Math Institutes Open House at the 2011 AMS-MAA Meeting in New Orleans

You are warmly invited to the Mathematical Institutes Open House reception at the 2011 Joint Mathematics meetings. A short presentation will take place on the mathematics of information and feature invited speakers. In addition, representatives of the sponsoring institutes will be on hand to tell you about some of their exciting upcoming plans for their mathematics programs. Come and check out the opportunities for you to participate in research activities at these 16 institutes located throughout North America.

Please be our guest!

The speakers during a program at the Open House about the mathematics of information are:
Robert M. Bell, Statistics Research Department at AT&T Labs-Research, will give a talk on "Can We Connect the Dots and Protect Privacy?"
Sastry Pantula, Director, NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences
Fred Roberts, Director of DIMACS, will speak on "Mathematical Challenges for Sustainability."

Note: The Open House reception precedes the AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture by George Papanicolaou at 8:30 p.m.

When:	Thursday, January 6, 2011, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where:	The New Orleans Marriott, Mardi Gras Rooms E-H on the 3rd floor, located at 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130; 1-888-364-1200. For directions, please see http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/msyla-new-orleans-marriott/
Co-Sponsors:	The American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) Banff International Research Station (BIRS) The Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) The Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (CRM) The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) The Institute for Computing in Science (ICiS) The Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) The Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) MITACS The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI)