From topdyn98@osf1.gmu.edu Mon Jan 5 11:39:26 1998 Delivered-To: jkulesza-announce@gauss.gmu.edu Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 11:38:28 -0500 (EST) From: Top Dyn 98 Conference To: jkulesza-announce@gauss.gmu.edu Subject: Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Second Announcement Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference To be held at George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 22030 March 12-14, 1998 The following information can also be found at the conference web site math.gmu.edu/topdyn98.html. You are invited to attend the thirty-second annual spring topology and dynamics conference to be held at George Mason University, March 12 through March 14, 1998. The conference will be dedicated to the memory of Amer Beslagic, a topologist and George Mason University faculty member who died in the summer of 1997. The areas covered by the conference include set-theoretic, general, and geometric topology, continuum theory, dynamical systems, and related topics. The invited speakers include: Marcy Barge Stanislaw Mrowka James Baumgartner Frank Quinn Mladen Bestvina Kim Ruane Mike Boyle Mary Ellen Rudin Tadeusz Dobrowolski Carl Seaquist Alan Dow Alex Shibakov Jerzy Dydak Stanislaw Spiez Thomas Farrell Dennis Sullivan Rob Ghrist Andrzej Szymanski Cameron Gordon Stevo Todorcevic K.P. Hart Steve Watson Neil Hindman Amie Wilkinson Dick Hodel James Yorke Krystyna Kuperberg Lai-Sang Young Rob Meyerhoff Contributed talks: Abstracts for fifteen-minute contributed talks may be submitted prior to February 13, 1998, at at.yorku.ca/amca/abstract-submit/3.htm and your abstract will be posted on the Topology Atlas. You are strongly urged to use the online submission. However, if this is not possible, you may (1) send an abstract by email to Topdyn98@gmu.edu, or (2) submit an abstract by mail to TOPDYN98, Mail Stop 3F2, Mathematics Department, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030. Mailed abstracts must be received no later than February 6, 1998. Registration: The registration fee for the conference is $65 if sent on or before January 15, 1998 and $75 if sent after that. Graduate students receive a $25 discount on the registration fee. The registration form is enclosed with this announcement. Graduate students: We have received limited NSF funding to help defray expenses for some graduate students. Any graduate student who wishes to apply for travel support (up to a maximum of $250) should contact the local organizing committee no later than February 10, 1998 by either email or conventional mail. Please include information about your level of study, your specific area of study, your projected travel expenses, and anything else which might help us evaluate your application. Decisions on support will be made by February 17, 1998. Travel information: George Mason University is in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. and is served by Dulles International Airport and Washington National Airport, each of which is about a thirty-minute drive or taxi-ride from campus. Baltimore-Washington Airport is about one hour and fifteen minutes from campus. Directions for travel to George Mason University by automobile can be found at the university's web site: www.gmu.edu. Lodging: Blocks of rooms have been set aside at three motels. The registration cut-off for these rooms is February 18, 1998. After that, rooms can be booked on the basis of availability. In order to receive the rates listed, mention when reserving your room that you are with the Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference. All rates are for single or double occupancy. Comfort Inn, 11180 Main St., Fairfax, VA. Price: $69 per night. Phone: (703) 591-5900 or (800) 223-1223. This motel is about three miles from campus and it is offering free shuttle service to the campus. Holiday Inn Fair Oaks. Price: $79 per night. Phone: (703) 352-2525. This motel is about four miles from campus. It is adjacent to a shopping mall. You will need to find your own transportation to get to campus from here. Wellesley Inn, 10327 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA. Price: $69 per night. Phone: (703) 359-2888. This motel is about two miles from campus. It is on a bus route which goes to George Mason University's campus (the charge is fifty cents each way). Further information: A web site has been created for the conference at math.gmu.edu/topdyn98.html. Questions can be addressed to the conference e-mail address: topdyn98@gmu.edu. You may also contact the members of the local organizing committee: John Kulesza (Jkulesza@gmu.edu), Kathy Alligood (Alligood@gmu.edu), and Ronnie Levy (Rlevy@gmu.edu). Registration Form 1998 Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference George Mason University Name______________________________________ Title____________________ University or other organization______________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________ City / State / Zip__________________________________________________________ Phone number________________________ E-mail________________________ Registration Fee: The registration fee is $65 if paid on or before January 15, 1998 and $75 if paid after January 15, 1998. Graduate students may deduct $25 from the fee. [ ] Mark this box if you are a graduate student. [ ] Check enclosed (payable to George Mason University) [ ] Credit Card [ ] Visa [ ] Mastercard Credit Card Number_________________________ Expiration Date_________________ Cardholder Name_________________________________________________________ Authorizing Signature____________________________ Date____________________ Fax this registration form and payment to (703) 993-2112 or mail to: Events Management MS: 3G3 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 For additional information, please call (703) 993-2122 or (703) 993-2090.