FALL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL SECTION OF THE AMS


Austin, TX Oct. 8-10 1999


This promises to be a very active meeting!.

Events

Besides the activities in the official  program,  several sessions  organizers have prepared extra activities or home pages:
 

  •  DNA Topology:

    •                 Limited travel funds supported by the Program in Mathematics and Molecular Biology are available for speakers and students attending the DNA Topology special session. More information about this special session, including how to apply for travel support can be found at http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/darcy/DNA.html

    This session is also organizing some tutorial sessions as well as some research talks. Program


  •  Mathematical and Computational Finance:

    •                 There will be a workshop Thursday Oct 7 and Friday 8 (morning.)
    There are home pages for the workshop and for the special session

  •   Harmonic Analysis and PDEs :

    •                 There will be a workshop preceeding the meeting. See the home page of the workshop for further details.

  •  Aperiodic Tiling:

    •                 Roundtable discussion (probably the evening of Sat. Oct. 9) on the status and interrelations of the various research directions of aperiodic tiling.

                     This session maintains a home page.

  •  Interconnections Among Diophantine Geometry, Algebraic Geometry, and Value Distribution Theory :

    •                 This session maintains a home page .

  •  Dynamical Systems :

    •                 This session maintains a home page .

  •  The Diverse Mathematical legacy of Jean Leray :

    •                 This session is anticipated to have broad interest. It will include lectures on historical aspects by Cartier, Lax, Schapira and Temam.

  •  Reception:

    •                 The Mathematics Department of U.T. Austin is offering a reception to the participants. Friday Oct. 8 7:00-9:00 pm at the Texas Union on campus. Food will be served.

    Location

    All the sessions will take place in the Robert Lee Moore (RLM) building (Mathematics Physics and Astronomy) and the plenary sessions will take place in Burdine Hall, one block away.
    Maps of the University, pictures of the buildings, schedules and maps for the University buses can be obtained from http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/.


      Click here for a map of downtown Austin.

    Lodging

    There are rooms blocked in several hotels within walking distance to the University which will offer special rates to those attending the meeting. (mention the AMS meeting when making your reservation) The following rates are all excluding tax. Participants in the meeting will be exempt of state tax.(You will need to pick up a certificate with registration)

    Note that the group reservations expired about three weeks before the meeting. (See below for alternatives)

    Rodeway Inn
    2900 N. IH 35
    1/2 mile
    $54 1 person, $58.5 2 persons
    1-888-792-9466
    (512) 477-6395


    Days Inn 3
    3105 N. IH 35
    3/4 mile
    $64 1 person, $68 two persons
    1-800-725-ROOM
    (512) 478-1631


    La Quinta Inn Capitol
    300 E 11 st.
    1 mile
    $89 1-4 persons
    1-800-531-5900


    Doubletree Guest Suites
    303 W 15 st.
    3/4 mile
    $119 per suite.
    1-800-222-TREE

    Besides the above, there are several other possibilities, Especially if you are planning to have a car, most major chains have hotels in Austin and they can provide you information about their location. There are also many local hotels and small bed and breakfast close to the University. However, they will fill quickly



    Sept. 24 Note that the block reservations have expired. We have reports that La Quinta Inn and Doubletree still have place but they may run out soon(If they tell you that the blocks have expired, just make a regular reservation, the prices will be very similar.) Unless cancellations happen, Rodeway Inn and Days Inn are full. If you need emergency assistance, contact the local organizers

    Other hotels that you may try are:

    Homestead Village Downtown 1-888-782-9473 (507 South 1st, 1-888-782-9473, $64, not walking distance, but there is a frequent bus)

    Club Hotel by Doubletree (about 1 mile 1-800-222-8733, $99-$109 )

    Local  information:  restaurants, buses, etc.

    Keep in mind that Austin is the second most wired town in the country (according to Yahoo) so that it is easy to find in the WWW information about restaurants etc.
    We have found useful:
    http://www.ci.austin.tx.us, maintained by the City of Austin
    http://www.austin360.com/acvb/. maintained by Convention Bureau
    http://www.capmetro.austin.tx.us/, maintained by Capital Metro, the transport authority
    as well as:
    http://austin.citysearch.com/
    http://www.auschron.com/


    Near the University there are many restaurants and places where to have lunch which cater to a large number of students. Specially around Guadalupe St. and San Jacinto there are many possibilities.

    Favorites of some Faculty members are here

    Weather

    The weather in central Texas is notoriously unstable (especially in the fall), but it is not very extreme. Normally, it should be between 60 and 80. Up to date information about the weather in Austin (and most USA cities) can be obtained from http://www.accuweather.com or http://www.wunderground.com/US/TX/Austin.html
    Some local TV stations carry online wheather broadcasts.
    http://www.kvue24.com  http://www.keye42.com

    Special Air Fares

    There are some airlines that are offering special air fares for people attending the meeting. Here are the specifics:
  • Southwest Airlines is offering a 10% discount on most of its already low fares for air travel to and from the AMS 1999 Fall Central Sectional Meeting. You or your travel agent may call Southwest Airlines Group and Meetings Reservations at 1-800-433-5368 and reference I.D. Code V6699. Reservations Sales Agents are available 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday, or 9:30am - 3:30pm Saturday and Sunday. You must make reservations five or more days prior to travel to take advantage of this offer.
  • Delta Airlines is offering 5-10% discount of most of its fares to people attending the Fall Meeting of the Central Section of the AMS. Special zone rates are also available. To take advantage of these discounts, follow these steps:

    1.) Call Delta Meeting Network Reservations at 1-800-241-6760 weekdays 7:30am - 11:00pm or weekends 8:30am to 11:00pm eastern time. Or have your travel agent call Delta's toll-free number to obtain these same advantages for you. Refer to File Number 134670A.

    2.) Travel in the continental U.S., Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, San Juan, Nassau, and the U. S. Virgin Islands only. These discounts are available only through the Delta Meeting Network Reservations toll-free number.

    • Arriving there

    Austin switched airports in May. The new airport, even if a bit farther awy is reasonably close to the University and the hotels
  • A taxi fare is about $20.
  • There are also shuttle vans
  • There are buses and public transportion which could be convenient and inexpensive for people staying near campus.
  • If you are driving, the best way to reach the University is to take IH-35 and take the LBJ Library exit. Take 26 st. (a.k.a. Dean Keeton) west till you reach Speedway. RLM will be there. The hotels with reservations are in the same general area. We have found very convenient to plan driving routes using http://www.mapblast.com/mapblast, which gives rather  detailed driving directions in many cities, including Austin.

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    Send comments, suggestions or requests for further information to ams-meet@math.utexas.edu