Midwest Number Theory Day 2009

November 6, 2009

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The math department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host Midwest Number Theory Day on Friday, November 6, 2009. This conference is an opportunity for number theorists from the Midwest and elsewhere to hear about recent research in number theory and to meet local colleagues. We especially encourage people new to the region to come! This year's speakers are:

All talks will be in Van Vleck B321. The early finish is designed to accommodate those visitors and locals who wish to attend the Distinguished Visiting Lecture by Persi Diaconis at 4.

On Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8, 2009, we will host the Sixth Midwest Number Theory Conference for Graduate Students. We encourage graduate students who are attending the latter to come a day early for Midwest Number Theory Day.

Registration

If you plan to attend MNTD, please register here. Registration is requested only for determining the quantity of coffee and snacks. We will not turn away unregistered participants, nor will we deny them coffee and snacks.

Schedule

To come. We'll start around 9:30 and be done by 4 (so as not to conflict with the colloquium by Diaconis.) .

Travel and Dining

Madison is in south-central Wisconsin, and is situated along highways I-39, I-90 and I-94. It is about 79 miles west of Milwaukee, 148 miles northwest of Chicago, and 270 miles southeast of Minneapolis. Northwest, United, American and Continental Airlines service Madison's Dane County Regional Airport. In addition, Madison is served by Greyhound. Also, Badger Coaches offers service from the Milwaukee airport to Madison and Van Galder Bus Company offers service from Chicago's O'Hare airport to Madison.

For information on dining, see FoodSpot.com, an extensive Wisconsin restaurant guide.

Organizers

The Midwest Number Theory Day is being organized by Jordan Ellenberg, Ken Ono, Nigel Boston, and Tonghai Yang.


Last Modified Wednesday, September 12, 2009.