Asian registration, as for advanced registration. Fees are payable Ling & Louie's Asian Bar and Grill, 921 Nicollet Mall, on-site via cash, check, or credit card. 612-351-1234, lingandlouies.com; casual Asian res- taurant. Other Activities Leeann Chin, 700 Nicollet Mall, 612-375-2763, Book Sales: Stop by the on-site AMS bookstore to review leeannchin.com; fast food, Chinese. the newest publications and take advantage of exhibit Irish/English discounts and free shipping on all on-site orders! AMS Brit's Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall, 612-332-8011, britspub. members receive 40 percent off list price. Nonmembers com; English pub fare, fireplace. receive a 25 percent discount. Not a member? Ask a The Local, 931 Nicollet Mall, 612-904-1000, the-local. representative about the benefits of AMS membership. com; traditional Irish. Complimentary coffee will be served courtesy of AMS Indian Membership Services. Bombay Bistro, 820 S. Marquette Ave, 612-312-2800, Complimentary Coffee will be served courtesy of AMS bombaybistromn.com; South Indian cuisine, with vegetar- membership services. ian options & a daily lunch buffet. AMS Editorial Activity: An acquisitions editor from the Italian AMS book program will be present to speak with prospec- Bucca di Beppo, 1204 Harmon Pl., 612-288-0138, tive authors. If you have a book project that you wish to bucadibeppo.com; Italian chain restaurant. discuss with the AMS, please stop by the book exhibit. Zelo, 831 Nicollet Mall, 612-333-7000, zelomn.com; contemporary Italian. Reception: The University of St. Thomas will graciously Mexican host a reception on Saturday evening in the School of Law Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1040 Nicollet Mall, 612-659- (MSL), in the first floor atrium and second floor balcony, 7955, chipotle.com; fast food Mexican. between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Qdoba Mexican Grill, 50 S. 10th St., 612-339-5136, Special Needs qdoba.com; fast food Mexican. Miscellaneous It is the goal of the AMS to ensure that its conferences Hen House Eatery, 114 S. 8th St., 612-345-4664, are accessible to all, regardless of disability. The AMS will henhouseeatery.com; American breakfast and lunch strive, unless it is not practicable, to choose venues that café, plus tapas. are fully accessible to the physically handicapped. The Melting Pot Minneapolis, 80 S. 9th St., 612-338-9900, If special needs accommodations are necessary in order meltingpot.com; fondue. for you to participate in an AMS Sectional Meeting, please Steakhouse communicate your needs in advance to the AMS Meetings Manny's Steakhouse, 825 S Marquette Ave., 612-339- Department by: 9900; mannyssteakhouse.com. - Registering early for the meeting McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks, 800 Nicollet - Checking the appropriate box on the registration Mall, 612-338-3300, mccormickandschmicks.com. form, and Ruth's Chris Steak House, 920 2nd Ave. S., 612-672- - Sending an e-mail request to the AMS Meetings Depart- 9000, ruthschris.com. Opens at 5:00 pm. ment at [email protected] or [email protected]. AMS Policy on a Welcoming Environment Registration and Meeting Information The AMS strives to ensure that participants in its activities Advanced Registration: Advanced registration for this enjoy a welcoming environment. In all its activities, the meeting opens on August 1st. Advanced registration fees AMS seeks to foster an atmosphere that encourages the will be US$59 for AMS members, US$85 for nonmembers, free expression and exchange of ideas. The AMS supports and US$10 for students, unemployed mathematicians, and equality of opportunity and treatment for all participants, emeritus members. regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, race, On-site Information and Registration: The registration color, national or ethnic origin, religion or religious be- desk and AMS book sale and coffee service will be located lief, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disabilities, or in Opus Hall (MOH) nearby to Room 201. The Invited veteran status. Addresses will be held in Murphy Hall (TMH). Special Ses- sions and Contributed Paper Sessions will take place in Opus Hall (MOH) and Murphy Hall (TMH). Please look for Local Information and Maps additional information about specific room locations on This meeting will take place on the campus of the Uni- the web and in the printed program. For further informa- versity of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. Maps for the tion on building locations, campus maps are available at Minneapolis campus can be found at www.stthomas. https://www.stthomas.edu/campusmaps/minneap- edu/campusmaps/minneapoliscampus/. Information oliscampus/. about the Mathematics Department at the University The registration desk will be open on Friday, Oc- of St. Thomas can be found at www.stthomas.edu/ tober 28, 1:30pm–5:00 pm and Saturday, September mathematics/. Visit the University of St. Thomas website 29, 7:30 am–4:30 pm. The same fees apply for on-site at www.stthomas.edu/ for additional information.

