Eastern Illinois Integrated Conference in Geometry, Dynamics, and Topology

April 15 through 17, 2016
Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
Eastern Illinois University

Building on our long tradition, Eastern Illinois University will host a conference in geometry, dynamics, and topology on April 15 through the 17, 2016.

The organizers are Charles Delman, Gregory Galperin, Grant Lakeland, Andrew Parrish, and Kamlesh Parwani.

Confirmed Speakers

Special Lectures by:
Chris Leininger (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Anton Lukyanenko (University of Michigan)
Jeffrey Meier (Indiana University)
Priyam Patel (Purdue University)
Rachel Roberts (Washington University in St. Louis)
Peter Shalen (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Lectures and Presentations by:
Brian Bourne (Eastern Illinois University)
Christopher Bouska (Kansas State University)
Milana Golich (Purdue University)
Kwok Hao (Washington University in St. Louis)
Nicholas Miller (Purdue University)
Mark Pengitore (Purdue University)
Witsarut Pho-on (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Grace Work (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

List of Participants

Schedule (PDF)

Abstracts (PDF)

Accommodations

• Area Hotels
  1. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Mattoon (1-800-315-2621) is located roughly 9 miles from campus. A block of rooms has been reserved; to secure one of these rooms, please reference "EIU Math Conference" when booking.
  2. Hampton Inn (217-234-4267)
  3. Quality Inn & Suites (217-235-0222)
  4. Comfort Suites (217-619-0480)
  5. Baymont Inn & Suites (1-800-337-0550)
  
  
• Campus Housing
  For students (both graduate and undergraduate), there is a block of 16 double-occupancy rooms reserved in Lawson Hall on campus. These rooms will be provided to students free of charge. If you are interested in staying in Lawson, please email the conference organizers at gdt@eiu.edu. Please make sure to mention any roommate preference or special requirements. These rooms come with linens and bedding.

Travel

Visit the EIU Visitor's Page for directions to campus, maps, and information on parking.

Acknowledgements

The organizers gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the National Science Foundation.