JMM News

Contents of Today's Issue

   
     Items marked by this icon pin itindicate new information from previous issues.
  1. Program Changes/Additions/Cancellations
  2. Key Locations
  3. Miscellaneous Information
  4. Informal Gatherings & Receptions
  5. Exhibitor Events
  6. Announcements
  7. Personal Scheduler: Directions on how to create your personal schedule are here.
  8. Committee Meetings Schedule: See the list with links to members here.
  9. Directory of Participants: See the most updated list of participants at a) Alphabetical List, b) List by Mathematics Subject Code, and c) List by Affiliation.

Program Changes/Additions/Cancellations

View the most recent program changes.

     
                                          

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Key Locations

Book Sales and Exhibits: Hall F, Level  100, Baltimore Convention Center; Wednesday, 12:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–noon.

Email Access: By the escalators near the JMM Registration Desk, Level 300, Baltimore Convention Center. Open during various time frames, starting at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Employment Center: Hall F, Level 100 Baltimore Convention Center.

Joint Meetings Registration, MAA Minicourse Registration, Audiovisual Services, Banquet Ticket Sales, Transparency Sales, Abstracts: Near Room 336, Level 300 Baltimore Convention Center.

Networking Center and Message Board: Swing Hall, Level 100, Baltimore Convention Center.

Restaurants/Concierge Help:  There is restaurant/concierge desk staffed by the Baltimore Convention & Visitors Bureau in the lobby opposite Room 327 on the 300 Level of the Baltimore Convention Center, open Wednesday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Participants will be able to get restaurant recommendations/reservations, tours, maps, event tickets, and general information about Baltimore.

Student Hospitality/Information Center: Swing Hall, Level 100, Baltimore Convention Center.

Wireless (free!): Look for JMM2014 (no password needed) in the JMM Networking Center, Swing Hall, Level 100, BCC, sponsored by the JMM exhibitors.  The convention center also offers free wireless in all of its common areas; look for the All Free BCC Hot Spot (no password needed). This free service is provided at 256K bandwidth and is suited for checking email and internet browsing, but does not support VPN (Virtual Private Networks) or video streaming.  It is not uncommon for the Wi-Fi technologies included in many mobile devices to present compatibility issues with 802.11b and 802.11g Wi-Fi protocols. There are a number of additional factors which may also produce variances in service quality. Slower than expected performance may be experienced as a direct result of both the signal strength in the specific user location, as well as the number of other user sessions during that same time frame.

See your program page 216 for free wireless availability in the hotels.

                     

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Informal Gatherings and Receptions

Annual Reception for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Mathematicians, Friday, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Central Station Pub, 1001 N. Charles St. (at the intersection with Eager St.).  The pub is approximately one mile north of the Convention Center. You may walk there, or catch the #3, 61, or 64 bus straight up Charles St.  Please note there is also an on-site GLBT reception on Thursday; please check page 207 in your JMM program for details.

BYU Mathematics Alumni Mix and Mingle, Thursday, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. All Brigham Young University Alumni are invited—come reconnect and get a treat! Stadium Ballroom 2, Second Floor, Marriott

Calling Current, Former, and Future AP Calculus Readers: Please come to the Pratt Street Ale House on Thursday from 5:30 p.m to 7:00 p.m. for a Dutch treat gathering (200 West Pratt St., directly across from the Baltimore Convention Center).

PROMYS and Ross Gathering for Alumni and Friends, Friday, 6:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. There will be a cash bar, old friends, new friends, and excellent conversation.  Armistead Room, Second Floor, Hilton

Miscellaneous Information

pin itRegistration: There are 6,478 registered participants to date.

Contacts: The number for the JMM telephone message center is (410) 649-6042.  The Employment Center is (410) 649-6070. 

Exhibitor Events

pin itCambridge University Press:Visit our booth today for special "Last Day" discounts on our remaining displayed books between 9:00 a.m. and noon. We'll also be drawing one more winner in our daily raffle so come submit your entry for a chance to win a free book.

Visit the Springer booths and get acquainted with a large selection of top-notch titles by award winning authors. Sit in on one of our presentations to receive a free gift and enter our drawing to win a special prize.  Follow us on Twitter—@SpringerMath—to stay up-to-date with our activities at the booth. (The JMM regrets including incorrect information about this sponsor on the inside front cover of the program and apologizes for the error.)

