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Where
will the meeting be held and when?
The meeting will be held at the
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel and the
Omni Shoreham Hotel. The Marriott ia located at 2660 Woodley
Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008 and the Omni is located at
2500 Calvert Street, NW (at Connecticut Ave.),Washington,
DC 20008. The actual dates of the meeting are January 5—
8, 2009, Monday — Thursday.
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What
are the deadlines for this meeting?
Click here
to see the remaining deadlines for this meeting.
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I
have special needs and need assistance. What do I do?
Please contact the Logistics Coordinator at kjm@ams.org
or at meet@ams.org at
least three weeks before the meeting or by December
12, 2008 if you require assistance getting to or from
any of the sessions or events, or need special dietary or
physical accommodation at any of the events or sessions. JMM
staff is happy to accommodate any attendee who needs assistance
to the best of their ability to ensure that all attendees
are able to participate in the meeting.
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What
is the difference between a contributed paper (CP) session
and a Special Session (SS)?
AMS Contributed Paper sessions consist of ten-minute talks
contributed to the AMS program by the authors (speakers),
grouped by related subject classifications into sessions by
the AMS Associate Secretary responsible for the scientific
program.
MAA Contributed Paper
sessions consist of (usually) ten- or fifteen-minute talks
organized by mathematicians on specific topics. The selection
process is detailed below in "How do I submit an abstract
for talks in the MAA sessions?"
AMS Special Sessions consist
of talks (usually of twenty minutes' duration) organized by
mathematicians on specific topics. It may be that all available
places within a Special Session are taken by invitation; however,
contributions can sometimes be accommodated. These are known
as abstracts for consideration in Special Sessions and must
be submitted by July 22, 2008. Any contribution that
cannot be accommodated in a Special Session will be considered
for presentation in an AMS Contributed Paper session if the
author so indicates.
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How
do I submit an abstract for a talk in AMS sessions?
To submit an abstract for AMS, please go to http://www.ams.org/cgi-bin/abstracts/abstract.pl,
select the Washington, DC meeting and the number of authors,
then click on "New Abstract". Follow the instructions
and fill in the fields as required. Deadline for abstract
submission is September 16, 2008.
All potential speakers
should be aware that in order to be accepted for publication,
an abstract must have mathematical research content. It should
not contain libelous, defamatory or tasteless remarks, commercial
promotions, nor political or religious arguments. Papers may
not be presented if published in full before the date of the
Society meeting or if previously presented to any learned
society except the National Academy of Sciences or the Royal
Society of Canada.
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How do I
submit an abstract for a talk in MAA sessions?
To submit an abstract
for MAA, please go to http://www.ams.org/cgi-bin/abstracts/abstract.pl,
select the Washington, DC meeting and the number of authors,
then click on "New Abstract". Follow the instructions
and fill in the fields as required. Deadline for abstract
submission is September 16, 2008. .
All potential speakers
should be aware that in order to be accepted for publication,
an abstract must have mathematical research content. It should
not contain libelous, defamatory or tasteless remarks, commercial
promotions, nor political or religious arguments. Papers may
not be presented if published in full before the date of the
Society meeting or if previously presented to any learned
society except the National Academy of Sciences or the Royal
Society of Canada.
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How do I present
my talk?
Please see
http://www.ams.org/meetings/guideline-present.html for
guidelines.
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How do I organize
an AMS Special Session?
Please see
http://www.ams.org/meetings/specialsessionmanual.html.
The deadline for proposals was April 1, 2008.
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How do I find
out who organized a specific session?
Special sessions of each group will be listed in the program.
When they are listed, you will find links to the special sessions
of each group. The organizer(s) is listed in each session
listing. There is no separate listing of organizers.
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When will
the information about the scientific program be available?
Information to date about the scientific program can be found
here.This
information is updated on a regular basis. You can also view
the program list by organization here.
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Is videotaping
allowed at the meeting?
The videotaping of any Joint Mathematics Meetings sponsored
events, including but not limited to special sessions, contributed
paper sessions, workshops, mini-courses, short- courses and
colloquia, is strictly forbidden without the explicit written
permission of the Director of Meetings and Conferences for
the Joint Meetings.
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When will the
registration fees be published?
Registration information is posted at http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_reg.html.
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When will hotel
rates be published?
Hotel information is posted at http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_hotelpage.html.
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Who can
exhibit at the meeting?
The Joint Mathematics Meetings Exhibits are open to scientific
publishers, computer hardware companies, software manufacturers,
database services organizations, professional associations,
government agencies, health and lifestyle companies, scientific
games and learning aids companies, insurance companies, and
anyone with a business that is geared toward reaching key
educators and researchers in mathematics, engineering, computer
science, or statistics. If you are interested in exhibiting
and are not sure this is the market for you, send us email
at mmsb@ams.org for further
information.
Companies that wish to exhibit should
click here for a copy of the
"Exhibitor Invite" and here
for information on sponsorships. Please contact the MMSB at
mmsb@ams.org if there are
any questions. All companies signed to date (including sponsors)
are listed on http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_exhibits.html.
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When and
how can exhibitors reserve space for the exhibits?
Invitations to Exhibit were sent out the first week
of May. They included detailed information on booth fees,
advertising fees, and sponsor opportunities plus instructions
on how to reserve space. Potential exhibitors can STILL
RESERVE space for this meeting. See http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_exhibits.html
for more details.
Please contact the MMSB at mmsb@ams.org
if there are any questions. All companies signed to date (including
sponsors) are listed on http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_exhibits.html.
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How can I
be a sponsor for the meeting?
Any company that provides a service or product to the mathematical
community and wants to be in the spotlight at the Joint Mathematics
Meetings can be a sponsor. Remaining sponsor opportunities
are listed here.
