For a complete and updated program for the Baylor-AMS regional meeting, please click here.


Meeting Location

Baylor University will host the meeting of the Central Section of the American Mathematical Society, Friday, October 16 to Sunday October 18, 2009. All lectures and special sessions will be held at the Baylor Sciences Building. The Baylor Sciences Building (BSB) is a 'state-of-the-art' 508,000 square foot building (completed in 2004) and an ideal location for an AMS regional meeting. Click on the link BSB if you wish to see a gallery of pictures of this building. Updated Information For a layout of the building showing where each special session and plenary talk is located, click Baylor/AMS Session Map.

A campus map will appear on the back of your registration folder. This map is also available by clicking here. The actual map is on the second page of the pdf document that will open up; it is best to 'zoom in' to properly see the map. On this campus map, the BSB is the 'three-fingered' building near the corner of University Parks and Bagby Avenue; it is labeled #78 on the map. Other points of interest on the map are the Sid Richardson Building (home of the Department of Mathematics) as #58, Starbucks/Chili's Too is #69, the Baylor Bookstore is #20, Penland Cafeteria is #41, the Mayborn Museum is #92, the Armstrong-Browning Museum is #15, and the Baylor Bear Habitat is #23. Please note that these numbers appear only on the campus map - the actual buildings themselves do not have these numbers.

Information about Waco attractions can be found at the following links: Waco Attractions 1, Waco Attractions 2, and Waco Attractions 3. Campus attractions include the Armstrong Browning Museum and the Mayborn Museum.


Registration and Meeting Information

The registration desk will be located in the atrium of the Baylor Sciences Building. The hours are:

Friday, October 16: 12:00 noon – 4:30 pm
Saturday: October 17: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
No registration or book exhibit on Sunday, October 18.

The registration fees are $40 for AMS and CMS members, $60 for nonmembers, $5 for students, unemployed mathematicians, and emeritus members. Fees are payable by cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express.


Proposed Schedule: The general structure of the meeting, including plenary lectures, is given below; all lectures will be held in the Baylor Sciences Building (BSB).

Schedule Change: Special Session SS 2A (Sheng et al) will now meet in BSB B114; Special Session SS 4A (Fouli et al) will now meet in BSB E231.

Friday, October 16:
2:00 - 5:30pm: Special Sessions
5:40 - 6:30pm: Invited Address: David Ben-Zvi (University of Texas at Austin), Representation theory and gauge theory (BSB B110)

Saturday, October 17:
8:30 - 11:30am: Special Sessions
11:40 - 12:30pm: Invited Address: Alexander A. Kiselev (University of Wisconsin), Surface quasi-geostrophic equation: a review (BSB B110)
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2:00 - 2:50pm: Invited Address: Michael Reed (Duke University), Mathematics, cell metabolism, and public health (BSB B110)
3:00 - 5:00pm: Special Sessions
5:10 - 6:00pm: Invited Address: Igor Rodnianski (Princeton University), Mathematics of general relativity (BSB B110)
6:30 - 8:00pm: Reception (Hilton Hotel)

Sunday, October 18:
9:00 - 12:30pm: Special Sessions

Rooms for Special Sessions: All lectures will be held in the Baylor Sciences Building (BSB). Further information regarding the times for talks in each of the Special Sessions will be available soon.


AMS Book Exhibit and Coffee

The AMS book exhibit and coffee will be located on the second floor (east side) of the Baylor Sciences Building directly above the registration desk. Review the latest titles from the AMS, enjoy up to 25% off all AMS publications, or take home an AMS T-shirt. Complimentary coffee will be served courtesy of AMS Membership Services.


Recommended Hotels

Participants should make their own arrangements directly with the hotel of their choice. The AMS is not responsible for rate changes or for the quality of the accommodations. It is recommended that reservations be made at the earliest possible date.

Other hotels are available near the campus. When registering for the meeting with the recommended hotels, be sure to mention you are with the Baylor AMS group to obtain the discount.

All of the hotels listed below are all about 1 mile from the Baylor Sciences Building. It is an easy, and safe, walk from the Judge Baylor House to the BSB. It is certainly possible to walk from the other hotels to the BSB but we recommend that participants travel to campus from these hotels by car, bus, or hotel shuttle (if available).