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Please watch the AMS website at www.ams.org/ downtown Minneapolis from the airport. Please check meetings/sectional/sectional.html for updated the full schedule at www.metrotransit.org if you plan information on this meeting. to utilize this service. If you are staying at a nearby hotel, ascertain whether public transport will be convenient. Parking City bus service is provided through Metro Transit to There is public parking available at the City of Minneapolis Terminal 1 only. Route 54 goes to the airport. For fares parking garage at 11th Street and Harmon Place, see www. and other information, please contact Metro Transit at stthomas.edu/media/campusmaps/mpls2Dmap.pdf. The (612) 373-3333. 24-hour automated bus information: entrance to the garage is on 11th Street. The garage has an (612) 341-4287. electronic pay-as-you-leave system. Payments can be made Shuttle: SuperShuttle, Call (800) BLUE VAN (258-3826), by cash or credit card. The rates are currently US$2.50 or book online at www.supershuttle.com/Locations/ for one hour, US$4.00 for two hours, etc., up to US$10.50 MinneapolisStPaulMSP. At Terminal 1, there is a Su- for 24 hours. See www.parkme.com/lot/18264/11th- perShuttle counter in the Transit Center atrium, and in harmon-ramp-minneapolis-mn. Several other public park- Terminal 2, there is a SuperShuttle kiosk in the Ground ing garages are identified on the interactive map at webapp. Transport Center, located on Level 1 of the Purple park- stthomas.edu/campusmaps/?campus=mpls&lng=- ing ramp across from the terminal building. A one way 93.27783644199371&lat=44.973879908537015 trip to the downtown area near Nicollet Mall is currently &maptype=UST&zoomlevel=17. US$16.00. Taxi: Taxi service is available from both terminals. At Terminal 1, taxi service is available from the Tram Level Travel (T). Signs will direct you one level up to the taxi starter This meeting will take place on the Minneapolis campus of booth. At Terminal 2, taxi service is available from the the University of St. Thomas. The address is 1000 LaSalle Ground Transport Center, located on the ground level of Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403. the Purple parking ramp directly across from the termi- By Air: The Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport nal building. Downtown Minneapolis is approximately 12 (MSP) is served by thirteen commercial passenger airlines. miles from the airport, with fares averaging US$39–$49. There are two terminals accessed by different roads: Ter- A US$6.75 fare will be displayed on the Taxicab meter at minal 1-Lindbergh and Terminal 2-Humphrey. For the list the onset of your trip. This fee includes a US$2.50 flag of airlines using each terminal, see www.mspairport.com/ drop and a US$4.25 airport access fee. airlines.aspx. Terminal 1 is located at 4300 Glumack Car Rental: Most major rental car agencies have offices Drive, St. Paul, MN 55111, and Terminal 2 is at 7150 Hum- at the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport. At Ter- phrey Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55450. The home page of minal 1-Lindbergh, these are located on the second and the airport's website is at www.mspairport.com. third levels between the Blue and Red parking ramps. Take There are several options available for transporta- the underground tram to the parking ramps, and then tion to/from the airport. Please see https://www. take an elevator to the second or third level. At Terminal mspairport.com/GroundTransportation.aspx. 2-Humphrey, the rental car agencies are located in the Public Transportation: Public transportation is avail- Ground Transport Center on the ground level of the Purple able through Metro Transit (www.metrotransit.org), parking ramp, directly across from the terminal building. which provides Light Rail transit and public bus service Hertz is the official car rental company for the meet- throughout the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. ing. To make a reservation accessing our special meeting At Terminal 1, the Light Rail station (LRT) is located rates online at www.hertz.com, click on the box "I have below the Transit Center, between the Blue and Red Park- a discount", and type in our convention number (CV): ing ramps. From the Tram Level (Level T, one level below CV#04N30006. You can also call Hertz directly at 800-654- baggage claim), take the tram to the Transit Center. After 2240 (US and Canada) or 1-405-749-4434 (other countries). exiting the tram, follow the signs to the LRT, which is At the time of reservation, the meeting rates will be auto- located 70 feet underground. matically compared to other Hertz rates and you will be At Terminal 2, the LRT is located on the north side of quoted the best comparable rate available. the Orange Parking ramp. From Level 1, take the elevator or escalator up to the Orange Ramp skyway and follow Driving Directions the signs to the station. It is best to use your favorite travel website for driving to The LRT Blue Line map is here: www. campus, however, the following directions are provided metrotransit.org/blue-line-map. The Blue Line, for your reference. which has stops at both airport terminals, goes directly Directions from Terminal 1-Lindbergh: Head south- to Nicollet Mall at 5th Street, about half a mile from the west on Glumack Drive and keep left at the fork. Merge campus. The campus lies between 9th and 12th Streets, onto MN-5 East toward St. Paul/Minneapolis. Stay on the along LaSalle Avenue, which is roughly parallel to Nicollet right to take the exit for MN-55/MN-55W/MN-5W toward Mall. The fare is US$2.25 during rush hours and US$1.75 Minneapolis/Fort Snelling. In about 3/4 of a mile, merge at other times. Trains run every 10 minutes during peak onto MN-55W, staying left at the fork. Continue on to hours and every 15 minutes at other times of the day. MN-62 W. Use the right two lanes to take the exit onto The Light Rail takes approximately half an hour to reach I-35W N. Keep left at the fork, and follow the signs for

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Downtown I-94W. Use the right lane to continue on to participants should view the important information MN-65. Take the downtown 11th Street/E. Grant Street about traveling to the US found at travel.state.gov/ exit and continue onto S. 11th Street to LaSalle Avenue. content/visas/english.html and travel.state. The campus will be on your right. gov/content/visas/english/general/all-visa- Terminal 2-Humphrey: Head southwest on Humphrey categories.html If you need a preliminary conference Drive, which will become E. 72nd Street. Follow the signs invitation in order to secure a visa, please send your re- for I-494/MN-5. Take a right onto 34th Avenue S., and quest to [email protected]. right again to merge onto I-494 W/MN-5W. Take exit 2B If you discover you do need a visa, the National Acad- to MN-77N, and take the exit onto MN-62 W. Use the right emies website (see above) provides these tips for success- two lanes to take the exit onto I-35W N. Keep left at the ful visa applications: fork, and follow the signs for Downtown I-94W. Use the * Visa applicants are expected to provide evidence that right lane to continue on to MN-65. Take the downtown they are intending to return to their country of residence. 11th Street/E. Grant Street exit and continue onto S. 11th Therefore, applicants should provide proof of “binding” Street to LaSalle Avenue. The campus will be on your right. or sufficient ties to their home country or permanent The University of St. Thomas lists general directions to residence abroad. This may include documentation of the campus on their website here: www.stthomas.edu/ the following: media/campusmaps/mplsdirections.pdf. They are - family ties in home country or country of legal per- reproduced below for your convenience. manent residence From Points West: - property ownership Option One: I-394 east to the I-394 downtown exit to - bank accounts 12th Street North (Exit 9A) to LaSalle Avenue. Turn left on - employment contract or statement from employer LaSalle Avenue to 11th Street. Turn left on 11th Street. The stating that the position will continue when the employee campus will be on your right. returns; Option Two: I-94 east to the downtown exit to Fourth * Visa applications are more likely to be successful if Street. Take Fourth Street to First Avenue. Turn right on done in a visitor's home country than in a third country; First Avenue to 10th Street. Turn left on 10th Street to * Applicants should present their entire trip itinerary, LaSalle Avenue. Turn right on LaSalle Avenue to 11th including travel to any countries other than the United Street. Turn right on 11th Street. The campus will be on States, at the time of their visa application; your right. * Include a letter of invitation from the meeting orga- From Points East: I-94 west to the 11th Street exit (Exit nizer or the US host, specifying the subject, location and 233A) and turn left. Go west on 11th Street to LaSalle dates of the activity, and how travel and local expenses Avenue (one block past Nicollet Mall). The campus will will be covered; be on your right. * If travel plans will depend on early approval of the From Points North: I-35W south to west I-94. Travel visa application, specify this at the time of the application; west on I-94 to the 11th Street exit (Exit 233A) and turn * Provide proof of professional scientific and/or left. Go west on 11th Street to LaSalle Avenue (one block educational status (students should provide a university past Nicollet Mall). Cross LaSalle Avenue. The campus will transcript). be on your right. This list is not to be considered complete. Please visit From Points South: I-35W north to the downtown exits the websites above for the most up-to-date information. to the 11th Street/E. Grant Street exit (Exit 16A), and turn left. Go west on 11th Street to LaSalle Avenue (one block past Nicollet Mall). Cross LaSalle Avenue. The campus will be on your right.

