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.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

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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.

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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!)