Weekend Algebra Meeting

Florida Atlantic University

November 7 - 9, 2003

About the Conference: This meeting is part of a series of conferences held yearly, and this year for the first time, the host is the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Florida Atlantic University. Previously, the meeting has taken place at the University of Lousiana at Lafayette (October 2002), at Loyola University in New Orleans (April 2002), at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattisburg (April 2001), etc.

Schedule and Abstracts: Here is a the schedule with a list of the abstracts. Please let us know if we have scheduled your talk for too early on Friday or too late on Sunday!

Registration: Participants can still register by filling out this Online Registration Form, send an e-mail to one of the organizers, or a fax to Weekend Algebra Meeting 2003, 561-297-2436. The deadline for giving a talk has passed.

Reception: FAU President Frank Brogan has invited the attendees of the Weekend Algebra Meeting to a Welcome Reception on Friday evening at the Baldwin House. For planning purposes we would appreciate if you could let us know, e.g. by filling in this online form , how many people in your party would like to come (there is no charge).

Accommodation: We recommend early booking as the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show will take place the week before our meeting. We have made block reservations until October 7 at the following two hotels:

The Holiday Inn - Highland Beach (on the Ocean). Rates: Standard $79, Poolview $89, Oceanfront $109; for reservations under 1-800-HOLIDAY or 1-866-790-2198 please mention our code "WAC" (Weekend Algebra Conference). Address: 2809 South Ocean Boulevard, Highland Beach, Florida 33487, Telephone 1-561-278-6241, Fax 1-561-278-7133.
Fairfield Inn - Boca Raton (almost walking distance from FAU). Rate: $69, please mention our code "FAU MATH". Address: 3400 Airport Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. For reservations call the Hotel directly at 1-561-417-8585, or send a Fax to 1-561-417-5355.

We will try to provide some kind of morning and evening transportation to the hotels. Nevertheless, car pools will be highly appreciated. For further accommodation options, a Google search for "Boca Raton Hotels" seems to be efficient.

Support: We are happy to acknowledge travel support for more than fifteen graduate students and young Ph.D.'s through the National Science Foundation. We have obtained further support by the Department of Mathematical Sciences in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and by Prentice Hall.

Frequently Asked Question: Where is Boca Raton? How do I get there ?

Organizers: Lee Klingler (klingler@fau.edu) and Markus Schmidmeier (markus@math.fau.edu)

Further Links: Group Picture ; WAM and ART ; White Paper

For your calendar: 2004 Southern Regional Weekend Algebra Conference at SELA, Hammond, LA, November 5 -- 7

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