Weather: The average high temperature for October is approxi- Raleigh, North mately 52 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low is 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Visitors should check the weather Carolina forecast before they begin their travel. North Carolina State University Social Networking: Attendees and speakers are encouraged to tweet about November 12–13, 2016 the meeting using the hashtag #AMSmtg. Saturday – Sunday

Information for International Meeting #1124 Participants: Southeastern Section Visa regulations are continually changing for travel to the Associate secretary: Brian D. Boe United States. Visa applications may take from three to Announcement issue of Notices: September 2016 four months to process and require a personal interview, Program first available on AMS website: September 22, as well as specific personal information. International 2016

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Issue of Abstracts: Volume 37, Issue 4 Low-dimensional Topology (Code: SS 9A), Caitlin Le- verson, Georgia Tech, Tye Lidman, North Carolina State Deadlines University, and Leonard Ng, Duke University. For organizers: Expired Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Disease and Im- For abstracts: September 13, 2016 munity (Code: SS 11A), Lauren Childs, Virginia Tech and The scientific information listed below may be dated. Harvard Chan School of Public Health, and Stanca Ciupe, For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ Virginia Tech. sectional.html. Mathematical String Theory (Code: SS 3A), Paul Aspin- wall, Duke University, Ilarion Melnikov, James Madison Invited Addresses University, and Eric Sharpe, Virginia Tech. Ricardo Cortez, Tulane University, Title to be an- Metric and Topological Oriented Fixed Point Theorems nounced. (Code: SS 5A), Clement Boateng Ampadu, Boston, MA, Gaven J. Martin, Massey University, Title to be an- Sartaj Ali, National College of Business Administration nounced. and Economics, Lahore, Pakistan, Xiaorong Liu, University Jason Metcalfe, University of North Carolina at Chapel of Colorado at Boulder, and Xavier Alexius Udo-Utun, Hill, Local Energy Decay for the Wave Equation. University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria. Agnes Szanto, North Carolina State University, Title to Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems (Code: SS 10A), be announced. Maya Chhetri, UNC Greensboro, and Stephen Robinson, Wake Forest University. Special Sessions Recent Advances in Stochastic Processes and Stochas- If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you tic Computation (Code: SS 20A), Jianfeng Lu and James should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- Nolen, Duke University, and Kostas Spiliopoulous, Boston stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ University. abstracts/abstract.pl. Representations of Lie Algebras, Quantum Groups and Advances in Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Related Topics (Code: SS 8A), Naihuan Jing and Kailash Equations (Code: SS 7A), Andreas Aristotelous, West C. Misra, North Carolina State University. Chester University, and Thomas Lewis, The University of Set Theoretic Topology (Code: SS 14A), Alan Dow, UNC- North Carolina at Greensboro. Charlotte, and Jerry Vaughan, UNC—Greensboro. Algebraic Structures Motivated by and Applied to Knot Structural and Computational Graph Theory (Code: SS Theory (Code: SS 6A), Jozef H. Przytycki, The George 19A), Stephen Harte, University of Colorado Denver, and Washington University, and Radmila Sazdanovic, North Bernard Lidicky´, Iowa State University. Carolina State University. The Analysis of Inverse Problems and their Applications Applied Algebraic Geometry (Code: SS 15A), Seth Sul- (Code: SS 17A), Shitao Liu, Clemson University, and Loc livant and Agnes Szanto, North Carolina State University. Nguyen, University of North Carolina. Commutative Ring Theory (in honor of Jay Shapiro’s Varieties, Their Fibrations and Automorphisms in retirement) (Code: SS 21A), Neil Epstein, George Mason Mathematical Physics and Arithmetic Geometry (Code: SS University, and Alan Loper, Ohio State University. 4A), Jimmy Dillies and Enka Lakuriqi, Georgia Southern Contemporary Geometric Methods in Mechanics and University, and Tony Shaska, Oakland University. Control (Code: SS 16A), Vakhtang Putkaradze, University of Alberta, and Dmitry Zenkov, North Carolina State University. Atlanta, Georgia Control, Optimization, and Differential Games (Code: SS 12A), Lorena Bociu, North Carolina State University, and Hyatt Regency Atlanta and Marriott Tien Khai Nguyen, Penn State University. Atlanta Marquis Difference Equations and Applications (Code: SS 2A), January 4–7, 2017 Michael A. Radin, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Wednesday – Saturday Youssef Raffoul, University of Dayton. Geometry and Topology in Image and Shape Analysis Meeting #1125 (Code: SS 13A), Irina Kogan, North Carolina State Uni- Joint Mathematics Meetings, including the 123rd Annual versity, and Facundo Mémoli, The Ohio State University. Meeting of the AMS, 100th Annual Meeting of the Math- Graphs, Hypergraphs, and Set Systems (Code: SS 22A), ematical Association of America, annual meetings of the David Galvin, University of Notre Dame, and Clifford Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and the Smyth, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. National Association of Mathematicians (NAM), and the Harmonic Analysis and Dispersive PDE (Code: SS 18A), winter meeting of the Association of Symbolic Logic, with Robert Booth, Jason Metcalfe, and Katrina Morgan, Uni- sessions contributed by the Society for Industrial and Ap- versity of North Carolina. plied Mathematics (SIAM). Homological Methods in Commutative Algebra (Code: Associate secretary: Brian D. Boe SS 1A), Alina Iacob and Saeed Nasseh, Georgia Southern Announcement issue of Notices: October 2016 University. Program first available on AMS website: To be announced