Need to Renew Your MAA Membership? Renew at the JMM and enter to win a US$50 Amazon Gift Card. Visit the MAA pavilion in the Exhibit Hall.

Meet the Editors: Looking to find out more on how to get your manuscript accepted with Editors of the Mathematical Association of America? Visit the MAA Pavilion in the Exhibit Hall on Friday, January 17 at 11:30 a.m. to find out what it takes to get published in one of MAA's distinguished journals or magazine.

Maplesoft Reception and Workshop: Mastering Maple 17 – Maple Training Session for Educators. A catered reception will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 6:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m., Peale BC, Hilton Baltimore. A training workshop will follow from 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. It will be presented by Louise Krmpotic, Director, Business Development, Maplesoft. RSVP at booth 600. Space is limited.

American Mathematical Society: Meet and greet with 2014 Steele Prize winners and AMS authors, Phillip Griffiths and Dmitri Burago. Light refreshments (make-your-own trail mix!) will be provided on Friday, 11:00 a.m. to noon.

American Mathematical Society: Enjoy a book signing with AMS author Reuben Hersh, and enter the raffle to win a copy of Hersh's new book, Experiencing Mathematics: What do we do, when we do mathematics? Winners will be announced at 1:30 p.m. You MUST be present to win. Light refreshments (beer, fruit, and cheese) will be provided on Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Sculpture Barn Raising, Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Led by George Hart and sponsored by SIGMAA-ARTS and BRIDGES: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science, participants are invited to help assemble an intricate mathematical sculpture designed by George Hart, who will explain the underlying geometrical ideas as we go along.  The design is an unusual arrangement of laser-cut wooden components lying in the planes of a pentagonal hexecontahedron. Participants may come and go throughout the afternoon in the JMM exhibit hall adjacent to the Art Exhibit (Booth 114). The sculpture will remain on display in the Exhibition Hall for the remainder of the conference.      

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Announcements

2014 Mathematical Art Exhibition Awards:

  • Best photograph, painting, or print: "Enigmatic Plan of Inclusion I & II", by Conan Chadbourne
  • Best textile, sculpture, or other medium: "Three-Fold Development", by Robert Fathauer
  • Honorable Mention: "Blue Torus", by Faye E. Goldman 

See these and all the works in the Mathematical Art Exhibition in space 114 of the Exhibition Hall. The Mathematical Art Exhibition Award "for aesthetically pleasing works that combine mathematics and art" was established in 2008 through an endowment provided to the American Mathematical Society by an anonymous donor who wishes to acknowledge those whose works demonstrate the beauty and elegance of mathematics expressed in a visual art form. The awards are US$400 for Best Photograph, Painting, or Print; US$400 for Best Textile, Sculpture, or Other Medium; and US$200 for Honorable Mention. The Mathematical Art Exhibition of juried works in various media is held at the annual Joint Mathematics Meetings of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and Mathematical Association of America (MAA). These and other works in the 2014 exhibition will be in an album on Mathematical Imagery at www.ams.org/mathimagery.

Please Note. There is an error on the JMM registration form.  The one-day nonmember registration fee is $268.

Complimentary Souvenir Bag. If you received your registration packet in the mail, be sure to pick up your complimentary meeting bag at the station near the Meetings Registration Desk during the hours the desk is open. You should turn in the ticket included on your badge printout to get your bag. Be sure to thank our sponsors, Taylor and Francis for these handy items.

Congratulations to our room lottery winners! The following participants won free room nights: Priscilla Bremser, Cora Brown, Ashleigh Craig, Thomas Dick, Larry and Carolyn Hill, Joan Hutchinson, Alexander Izzo, Eric Larson, Oscar Levin, Naama Lewis, Dennis Luciano, John Miller, Kenneth and Janis Millett, Sandra Ortiz, Jacob Porter, Suzanne Rapoport, Ebrahim Sarabi, Colin Starr, Keith Taylor, Walter Tholen, Erika Ward, and Cynthia Woodburn. Submit  your registration form by November 3, 2014 for the San Antonio meetings and you could be a winner, too!

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