Please mark your calendars for the next PPRUMC.  This one-day conference will feature talks by students, a keynote speaker, and a panel discussion on careers and graduate school.  There are no registration fees, lunch will be provided, and some financial reimbursement for travel expenses will be available.

All undergraduate students are invited to give a brief talk about their research, independent study projects, or other mathematics-related topic.  Each talk should be 20 minutes; we will leave 5 minutes between talks for questions and changeovers.  All students and aficionados of mathematics are invited to attend, whether or not you are giving a talk.


Registration

Although the conference is free, we ask that all attendees register by February 11, 2012 so that we can plan for meals, etc. 
Register for the conference by clicking here.  If you are a student planning to give a talk, you will be prompted to enter a title and abstract on the registration page.

Schedule

8:30 - 9:00       Registration (Olin Fishbowl)
9:00 - 10:00     Welcome and Keynote Address (Olin 1)
10:15 - 11:30   Student Talks

	Olin 1	Tutt Science 122
10: 15	Jianlei Chen: Using the Genetic Algorithm to Lower the Condition Number for an Ill-conditioned Matrix	Tyler Bongers: Optimal Transfer Orbits in 3-Dimensional Systems
10:40	Maria Geron: Feedback Loops in Transition Probability Matrices	Rebecca Mitchell: The Restricted 3-Body Problem: Reducing Energy Expenditure of Space Missions
11:05	Elise Hellwig: Metapopulation Modeling and Analysis with Demographic Stochasticity	Evan Ranken: Differential Geometry, General Relativity, and the Big Bang

11:30 - 12:30   Lunch (Olin Fishbowl)
12:30 - 1:30     Panel Discussion on Graduate Schools and Careers (Olin 1)
1:45 - 3:50       Student Talks

	Olin 1	Tutt Science 122
1:45	Emily Hill: Sudoku Hypercubes: Construction and Bounds	Zachary Ahlers: An Improbable Fish Tale: Assumptions in Statistical Modeling
2:10	Jennifer Johnson: Generating Cwatsets from Multiple Graphs	Jacob Herlin: Exploring Phylogenetic Relationships in Drosophila Using Ciliate Operations
2:35	Daisy Matthews: Where Algebra Meets Geometry!	James Keisel: The BCS Debate
3:00	Rebecca Thompson: Omega Graphs: Radio Labeling	Megan Lopp: Structural Model Analysis of Farm Gates
3:25	AJ Wallerstein: Interesting Properties of Integer Sequences using a Multiplicative Metric	Tyler Wendell: The Easy Strategy for the Lights Out! Game

4:00                  Snacks (Olin Fishbowl)


In order to allow attendees to get to know each other, we will host a game night / mixer on Friday evening from 6 - 8 pm.  Please come to the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, located in Tutt Science, for a fun evening of games, conversation, and pizza!


Locations

We will be using lecture halls in Tutt Science and Olin Hall, both of which are on Nevada Avenue (buildings 15 and 13 on this map).  The welcome and keynote address will be in Olin 1, a lecture hall located in the "Fishbowl" annex on the southwest corner of Olin.  Registration will occur on the second floor of the Fishbowl - look for a large, glassed in area.  Please go there first, and pick up your conference materials before 9:00 am. 

Parking on the CC campus is free on weekends - no permit is required.  The most convenient lots are E-1 (accessed from Nevada Ave.) and C-1 (accessed from Uintah or Cascade). 

We will serve box lunches in the Olin Fishbowl; a choice of sandwiches (including vegetarian) will be available.

Travel and Housing

The conference has limited funding available to reimburse participants for travel (mileage) and housing.  Requests for reimbursement (including hotel receipts) will be collected at the conference.  The amount that we can reimburse will depend on the number of requests we receive; priority will be given to student presenters.  Since we cannot guarantee full travel funding, we urge participants to seek funding from their home institutions. 

Attendees from out of town are responsible for making their own hotel arrangements.  Possible options include:
Econo Lodge - two blocks from campus and economical.  Gets mixed reviews.
Antlers Hilton - a nice hotel downtown, 1.5 miles from campus.  A local landmark, on the pricey side.
Clarion Hotel - a good mid-range option, near downtown.  Five minute drive to campus.



For more information, please contact Dr. David Brown, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, Colorado College.