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Issue of Abstracts: Volume 38, Issue 1 North Carolina at Greensboro, and Amanda Diegel, Loui- siana State University. Deadlines Advances in Operator Algebras (Code: SS 50A), Michael For organizers: Expired Hartglass, University of California, Riverside, David Pen- For abstracts: September 20, 2016 neys, University of California, Los Angeles, and Elizabeth Gillaspy, University of Colorado, Boulder. The scientific information listed below may be dated. Algebraic Statistics (a Mathematics Research Communi- For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ ties Session) (Code: SS 15A), TBA. national.html. An Amicable Combination of Algebra and Number The- ory (Dedicated to Dr. Helen G. Grundman) (Code: SS 48A), Joint Invited Addresses Eva Goedhart, Lebanon Valley College, Pamela E. Harris, Ingrid Daubechies, Duke University, Title to be an- Williams College, Daniel P. Wisniewski, DeSales Univer- nounced (MAA-AMS-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter Public sity, and Alejandra Alvarado, Eastern Illinois University. Lecture). Analysis of Fractional, Stochastic, and Hybrid Dynamic Lisa Jeffrey, University of Toronto, Title to be Systems and their Applications (Code: SS 6A), Aghalaya announced (AWM-AMS Noether Lecture). S. Vatsala, University of Louisiana, Gangaram S. Ladde, Donald Richards, Pennsylvania State University, Title University of South Florida, and John R. Graef, University to be announced (AMS-MAA Invited Address). of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Alice Silverberg, University of California, Irvine, Title Analytic Number Theory and Arithmetic (Code: SS 71A), to be announced (AMS-MAA Invited Address). Robert Lemke Oliver, Tufts University, Paul Pollack, University of Georgia, and Frank Thorne, University of AMS Invited Addresses South Carolina. Tobias Colding, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Analytical and Computational Studies in Mathematical Biology (Code: SS 30A), Yanyu Xiao, University of Cincin- Title to be announced. nati, and Xiang-Sheng Wang, Southeast Missouri State Carlos E. Kenig, University of Chicago, Title to be University. announced (AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture I). ApREUF: Applied Research Experience for Undergradu- Carlos E. Kenig, University of Chicago, Title to be ate Faculty (Code: SS 59A), Shenglan Yuan, LaGuardia announced (AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II). Community College, CUNY, Jason Callahan, St. Edwards Carlos E. Kenig, University of Chicago, Title to be University, Eva Strawbridge, James Madison University, announced (AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III). and Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College. John Preskill, California Institute of Technology, Title Applications of Partially Ordered Sets in Algebraic, To- to be announced (AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture). pological, and Enumerative Combinatorics (Code: SS 74A), Barry Simon, California Institute of Technology, Title Rafael S. González D’León, University of Kentucky, and to be announced. Joshua Hallam, Wake Forest University. Gigliola Staffilani, Massachusetts Institute of Technol- Arithmetic Properties of Sequences from Number Theory ogy, Title to be announced. and Combinatorics (Code: SS 42A), Eric Rowland, Hof- Richard Taylor, Institute for Advanced Study, Title to stra University, and Armin Straub, University of South be announced. Alabama. Anna Wienhard, Heidelberg University, Title to be Automorphic Forms and Arithmetic (Code: SS 81A), announced. Frank Calegari, University of Chicago, Ana Caraiani, Princeton University, and Richard Taylor, Institute for AMS Special Sessions Advanced Study. If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Ses- Bases in Function Spaces: Sampling, Interpolation, sion, you should send your abstract as early as pos- Expansions and Approximations (Code: SS 35A), Shahaf sible via the abstract submission form found at Nitzan and Christopher Heil, Georgia Institute of Tech- jointmathematicsmeetings.org/meetings/ab- nology, and Alexander V. Powell, Vanderbilt University. stracts/abstract.pl?type=jmm. Character Varieties: Experiments and New Frontiers Some sessions are cosponsored with other organiza- (a Mathematics Research Communities Session) (Code: SS tions. These are noted within the parenthesis at the end 14A), TBA. of each listing, where applicable. Coding Theory for Modern Applications (Code: SS 54A), Advanced Mathematical Programming and Applications Christine A. Kelley, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Iwan (Code: SS 67A), Ram N. Mohapatra, University of Central M. Duursma, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Florida, Ram U. Verma, University of North Texas, and Gretchen L. Matthews, Clemson University. Gayatri Pani, Indian Institute of Technology. Combinatorial and Cohomological Invariants of Flag Advances in Mathematics of Ecology, Epidemiology and Manifolds and Related Varieties (Code: SS 18A), Martha Immunology of Infectious Diseases (Code: SS 49A), Abba Precup, Northwestern University, and Rebecca Goldin, Gumel, Arizona State University. George Mason University. Advances in Numerical Analysis for Partial Differential Commutative Algebra: Research for Undergraduate and Equations (Code: SS 57A), Thomas Lewis, University of Early Graduate Students (Code: SS 8A), Nicholas Baeth,

