2011 Annual Meeting
Welcome!Our 2011 KYMAA Annual Meeting is scheduled for March 25 - 26, 2011, at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. This meeting should be outstanding and we strongly encourage you to join the fun. Perhaps you and/or your students can give a talk, or just come and listen to what your mathematical colleagues from across the state are up to these days. More information is provided below, including information for students and a call for papers. Information to facilitate your attendance of the KYMAA meeting, including various forms for registration and talks and lodging information, can be found by following the links above. Complete program details will be provided soon. Please note the following important dates for the KYMAA Annual Meeting:
The various meeting forms can be obtained in PDF format via the following links:
For speakers, the rooms will have available PCs, laptop docks, ELMO document cameras and whiteboard or chalkboard. If you need something other than any of these, indicates so under "Equipment Needs" on the abstract form. In general, the time for individual presentations will be 15 minutes, including time for questions. Special presentations can be allocated more time if necessary. Call for PapersExcitement is in the air as we prepare for a celebration of mathematics! It is time to begin planning your talk for our 2011 Joint Meeting of the Kentucky Section of the MAA. The meeting will begin on March 25 and conclude on March 26. The meeting will take place at the Eastern Kentucky University. Faculty and students, both graduate and undergraduate, from across the state and beyond are encouraged to present a talk. Let us begin this new decade meeting with a record number of presentations from faculty and students! Whether you wish to present recent research, the solution to an interesting problem, or share some pedagogical insight, your submission is welcome. We are also always very glad to hear from undergraduates about work they have done in summer research projects, in competitions, or on honors projects. If you wish to organize a panel discussion, please let us know. For both faculty and students, if you wish to make a presentation, fill out the Presentation Abstract Form and submit it by February 28. A copy of the form can be obtained here: Presentation Abstract Form (MS Word) or Presentation Abstract Form (PDF). In general, the time for individual presentations will be 15 minutes, including time for questions. Special presentations can be allocated more time if necessary. Please note any special needs and a time preference on the form, and please submit (e-mail strongly preferred) to: Dora Ahmadi E-mail: d.ahmadi@moreheadstate.edu Phone: 606-783-2930 Hotel InformationSpecial rates have been negotiated for 40 rooms at the Red Roof Inn of Richmond, KY, located at 111 Bahama Court, just off I-75 at exit 90 (one interchange north of the main EKU campus). Participants should make their own reservations by calling (859) 625-0084 and state that they will be part of the KYMAA group. Rates quoted do not include sales tax. 18 - 2 queen rooms - $59.99/night These rates are $30 below their regular rates. Any rooms that have not been booked by Friday, March 11, will revert to the normal rates. Participants are also welcome to book rooms at other area hotels, but no KYMMA discount will be available. If you are part of another discount group (AAA, AARP, etc.) you may be able to find a comparable rate. Information About the Two SitesFriday's afternoon meetings will be held on the lower level (rooms 001, 002, 003, 004, 005) of EKU's Business and Technology Center (BTC). These modern rooms feature an integrated panel of laptop and ELMO projection onto two screens, and tiered seating to provide good viewing from all 40 seats. A registration table will be set up in the lower level atrium on Friday afternoon. The invited lecture Friday evening and all Saturday events will be held in the Wallace Building near the center of campus. The invited lectures will be held on the ground floor (room 147). The contributed talks will be in the classrooms on the fourth floor (rooms 430, 431, 432, 433). These rooms feature a laptop connection to a projector and an attachment for a portable ELMO, and hold approximately 30 seats. A registration table will be set up in the hall outside of room 432 on Saturday morning. Directions/Maps Directions to Friday afternoon events: From I-75 get off at Exit 87 and head east on Eastern ByPass. Drive approximately 1.5 miles and turn right at stoplight onto Kit Carson Drive. After you cross Hall Drive you will see BTC down the hill to the right. Continue along Kit Carson drive for a total of about 0.6 miles until you see the Perkins building on your right. Event parking is in the next rectangular lot on your right. You can walk down the hill or along Kit Carson Drive to get back to the BTC. Directions to Friday evening and Satruday morning events: From I-75 get off at Exit 87 and head east on Eastern ByPass. Drive approximately 1.5 miles and turn left at stoplight onto Kit Carson Drive. The road will curve sharply left and then sharply right. After the road turns sharply right you will see the Wallace building on your left. Some parking may be available in the small square lot on the left just beyond the Wallace building, but the main event parking is in the large rectangular lot on your right at the next stop sign. You can walk along Kit Carson Drive to get back to the Wallace Building.
Meeting Program & AbstractsA meeting program (with a schedule of all speakers and events) can be found at 2011 Meeting Program[Word] or at 2011 Meeting Program[pdf].There is also a Quick Guide, which gives an at-a-glance overview of all the activities at the meeting. Click here for it: Quick Guide[Word] or here: Quick Guide[pdf] The abstracts for talks can be found at: Abstracts 2011[Word] and at Abstracts 2011 [pdf] | ||||||