If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact the Exhibits
Coordinator at cpd@ams.org or 401-455-4137.
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When
can I register?
You can register now. Instructions can be found on
http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_reg.html.
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Will registration
packets be mailed before the meeting?
Participants registering by November 14 may receive
their badges, programs, and tickets (where applicable) in
advance by mail approximately three weeks before the meetings.
Packets will be mailed out on December 12, 2008. See
http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_reg.html
for details.
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When can
I reserve a hotel room?
You can reserve a room now. See http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_hsg.html
for details.
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How do I
find out what student activities will be held at this meeting?
These activities are listed on http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_students.html.
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How can I
find a roommate?
The 2009 Roommate Search Board can
be found here.
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How do I fill
out the internet form if I am sharing a room with another
participant who will be registering?
1) One person requests the room, naming
the second person as the roommate.
2) The second person selects "No"
in answer to the question,
"I am reserving accommodations now. I will indicate my
requests below"
and then put "I am sharing a room
with so and so, who is requesting accommodations" in
the "GENERAL COMMENT" field.
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I did not ask
for a hotel room when I registered. Now, I want to reserve
a room. What should I do?
Send email to mmsb@ams.org giving your
preference for hotels, arrival/departure dates, guarantee
information, and any other special requests. The MMSB will
add it to your record and you will receive a new confirmation.
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How do I reserve
rooms for a group of students?
The best way to do is to register
yourself and reserve a group of rooms as early as possible,
hopefully in September. If you don't initially know the names
of the students, reserve the rooms in your own name. There
is no penalty for cancelling a room reservation if you do
it before the hotel's cancellation deadline. Later, when you
know the students' names, register them, and inform the MMSB
which students are occupying each room. Please remember that
the less expensive hotels and the student rooms fill up quickly.
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I am new to
the Joint Mathematics Meetings. How can I find out about social
and networking events?
Please see http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_newcomers.html,
http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_networking.html,
and http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2110_social.html
for details.
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What is the
Employment Center and when does it occur?
The Employment Center an interviewing program for (mostly)
PhD-level mathematicians seeking employment and for employers,
mainly academic, who wish to conduct brief interviews with
them. It is held each January at this meeting and is a three-day
program. It is most advantageous to register in advance. Brief
resumes and job descriptions are printed in two booklets,
which are mailed to employers and applicants respectively.
Please see a more detailed overview located at http://www.ams.org/emp-reg/#OVERVIEW.
Questions should be sent to emp-info@ams.org.
The dates of the Employment Center are 1/5 -1/8, 2009.
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How do I register
for the Employment Center and how much does it cost?
Information and Registration Forms will be available in early
August on http://www.ams.org/emp-reg/#OVERVIEW.
Registration fees are listed here
now.
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I had already registered for the
Annual Meeting, but now I want to register for the Employment
Center as an applicant (full service). What do I need to do?
Send email to mmsb@ams.org and then follow up with the employment
center to submit your applicant resume form.
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What is the
topic of the AMS Short Course, when will it occur, and how
much will it cost?
The topic of the AMS Short Course is
Quantum
Computation and Quantum Information.The
dates of this course are 1/3 -1/4, 2009. Registration
fees are listed here. More
information is posted here.
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What is the
topic of the MAA Short Course, when will it occur, and how
much will it cost?
The topic of the MAA Short Course is
Data Mining and
New Trends in Teaching Statistics.The
dates of this course are 1/3 -1/4, 2009. Registration
fees are listed here. More
information is posted here.
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What are the
topics of the MAA Minicourses, when will they occur, and how
much will they cost?
The topics and fees of the MAA Minicourses are posted
here. More information is
posted here.
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Is there a timetable
for this meeting?
Yes, it is posted here.
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Is there
any travel information?
Travel information is posted here.
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Where can I get
Visa information?
This information is posted here.
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What is a
cvv number?
The cvv number is the "Credit Verification Value"
number. For VISA, MasterCard and Discover, this number is
the last three digits of the string of numbers found on the
back of your credit card. For American Express, this number
is the four digits that are above and to the right of your
credit card number on the front of your card.
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What is the standard
audio-visual setup in the session rooms?
Standard equipment in all AMS Special Session, AMS Contributed
Paper, and MAA Contributed Paper rooms is one overhead projector,
one laptop projector with VGA cable (you must bring your own
laptop and any special adaptors) and screen. (Invited 50-minute
speakers are automatically provided with two overhead projectors,
and a laptop projector.) Blackboards are not available. Internet
access will not be provided because of the exorbitant access
fees charged by hotels and convention centers.
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Will daycare
be offered for this meeting?
Yes, daycare is offered at this meeting.
Click here for details.
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Is there a list
of restaurants in Washington (including downtown)?
Yes, you can find this information
here.
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Will
there be any special raffles at this meeting?
Currently, there are no plans to hold
raffles. (Many raffles take place in the exhibits, however.)
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How much is parking
at the convention center and the Marriott?
Parking at the Marriott is US $37/day for valet and US $32
for self. Parking at the Omni is US $28/day for valet and
US $23/day for self. Parking at the Hilton is US $23 for self
parking.
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How can I
give a suggestion for an Invited Address speaker? DEADLINE
HAS PASSED FOR SUNMISSIONS - The AMS and MAA welcome suggestions
for Invited Address speakers. Please send your suggestions
for AMS speakers to: AMS Secretary at secretary@ams.org.
Please send your suggestions for MAA speakers to: James Tattersall
at tat@providence.edu.
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My question
is not listed here. Where can I send email to ask a question
not listed here?
Send email to meet@ams.org.
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