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University of Central Missouri, and Courtney Gibbons, Montgomery, University of Southern California - Los An- Hamilton College. geles, and Siu-Hung Ng, Louisiana State University. Complex Analysis and Special Functions (Code: SS 40A), Inverse Problems and Applications (Code: SS 45A), Brock Williams, Texas Tech University, Kendall Richards, Vu Kim Tuan and Amin Boumenir, University of West Southwestern University, and Alex Solynin, Texas Tech Georgia. University. Inverse Problems and Multivariate Signal Analysis Continued Fractions (Code: SS 38A), James McLaughlin, (Code: SS 79A), M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central West Chester University, Geremías Polanco, Hampshire Florida, Willi Freeden, University of Kaiserslautern, and College, and Nancy J. Wyshinski, Trinity College. Otmar Scherzer, University of Vienna. Control and Long Time Behavior of Evolutionary PDEs Lie Group Representations, Discretization, and Gelfand (Code: SS 28A), Louis Tebou, Florida International Univer- Pairs (a Mathematics Research Communities Session) (Code: sity, and Luz de Teresa, Instituto de Matemáticas, UNAM. SS 13A), TBA. Discrete Geometry and Convexity (Dedicated to András Mapping Class Groups and their Subgroups (Code: SS Bezdek on the occasion of his 60th birthday) (Code: SS 22A), James W. Anderson, University of Southampton, UK, 34A), Krystyna Kuperberg, Auburn University, Gergely and Aaron Wootton, University of Portland. Ambrus, Renyi Institute of Mathematics, Braxton Car- Mathematics and Music (Code: SS 9A), Mariana Montiel, rigan, Southern Connecticut State University, and Ferenc Georgia State University, and Robert Peck, Louisiana State Fodor, University of Szeged. University. Discrete Structures in Number Theory (Code: SS 29A), Mathematics in Physiology and Medicine (a Mathematics Anna Haensch, Duquesne University, and Adriana Research Communities Session) (Code: SS 16A), TBA. Salerno, Bates College. Mathematics of Cryptography (Code: SS 11A), Nathan Dynamical Systems (Code: SS 5A), Jim Wiseman, Agnes Kaplan and Alice Silverberg, University of California, Scott College, and Aimee Johnson, Swarthmore College. Irvine (AMS-MAA). Dynamics of Fluids and Nonlinear Waves (Code: SS 66A), Mathematics of Signal Processing and Information Zhiwu Lin, Jiayin Jin, and Chongchun Zeng, Georgia In- (Code: SS 41A), Rayan Saab, University of California, San stitute of Technology. Diego, and Mark Iwen, Michigan State University. Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems (Code: SS 23A), Measure and Measurable Dynamics (In Memory of Doro- Mrinal Kanti Roychowdhury, University of Texas Rio thy Maharam, 1917-2014) (Code: SS 72A), Cesar Silva, Grande Valley, and Tamara Kucherenko, City College of Williams College. New York. Minimal Integral Models of Algebraic Curves (Code: SS Fusion Categories and Quantum Symmetries (Code: SS 33A), Tony Shaska, Oakland University. 65A), Julia Plavnik, Texas A&M University, Paul Bruillard, NSFD Discretizations: Recent Advances, Applications, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Eric Rowell, and Unresolved Issues (Code: SS 51A), Talitha M. Wash- Texas A&M University. ington, Howard University, and Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Gaussian Graphical Models and Combinatorial Alge- Atlanta University. braic Geometry (Code: SS 37A), Rainer Sinn, Georgia New Developments in Noncommutative Algebra & Rep- Institute of Technology, Seth Sullivant, North Carolina resentation Theory (Code: SS 46A), Ellen Kirkman, Wake State University, and Josephine Yu, Georgia Institute of Forest University, and Chelsea Walton, Temple University. Technology. Nonlinear Systems and Applications (Code: SS 20A), Graphs and Matrices (Code: SS 53A), Sudipta Mallik, Wenrui Hao, Ohio State University. Northern Arizona University, Keivan Hassani Monfared, Open & Accessible Problems for Undergraduate Re- University of Calgary, and Bryan Shader, University of search (Code: SS 4A), Allison Henrich, Seattle University, Wyoming. Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University, and Nicholas Group Actions and Geometric Structures (Code: SS 80A), Scoville, Ursinus College. Anna Wienhard, Universität Heidelberg, and Jeffrey Dan- Operator Theory, Function Theory, and Models (Code: ciger, University of Texas at Austin. SS 7A), William Ross, Florida Gulf Coast University, and Group Representations and Cohomology (Code: SS 52A), Alberto Condori, University of Richmond. Hung Nguyen, The University of Akron, Nham Ngo, The Orthogonal Polynomials (Code: SS 17A), Doron Lubin- University of Arizona, Andrei Pavelescu, University of sky and Jeff Geronimo, Georgia Institute of Technology. South Alabama, and Paul Sobaje, University of Georgia. PDE Analysis on Fluid Flows (Code: SS 39A), Xiang Xu, Harmonic Analysis (In Honor of Gestur Olafsson’s 65th Old Dominion University, and Geng Chen and Ronghua Birthday) (Code: SS 55A), Jens Christensen, Colgate Uni- Pan, Georgia Institute of Technology. versity, and Susanna Dann, Technische Universität Wien- PDEs for Fluid flow: Analysis and Computation (Code: Vienna, Austria. SS 60A), Thinh Kieu, University of North Georgia, Emine History of Mathematics (Code: SS 25A), Adrian Rice, Celik, Texas Tech University, and Hashim Saber, Univer- Randolph-Macon College, Sloan Despeaux, Western sity of North Georgia. Carolina University, and Daniel Otero, Xavier University Partition Theory and Related Topics (Code: SS 78A), (AMS-MAA-ICHM). Amita Malik, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Hopf algebras and their actions (Code: SS 47A), Henry Dennis Eichhorn, University of California, Irvine, and Tim Tucker, University of California, San Diego, Susan Huber, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.

