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Calendar
Conference and Prize in Honor of David Blackwell and Richard A. Tapia
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November 1, 2002 to November 2, 2002
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Registration is required for this conference, and there is a registration fee to
cover the meals and reception: $85 for nonstudents, $20 for students. More
information is available in the Registration paragraph at the
conference information site. |
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Schedule
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| Friday, Nov. 1 |
(At Women's Faculty Club on campus) |
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| 6:00-7:00 |
Reception with hors d'oeuvres |
| 7:00-8:00 |
Banquet and official
award presentation |
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8:00-9:00 |
Coffee and dessert |
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| Saturday, Nov. 2 |
(At MSRI) |
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| 8:30-10:00 |
---Bus service, Durant Hotel
and Hearst Mining
Circle to MSRI--- |
| 8:45-9:45 |
Coffee and poster set-up |
| 9:45-10:00 |
Welcome to MSRI by Michael
Singer |
| 10:00-11:00 |
Arlie O. Petters, Duke
University, Gravitational lensing: Universal properties and applications |
| 11:00-11:50 |
Poster session I |
| 11:50-12:00 |
Josef Sifuentes, Rice
University, Video of Richard Tapia show car and discussion of advanced
numerical methods used in its production |
| 12:00-1:30 |
---Lunch--- |
| 1:30-2:00 |
Michael Singer and Bob
Megginson, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, About MSRI, a video presentation and informational session |
| 2:00-3:00 |
Richard A. Tapia, Rice
University, Some mathematical insights related to automobile drag racing |
| 3:00-3:30 |
---Coffee--- |
| 3:30-4:30 |
David Spergel, Princeton University, Gravitational lensing: Probing the
dark matter and the dark energy |
| 4:30-5:30 |
Closing reception |
| 4:30-6:00 |
---Bus service, MSRI to Hearst Mining Circle--- |
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