PNW MAA section meeting, 2018

Seattle University hosted the Pacific Northwest section meeting of the Mathematical Association of America Friday April 20 - Saturday April 21, 2018.

CLICK HERE FOR THE PROGRAM & ABSTRACTS ----> PNW MAA Program (4/17)

Invited speakers:

Colin Adams, Williams College
Deanna Haunsperger, Carleton College
Kathryn Leonard, Occidental College

Minicourses:

Kathryn Leonard, Occidental College, Laying Foundations for Positive Group Collaboration
William Stein, UW Math, SAGE for teaching and research

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Friday April 20

Time	Event
8:00 am-2:30 pm	PNW NExT Casey Commons (Casey 500E) (By registration only for PNW NExT members)
2:45 pm-5:15 pm	Minicourses: Kathryn Leonard (PIGT 306) and William Stein (PIGT 307) (By registration only)
5:30 pm-7:30 pm	Student puzzle hunt, early packet pickup PIGT 103
8:00 pm-9:00 pm	Plenary talk: Sir Randolph Bacon III (a cousin-in-law of Colin Adams) Blown Away: what Knot to do when sailing Pigott Auditorium (PIGT 104)
9:00 pm-10:00 pm	Reception Pigott Atrium

Saturday April 21

Time	Event
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Registration Pigott Atrium
8:50 am - 10:00 am	Welcome and plenary talk: Deanna Haunsperger Halving your cake Pigott Auditorium (PIGT104)
10:30 am - 12:30 pm	Contributed talks, special sessions (classrooms in Bannan and Engineering)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch ENGR307 (provided to registered participants)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Plenary: Kathryn Leonard Getting your computer into shape: Toward automated understanding of the shape of objects in two and three dimensions Pigott Auditorium (PIGT104)
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Contributed talks, special sessions (classrooms in Bannan and Engineering)
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm	Reception Pigott Atrium
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm	MAA Section Awards presentation Plenary: Colin Adams (cousin-in-law to Sir Randolf Bacon III) Turning Knots into Flowers: Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Pigott Auditorium (PIGT104)

Sunday April 22

Time	Event
9:00 am - 1 pm	Undergraduate Mentoring workshop PIGT 103 (By registration only)

Information for out of region guests

Seattle University is located in central Seattle, near downtown and the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

MAA conference map showing conference venues & closest hotel

Please click here for a campus map.

The nearest hotel to Seattle University is across the street, the Silver Cloud on Broadway at 206-325-1400. (Tip: there is more than one Silver Cloud hotel, ensure you are booking at the Silver Cloud on Broadway!)