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Problems in Partial Differential Equations (Code: SS Statistical Methods in Computational Topology and Ap- 44A), Alex Himonas, University of Notre Dame, and plications (Code: SS 73A), Yu-Min Chung and Sarah Day, Dionyssios Mantzavinos, State University of New York College of William & Mary. at Buffalo. Stochastic Matrices and Their Applications (Code: SS Public School Districts and Higher Education Mathemat- 56A), Selcuk Koyuncu, University of North Georgia, and ics Partnerships (Code: SS 21A), Virgil U. Pierce and Aaron Lei Cao, Georgian Court University. Wilson, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Stochastic Processes and Modelling (Code: SS 26A), Pure and Applied Talks by Women Math Warriors Erkan Nane, Auburn University, and Jebessa B. Mijena, Presented by EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Edu- Georgia College and State University. cation) (Code: SS 77A), Candice Price, University of San Symmetries, Integrability, and Beyond (Code: SS 61A), Diego, and Amy Buchman, Tulane University. Maria Clara Nucci, Università di Perugia, ITALY, and Sarah Quantum Groups (Code: SS 76A), Shuzhou Wang and Post, University of Hawaií at Manoa. Angshuman Bhattacharya, University of Georgia. Symplectic Geometry, Moment Maps and Morse Theory Quaternions (Code: SS 31A), Johannes Familton, (Code: SS 64A), Lisa Jeffrey, University of Toronto, and Borough of Manhattan Community College, Terrence Tara Holm, Cornell University (AMS-AWM). Blackman, Medgar Evers College, and Chris McCarthy, Teaching Assistant Development Programs: Why and Borough of Manhattan Community College. How? (Code: SS 12A), Solomon Friedberg, Boston Col- RE(UF)search on Graphs and Matrices (Code: SS 58A), lege, Jessica Deshler, West Virginia University, Jeffrey Cheryl Grood, Swarthmore College, Daniela Ferrero, Remmel, University of California, San Diego, and Lisa Texas State University, and Mary Flagg, University of St. Townsley, University Of Georgia. Thomas. The Mathematics of the Atlanta University Center (Code: Random Matrices, Random Percolation and Random Se- SS 70A), Talitha M. Washington, Howard University, quence Alignments (Code: SS 19A), Ruoting Gong, Illinois Monica Jackson, American University, and Colm Mulcahy, Institute of Technology, and Michael Damron, Georgia Spelman College (AMS-NAM). Institute of Technology. The Modeling First Approach to Teaching Differential Real Discrete Dynamical Systems with Applications Equations (Code: SS 24A), Chris McCarthy, City University (Code: SS 32A), M. R. S. Kulenovic, University of Rhode of New York, and Brian Winkel, US Military Academy, Island, and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Howard University. West Point. Recent Advances in Mathematical Biology (Code: SS Theory and Applications of Numerical Algebraic Ge- 63A), Zhisheng Shuai, University of Central Florida, Gui- ometry (Code: SS 62A), Daniel Brake, University of Notre hong Fan, Columbus State University, Andrew Nevai, Dame, Robert Krone, Queen’s University, and Jose Israel University of Central Florida, and Eric Numfor, Augusta Rodriguez, University of Chicago. University. Topics in Graph Theory (Code: SS 27A), Songling Shan, Recent Progress on Nonlinear Dispersive and Wave Equa- Vanderbilt University, and Xiaofeng Gu, University of tions (Code: SS 10A), Dana Mendelson, Carlos Kenig, and West Georgia. Hao Jia, University of Chicago, Andrew Lawrie, University Topology, Representation Theory, and Operator Alge- of California, Berkeley, Gigliola Staffilani, Massachusetts bras (A Tribute to Paul Baum) (Code: SS 2A), Efton Park Institute of Technology, and Magdalena Czubak, Univer- and Jose Carrion, Texas Christian University. sity of Colorado Boulder. Women in Analysis (In Honor of Cora Sadosky) (Code: SS Representations and Related Geometry in Lie Theory 75A), Alexander Reznikov, Vanderbilt University, Olek- (Code: SS 68A), Laura Rider, Massachusetts Institute of sandra Beznosova and Hyun-Kyoung Kwon, University Technology, and Amber Russell, Butler University. of Alabama, and Katharine Ott, Bates College. Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Stu- Women in Topology (Code: SS 43A), Jocelyn Bell, Hobart dents in Post-Baccalaureate Programs (Code: SS 1A), Dar- Eleanor Ollhoff ren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology, Tamas and William Smith Colleges, , University Forgacs, California State University, Fresno, and Ugur of Tennessee, Candice Price, University of San Diego, and Abdulla, Florida Institute of Technology (AMS-MAA-SIAM). Arunima Ray, Brandeis University. Sheaves in Topological Data Analysis (Code: SS 69A), Mi- kael Vejdemo-Johansson, CUNY College of Staten Island, Elizabeth Munch, University at Albany, SUNY, and Martina Charleston, South Scolamiero, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. Spectral Calculus & Quasilinear Partial Differential Carolina Equations (Code: SS 3A), Shijun Zheng, Georgia Southern University, Marius Beceanu, State University of New York College of Charleston - Albany, and Tuoc Van Phan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. March 10–12, 2017 Spin Glasses and Disordered Media (Code: SS 36A), Friday – Sunday Antonio Auffinger, Northwestern University, Aukosh Jagannath, New York University, and Dmitry Panchenko, Meeting #1126 University of Toronto. Southeastern Section

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Associate secretary: Brian D. Boe Announcement issue of Notices: To be announced The scientific information listed below may be dated. Program first available on AMS website: To be announced For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ Issue of Abstracts: To be announced sectional.html.

