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December 29, 2003


Registration

General

Please register at the meeting. The Registration Desk will be located in Hall D of the Phoenix Civic Plaza and is open Tuesday, 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Wednesday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, and Saturday, 7:30 am to 2:00 pm.

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Cancellation Policy

Those who cancel their advance registration for the meetings, MAA Minicourses, or Short Courses by January 2 (the deadline for refunds for banquet tickets is December 30) will receive a 50% refund of fees paid. No refunds will be issued after this date.

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Deadlines

There are four separate advance registration deadlines, each with its own advantages and benefits:

Employment Center October 24 Applicant and employer forms must be received by October 24 in order to be reproduced in the Winter Lists for the Employment Center.
EARLY October 31

Those who register by the early deadline of October 31will be included in a random drawing to select winners of complimentary hotel rooms in Phoenix. Multiple occupancy is permissible. The location of rooms to be used in this lottery will be based on the number of complimentary rooms available in the various hotels. Therefore, the free room may not necessarily be in the winner's first-choice hotel. The winners will be notified by mail prior to December 19. So register early!

ORDINARY November 7 Those who register by the ordinary deadline of November 7 may elect to receive your badge and program by mail in advance of the meetings.
ORDINARY November 7 Those who register after October 31and by the ordinary deadline of November 7 may use the housing services offered by the MMSB but are not eligible for the room lottery.
FINAL December 12 Those who register after November 7 and by the final deadline of December 12 must pick up their badges, programs, and any tickets for social events at the meetings. Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide final advance registrants with housing after November 7. Please note that the December 12 deadline is firm; any forms received after that date will be returned and full refunds issued. Please come to the registration desk in Hall D in the Phoenix Civic Plaza to register on site.

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Registration Fees

Category

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December 12

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Member
  (of AMS, ASL, CMS, MAA, or SIAM)
$193 $251
Nonmember $299 $389
Temporarily Employed $153 $176
Temporarily Employed: Any person currently employed but who will become unemployed by June 1, 2004, and who is actively seeking employment.
Emeritus Member
  AMS or MAA
$38 $48
Emeritus: Persons who qualify for emeritus membership in either the Society or the Association. The emeritus status refers to any person who has been a member of the AMS or MAA for twenty years or more and who retired because of age or long-term disability from his or her latest position.
Graduate Student $38 $48

Graduate Student: Those currently working toward a degree or diploma. Students are asked to determine whether their status can be described as graduate (working toward a degree beyond the bachelor's), undergraduate (working toward a bachelor's degree), or high school (working toward a high school diploma).

Unemployed $38 $48
Unemployed: Any person currently unemployed, actively seeking employment, and not a student. It is not intended to include any person who has voluntarily resigned or retired from his or her latest position
Librarian $38 $48
Librarian: Any librarian who is not a professional mathematician.
High School Teacher $38 $48
Developing Countries Special Rate $38 $48
Developing Countries: Any person employed in developing countries where salary levels are radically noncommensurate with those in the U.S.
Undergraduate Student $20 $26
High School Student $2 $5
One-Day Member (onsite only)
  (of AMS, ASL, CMS, MAA, or SIAM)
N/A $138
One-Day Nonmember (onsite only) N/A $214
Nonmathematician Guest $10 $10
Guest: Any family member or friend who is not a mathematician and who is accompanied by a participant of the meetings. These official guests will receive a badge and may attend all sessions and the exhibits.
AMS Short Course: Trends in Optimization

Category

Register by
December 12

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AMS Short Course - member of AMS or MAA $80 $100
AMS Short Course - nonmember $110 $130
AMS Short Course - student, unemployed, emeritus $35 $50
MAA Short Course: The History of Mathematical Technologies: Exploring the Material Culture of Mathematics

Category

Register by
December 12

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MAA Short Course - member of MAA or AMS $125 $140
MAA Short Course - nonmember $175 $190
MAA Short Course - student, unemployed, emeritus $50 $60
Employment Center

