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TROY MathFest 2010
Celebrating Undergraduate Mathematics |
Date: February 6, 2010 |
Time: 7:00 am-5:00pm |
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The TROY MathFest 2010 is a one-day primarily undergraduate mathematics conference to be held on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Troy University, Montgomery Campus (click for maps) in historic Montgomery, Alabama. The purpose of the conference is to have a common mathematics forum for all undergraduate mathematics students at four-year institutions in the Alabama and beyond. Faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students are all encouraged to give presentations. Presentations in all areas of mathematics, mathematics education, mathematics history, and mathematics applications are welcome. We have travel support available for undergraduate presenters.
The conference will consist of 20-minute contributed talks, a one-hour special lecture on by Professor Peter D. Johnson, Jr. of Auburn University—who has for years worked with undergraduates in research—a graduate school information booth, a calculus competition for undergraduates (with cash prizes awarded to first, second, and third place), with refreshments provided to all participants.
Click here for schedule of events, including times and places
· 20-minute talks will take place in Bartlett Hall · Invited lecture by Professor Peter D. Johnson, Jr., calculus competition, and graduate school information booth in the Whitley Hall Gold Room · Registration/check-in the Rosa Parks Library Auditorium
Supported by NSF Grant DMS-0846477 via the MAA for support of student speakers, and by
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Place: Troy University, Montgomery Campus |
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Information for speakers:
1. Abstracts due Jan. 31. 2. Email your abstracts to kroblee@troy.edu in either rtf or tex file. 3. Presentations are 20 minutes. 4. Presentations may be made in any of Power Point, transparencies, or whiteboard.
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Directions:
BY CAR:
http://montgomery.troy.edu/maps/
From Auburn:
Take I-85 south to downtown Montgomery. Exit I-65 north (Birmingham). Take the Herron Street exit (first exit)
From Birmingham:
Take I-65 south to the Clay Street exit.
From Mobile:
Take I-65 north to the Herron Street exit.
From Dothan:
US 231 North to Taylor Road. Take Taylor Road to I-85 south (Downtown Montgomery) Take I-85 south to I-65 North. Take the Herron Street exit (first exit).
From Demopolis:
Take US 80 east to I-65 north. Exit at Herron Street.
From Tuscaloosa:
Take US 82 east to I-65 south at Prattville. Take I-65 south to the Clay Street exit.
From Anniston:
Take AL 21/US 231 south to Northern Boulevard. Follow Northern Boulevard west to I-65 south. Exit at Clay Street (first exit).
BY AIR:
Montgomery Regional Airport is a 15 minute drive/$30 cab ride from campus. Delta/Northwest, American, and US Air provide service to Atlanta, Memphis, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Charlotte.
http://iflymontgomery.com
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HOTEL INFORMATION
There are three hotels within walking distance of the Troy-Montgomery campus:
1. Hampton Inn-Downtown 100 Commerce Street 334-265-1010
2. Renaissance-Montgomery Hotel and Spa Montgomery Convention Center 201 Tallapoosa Street 334-481-5000
3. Embassy Suites Hotel Montgomery Conference Center 300 Tallapoosa Street 334-269-5055
A complete list of accommodations in Montgomery can be found at the Montgomery Convention and Visitor Bureau's website, http://www.visitingmontgomery.com/ |