Shenandoah Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Conference
at James Madison University, October 18, 2008
 

Tentative Schedule


Main Page
Registration
Application for travel support
Information for
presenters
Schedule
Invited Talks:
Michael Mossinghoff
Robin Wilson

Abstracts
Local Information/ Directions
past SUMS
Downloadable  poster in .pdf  form
Contact the organizers: SUMS at math dot jmu dot edu
Here is the tentative schedule for SUMS 2008. All events will be held in Miller Hall on the west side of the JMU campus.  Driving directions from I-81 and the hotel area are on the Local Information page.       
9:00-10:00
       
Registration and breakfast
Please check in at the registration table when you arrive.
Foyer, Miller Hall
10:00-11:00
Opening Ceremonies
Opening Remarks
Opening Address: Sufferin' Succotash!  A Problem of Sylvester's
        Michael Mossinghoff, University of South Carolina and Davidson College
11:10-12:25

Contributed Undergradute Research Talks I-IV
Each talk will be fifteen minutes long, with five minutes at the end for questions and room change.
Specific order tba, pending speakers' confirmation. Please see the abstracts page for talk abstracts.
Miller Hall classrooms
12:30-2:00

Lunch   
Poster Session  
2:00-3:40
AMC High School Problem-Solving Workshop
2:00-2:30
Panel Sessions:
        Summer research opportunities   
        Graduate school    
        Careers and industry 
Miller Hall classrooms
2:40-3:35
Contributed Undergradute Research Talks V-VII
Each talk will be fifteen minutes long, with five minutes at the end for questions and room change.
Specific order tba, pending speakers' confirmation. Please see the abstracts page for talk abstracts.
Miller Hall classrooms
3:40-4:00
Tea
Miller Hall Foyer
4:00-5
Closing Ceremonies
Prize Session: Laura Taalman and Elizabeth Brown, organizers
Closing Address: Knots, Surfaces, and 3-Manifolds
      Robin Wilson, Cal Poly Pomona