Deadlines Special Sessions For organizers: August 10, 2016 If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you For abstracts: January 17, 2017 should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ The scientific information listed below may be dated. abstracts/abstract.pl. For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ Algebraic and Enumerative Combinatorics with Applica- sectional.html. tions (Code: SS 6A), Saúl A. Blanco, Indiana University, and Kyle Peterson, DePaul University. Invited Addresses Automorphic Forms and Algebraic Number Theory Pramod N. Achar, Louisiana State University, Title to (Code: SS 2A), Patrick B. Allen, University of Illinois at be announced. Urbana-Champaign, and Matthias Strauch, Indiana Uni- Hubert Bray, Duke University, Title to be announced. versity Bloomington. Alina Chertock, North Carolina State University, Title Computability and Inductive Definability over Structures to be announced. (Code: SS 3A), Siddharth Bhaskar, Lawrence Valby, and Alex Kruckman, Indiana University. Special Sessions Discrete Structures in Conformal Dynamics and Geom- If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you etry (Code: SS 5A), Sarah Koch, University of Michigan, and should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- Kevin Pilgrim and Dylan Thurston, Indiana University. stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ Randomness in Complex Geometry (Code: SS 1A), Tur- abstracts/abstract.pl. gay Bayraktar, Syracuse University, and Norman Leven- Commutative Algebra (Code: SS 1A), Bethany Kubik, berg, Indiana University. University of Minnesota Duluth, Saeed Nasseh, Georgia Spectrum of the Laplacian on Domains and Manifolds Southern University, and Sean Sather-Wagstaff, Clemson (Code: SS 4A), Chris Judge and Sugata Mondal, Indiana University. University. Data Analytics and Applications (Code: SS 2A), Scott C. Batson, Lucas A. Overbuy, and Bryan Williams, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic. Pullman, Washington Graph Theory (Code: SS 5A), Colton Magnant, Georgia Southern University, and Zixia Song, University of Central Washington State University Florida. April 22–23, 2017 Knot Theory and its Applications (Code: SS 3A), Eliza- Saturday – Sunday beth Denne, Washington & Lee University, and Jason Parsley, Wake Forest University. Meeting #1128 Rigidity Theory and Inversive Distance Circle Packings Western Section (Code: SS 4A), John C. Bowers, James Madison University, Associate secretary: Michel L. Lapidus and Philip L. Bowers, The Florida State University. Announcement issue of Notices: February 2017 Program first available on AMS website: March 9, 2017 Issue of Abstracts: Volume 38, Issue 2

Bloomington, Indiana Deadlines Indiana University For organizers: September 22, 2016 For abstracts: February 28, 2017 April 1–2, 2017 Saturday – Sunday The scientific information listed below may be dated. For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ Meeting #1127 sectional.html. Central Section Associate secretary: Georgia Benkart Special Sessions Announcement issue of Notices: February 2017 If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you Program first available on AMS website: February 23, 2017 should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- Issue of Abstracts: Volume 38, Issue 2 stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ abstracts/abstract.pl. Deadlines Fixed Point Methods in Differential and Integral Equa- For organizers: September 1, 2016 tions (Code: SS 1A), Theodore A. Burton, Southern Illinois For abstracts: February 7, 2017 University in Carbondale.

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Inverse Problems (Code: SS 2A), Hanna Makaruk, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), and Robert Owcza- Montréal, Quebec rek, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque & Los Alamos. Canada New York, New York McGill University Hunter College, City University of New July 24–28, 2017 York Monday – Friday

May 6–7, 2017 Meeting #1130 Saturday – Sunday The second Mathematical Congress of the Americas (MCA Meeting #1129 2017) is being hosted by the Canadian Mathematical Eastern Section Society (CMS) in collaboration with the Pacific Institute Associate secretary: Steven H. Weintraub for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), the Fields Institute Announcement issue of Notices: March 2017 (FIELDS), Le Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (CRM), Program first available on AMS website: March 22, 2017 and the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathemati- Issue of Abstracts: Volume 38, Issue 2 cal Sciences (AARMS). Associate secretary: Brian D. Boe Deadlines Announcement issue of Notices: To be announced For organizers: October 6, 2016 Program first available on AMS website: To be announced For abstracts: March 14, 2017 Issue of Abstracts: To be announced

The scientific information listed below may be dated. Deadlines For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ For organizers: July 31, 2016 sectional.html. For abstracts: To be announced Invited Addresses Jeremy Kahn, City University of New York, Title to be Denton, Texas announced. Fernando Coda Marques, Princeton University, Title to University of North Texas be announced. James Maynard, Magdalen College, University of Ox- September 9–10, 2017 ford, Title to be announced (Erdo˝s Memorial Lecture). Saturday – Sunday Kavita Ramanan, Brown University, Title to be an- nounced. Meeting #1131 Central Section Special Sessions Associate secretary: Georgia Benkart If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you Announcement issue of Notices: June 2017 should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- Program first available on AMS website: July 27, 2017 stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ Issue of Abstracts: Volume 38, Issue 3 abstracts/abstract.pl. Commutative Algebra (Code: SS 1A), Laura Ghezzi, Deadlines New York City College of Technology-CUNY, and Jooyoun For organizers: February 2, 2017 Hong, Southern Connecticut State University. For abstracts: July 18, 2017 Cryptography (Code: SS 3A), Xiaowen Zhang, College of Staten Island and Graduate Center-CUNY. Current Trends in Function Spaces and Nonlinear Analy- The scientific information listed below may be dated. sis (Code: SS 2A), David Cruz-Uribe, University of Alabama, For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ Jan Lang, The Ohio State University, and Osvaldo Mendez, sectional.html. University of Texas at El Paso. Special Sessions Geometry and Topology of Ball Quotients and Related Topics (Code: SS 5A), Luca F. Di Cerbo, Max Planck Insti- If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you tute, Bonn, and Matthew Stover, Temple University. should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- Infinite Permutation Groups, Totally Disconnected Lo- stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ cally Compact Groups, and Geometric Group Theory (Code: abstracts/abstract.pl. SS 4A), Delaram Kahrobaei, New York City College of Dynamics, Geometry and Number Theory (Code: SS Technology and Graduate Center-CUNY, and Simon Smith, 1A), Lior Fishman and Mariusz Urbanski, University of New York City College of Technology-CUNY. North Texas.