• Hilton - (254) 754-8484
  113 South University Parks Drive
  Free airport shuttle and to Baylor, $119.00 per night and breakfast $8.95, recently renovated, 50 rooms.
• Courtyard by Marriott – (254) 752-8686
  101 Washington Avenue
  Free airport shuttle and to Baylor, $104.00 per night and breakfast $8.95, 60 rooms.
• Residence Inn by Marriott – (254) 714-1386
  501 South University Parks Drive
  Free airport shuttle and to Baylor, $99.99 per day includes breakfast, 20 rooms.
• Comfort Suites - (254) 537-0413
  2700 LaSalle Avenue
  $95 per day includes breakfast buffet.
• Judge Baylor House Bed and Breakfast – (254) 756-0273
  908 Speight Street
  Free airport shuttle and to Baylor, $82.00 per night and this includes breakfast 5 rooms.
• Clarion – (254) 757-2000
  801 South 4th Street
  Free airport shuttle, large atrium inside rooms, $89.00 per night breakfast included, rooms as available.

Travel

By Air: Waco is served by the Waco Regional Airport. Flights are offered by American Eagle (1-800-433-7300) and the Continental Connection (1-800-523-3273). Also, see www.waco-texas.com/airport/airport.htm. Participants from outside Central Texas will likely first fly into Dallas or Houston before connecting to Waco. Instead of getting a connecting flight from these cities, you may want to rent a car in Dallas (100 mile drive to Waco) or Houston (about 180 miles to Waco). It is also possible to fly into Austin, rent a car there and drive 100 miles to Waco; however, at the present time, there are no connecting flights from Austin to Waco. Similarly, one can fly into Killeen (about 45 miles away), rent a car and drive to Waco; there are no connecting flights from Killeen to Waco. Airport car rentals should be reserved well in advance; the link to renting a car from the Waco airport is www.waco-texas.com/airport/carrentals.htm. We remind you that Avis is the official car rental agency of this regional AMS meeting. Weekend daily rates are available from noon Thursday to Monday at 11:59 pm. Rates do not include any state or local surcharges, tax, optional coverages, or gas refueling charges. Renters must meet Avis' age, driver, and credit requirements. For the best available rate and to make a reservation please call Avis at 800-331-1600 or go online at http://www.avis.com. Please use the AMS meeting Avis Discount Number J098887. Taxi service is available through Yellow Cab (254-756-1861).

By Car: The Baylor campus is easily accessed from I-35. To get to the Baylor Sciences Building, exit 335B, University Parks Drive and go east (away from downtown and towards the Ferrell Center). Turn right on Bagby and right on Speight. Your first right turn thereafter will be into a parking lot for the Baylor Science Building.


Parking

Since Baylor will be on fall break during the meeting, there will be ample free parking near the Baylor Science Building. Please refer to the campus map to see where the various parking lots and parking garages are on campus.


Computer Access

Participants will have access to computers located in the atrium of the Baylor Sciences Building. You can also use your personal computer to get wireless access in the BSB. To get this access, you will receive a password during registration. From the local site guest.baylor.edu, choose the option 'AMS Meeting' from the event dropdown menu. You will also be asked to change your password after you login. After doing this, your new password will work for the rest of meeting. In addition, the recommended hotels for this meeting all will have internet capability for your laptop.


Reception

All participants are invited to a (free) reception at the Hilton (one of the recommended conference hotels) located at 113 South University Parks Drive on Saturday evening October 17, 2009 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. There will be some light snacks and beverages provided; there will also be a cash bar at the reception.


List of Restaurants

For a list of restaurants that are of varying distances to Baylor University, please see the restaurant guide. More detailed descriptions of the restaurants downtown you can find at the Heritage Square website.


Baylor Museums

During the meeting, free admission to the Mayborn Museum will be given to participants of our meeting by showing their registration badge. On Friday and Saturday, the Mayborn Museum is open from 10am - 5pm; on Sunday, the Museum's hours are 1pm - 5pm. Admission into the Armstrong Browning museum, home of the world's largest collection of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning materials, is free. The Armstrong Browning Museum is open daily during the week from 9am - 5pm and on Saturdays from 9am - noon; they are closed on Sundays.


Weather

The weather in Waco in October is usually warm-hot during the day and cool-warm in the evenings. The average low for October 16-18 is 56 while the average high is about 79. Participants should consult weather information on the web prior to the meeting. For example, at www.weather.com.


Houses of Worship

Please refer to the link www.usachurch.com/texas/waco/churches.htm for information about churches.


Local Contacts

For questions concerning the meeting, please contact Lance_Littlejohn@baylor.edu or Robert_Piziak@baylor.edu.