Category

Register by
December 12

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Employment Center-1st Table (computer or self-scheduled) $220 $300
Employment Center-2nd Table (computer or self-scheduled) $65 $100
Employment Center-Posting Job Description Only $50 N/A
Employment Center-Applicant (all services) $40 $75
Employment Center-Applicant (winter list & message center only) $20 $20

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Minicourses

Minicourses (all fees apply before and during the meeting)

Minicourses 1-6 (Computer minis): $90 (limit 30)
Minicourse 7: $70 (limit 30)

Minicourses 8-16: $60 (limit 60)

Minicourse #1: Designing and Evaluating Assessments for Introductory Statistics
Minicourse #2: Hands-on Discrete Math with Technology
Minicourse #3: Computation and Discovery in the Number Theory Classroom
Minicourse #4: Java Applets in Teaching Mathematics
Minicourse #5: Visual Linear Algebra
Minicourse #6: Using Interactive Labs to Explore Abstract Algebra Topics
Minicourse #7: Origami in Undergraduate Mathematics Courses
Minicourse #8: Some Mathematics of Leonhard Euler
Minicourse #9: PMET--Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers:
Grades 7-12

Minicourse #10: Teaching Linear Algebra with Applications
Minicourse #11: Developing your Department's Assessment Plan
Minicourse #12: Incorporating Discrete Mathematics in the Preparation of K-12 Mathematics Teachers
Minicourse #13: The Fibonacci and Catalan Numbers
Minicourse #14: Introduction to Mathematical Card Tricks
Minicourse #15: Fair Enough? Mathematics of Equity
Minicourse #16: Getting Students Involved in Undergraduate Research


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Housing


Note: All hotels listed are sold out. Please try one of the hotels listed on the right for rooms.

Phoenix Airport Marriott - 602-273-7373
Phoenix Airport Courtyard - 480-966-4300
Sheraton Phoenix Airport - 480-293-9079
Residence Inn - 602-273-9220
Hilton Phoenix Airport - 480-894-1600
Phoenix Airport Hilton Garden Inn - 602-470-0500

Looking for a roommate? Please check the bulletin board at http://b3.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?user=webgoddess1.

Shuttle service is provided for some hotels. new! Click here for schedule.

Participants should be aware that the AMS and MAA contract only with facilities who are working toward being in compliance with the public accommodations requirements of the ADA.

Participants requiring hotel reservations should read the instructions on the following hotel pages. Participants who did not reserve a room during advance registration and would like to obtain a room at one of the hotels listed on the following pages should call the hotels directly after December 15. However, after that date the MMSB can no longer guarantee availability of rooms or special convention rates. Participants should be aware that most hotels are starting to charge a penalty fee to guests for departure changes made before or after guests have checked into their rooms. These hotels are indicated on the hotel page at http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2078_hotelpage.html. Participants should also inquire about this at check-in and make their final plans accordingly.

Participants should also be aware that it is general hotel practice in most cities to hold a nonguaranteed reservation until 6:00 p.m. only. When one guarantees a reservation by paying a deposit or submitting a credit card number as a guarantee in advance, however, the hotel usually will honor this reservation up until checkout time the following day. If the individual holding the reservation has not checked in by that time, the room is then released for sale, and the hotel retains the deposit or applies one night's room charge to the credit card number submitted.

If you hold a guaranteed reservation at a hotel but are informed upon arrival that there is no room for you, there are certain things you can request the hotel do. First, they should provide for a room at another hotel in town for that evening at no charge. (You already paid for the first night when you made your deposit.) They should pay for taxi fares to the other hotel that evening and back to the meetings the following morning. They should also pay for one telephone toll call so that you can let people know you are not at the hotel you expected. They should make every effort to find a room for you in their hotel the following day and, if successful, pay your taxi fares to and from the second hotel so that you can pick up your baggage and bring it to the first hotel. Not all hotels in all cities follow this practice, so your request for these services may bring mixed results or none at all.

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