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Real-Analytic Automorphic Forms (Code: SS 2A), Olav K Jonathan Kujawa, University of Oklahoma, Title to be Richter, University of North Texas, and Martin Westerholt- announced. Raum, Chalmers University of Technology. Christopher D Sogge, Johns Hopkins University, Title to be announced. Buffalo, New York Special Sessions If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you State University of New York at Buffalo should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- September 16–17, 2017 stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ abstracts/abstract.pl. Saturday – Sunday Commutative Algebra: Interactions with Algebraic Meeting #1132 Geometry and Algebraic Topology (Code: SS 1A), Joseph Eastern Section Brennan, University of Central Florida, and Alina Iacob Associate secretary: Steven H. Weintraub and Saeed Nasseh, Georgia Southern University. Announcement issue of Notices: June 2017 Program first available on AMS website: August 3, 2017 Issue of Abstracts: Volume 38, Issue 3 Riverside, California Deadlines University of California, Riverside For organizers: February 16, 2017 For abstracts: July 25, 2017 November 4–5, 2017 Saturday – Sunday The scientific information listed below may be dated. For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ Meeting #1134 sectional.html. Western Section Associate secretary: Michel L. Lapidus Invited Addresses Announcement issue of Notices: September 2017 Inwon Kim, University of California at Los Angeles, Program first available on AMS website: September 21, Title to be announced. 2017 Govind Menon, Brown University, Title to be announced. Issue of Abstracts: Volume 38, Issue 4 Bruce Sagan, Michigan State University, Title to be an- nounced. Deadlines For organizers: April 14, 2017 Orlando, Florida For abstracts: September 12, 2017 University of Central Florida, Orlando San Diego, California September 23–24, 2017 Saturday – Sunday San Diego Convention Center and San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina Meeting #1133 Southeastern Section January 10–13, 2018 Associate secretary: Brian D. Boe Wednesday – Saturday Announcement issue of Notices: June 2017 Program first available on AMS website: August 10, 2017 Meeting #1135 Issue of Abstracts: Volume 38, Issue 4 Joint Mathematics Meetings, including the 124th Annual Deadlines Meeting of the AMS, 101st Annual Meeting of the Math- ematical Association of America (MAA), annual meetings For organizers: February 23, 2017 of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and For abstracts: August 1, 2017 the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM), and the The scientific information listed below may be dated. winter meeting of the Association of Symbolic Logic (ASL), For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ with sessions contributed by the Society for Industrial and sectional.html. Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Associate secretary: Georgia Benkart Invited Addresses Announcement issue of Notices: October 2017 Christine Heitsch, Georgia Institute of Technology, Program first available on AMS website: To be announced Title to be announced. Issue of Abstracts: To be announced

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Deadlines For organizers: April 1, 2017 Nashville, Tennessee For abstracts: To be announced Vanderbilt University Columbus, Ohio April 14–15, 2018 Saturday – Sunday Ohio State University Southeastern Section March 24–25, 2018 Associate secretary: Brian D. Boe Saturday – Sunday Announcement issue of Notices: To be announced Central Section Program first available on AMS website: To be announced Associate secretary: Georgia Benkart Issue of Abstracts: To be announced Announcement issue of Notices: To be announced Program first available on AMS website: To be announced Deadlines Issue of Abstracts: To be announced For organizers: To be announced Deadlines For abstracts: To be announced For organizers: To be announced For abstracts: To be announced Boston, Portland, Oregon Massachusetts Portland State University Northeastern University April 14–15, 2018 April 21–22, 2018 Saturday – Sunday Western Section Saturday – Sunday Associate secretary: Michel L. Lapidus Eastern Section Announcement issue of Notices: To be announced Associate secretary: Steven H. Weintraub Program first available on AMS website: To be announced Announcement issue of Notices: To be announced Issue of Abstracts: To be announced Program first available on AMS website: To be announced Deadlines Issue of Abstracts: To be announced For organizers: To be announced For abstracts: To be announced Deadlines For organizers: September 21, 2017 The scientific information listed below may be dated. For abstracts: March 6, 2018 For the latest information, see www.ams.org/amsmtgs/ sectional.html. Special Sessions People's Republic of If you are volunteering to speak in a Special Session, you should send your abstract as early as possible via the ab- China stract submission form found at www.ams.org/cgi-bin/ abstracts/abstract.pl. Fudan University Inverse Problems (Code: SS 2A), Hanna Makaruk, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), and Robert Owcza- June 11–14, 2018 rek, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque & Los Alamos. Pattern Formation in Crowds, Flocks, and Traffic (Code: Monday – Thursday SS 1A), J. J. P. Veerman, Portland State University, Alethea Associate secretary: Carla D. Savage Barbaro, Case Western Reserve University, and Bassam Announcement issue of Notices: To be announced Bamieh, UC Santa Barbara. Program first available on AMS website: To be announced Issue of Abstracts: To be announced

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Associate secretary: Michel L. Lapidus Baltimore, Maryland Announcement issue of Notices: To be announced Program first available on AMS website: November 1, 2019 Baltimore Convention Center, Hilton Issue of Abstracts: To be announced Baltimore, and Baltimore Marriott Inner Deadlines Harbor Hotel For organizers: April 1, 2019 January 16–19, 2019 For abstracts: To be announced Wednesday – Saturday Joint Mathematics Meetings, including the 125th Annual Meeting of the AMS, 102nd Annual Meeting of the Math- Washington, District ematical Association of America (MAA), annual meetings of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and of Columbia the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM), and the winter meeting of the Association of Symbolic Logic (ASL), Walter E. Washington Convention Center with sessions contributed by the Society for Industrial and January 6–9, 2021 Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Wednesday – Saturday Associate secretary: Steven H. Weintraub Joint Mathematics Meetings, including the 127th Annual Announcement issue of Notices: October 2018 Meeting of the AMS, 104th Annual Meeting of the Math- Program first available on AMS website: To be announced ematical Association of America (MAA), annual meetings Issue of Abstracts: To be announced of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and Deadlines the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM), and the winter meeting of the Association of Symbolic Logic (ASL), For organizers: April 2, 2018 with sessions contributed by the Society for Industrial and For abstracts: To be announced Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Associate secretary: Brian D. Boe Announcement issue of Notices: October 2020 Honolulu, Hawaii Program first available on AMS website: November 1, 2020 University of Hawaii at Manoa Issue of Abstracts: To be announced Deadlines March 29–31, 2019 For organizers: April 1, 2020 Friday – Sunday For abstracts: To be announced Central Section Associate secretaries: Georgia Benkart and Michel L. Lapidus Announcement issue of Notices: To be announced Program first available on AMS website: To be announced Issue of Abstracts: To be announced

Deadlines For organizers: To be announced For abstracts: To be announced Denver, Colorado Colorado Convention Center January 15–18, 2020 Wednesday – Saturday Joint Mathematics Meetings, including the 126th Annual Meeting of the AMS, 103rd Annual Meeting of the Math- ematical Association of America (MAA), annual meetings of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM), and the winter meeting of the Association of Symbolic Logic (ASL), with sessions contributed by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

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