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Plenary Sessions

The plenary sessions will be held mornings in 314 Altgeld Hall except for Jean Bourgain's lecture which is given Tuesday at 8 pm in the same room. Plenary talks will be 50 minutes, plus 10 minute for discussion and break. There will be a 30 minute coffee break between the first and second plenary talks of the day.

Invited Talks Sessions

Invited half-hour talks will be given in the afternoons, beginning at 2 pm, in four parallel sessions in Everitt Hall. There is a 10 minute break between talks, and a 30 minute coffee break at 3:50 pm, after the third talk. The sessions are grouped by subject roughly as follows:

Session A (151 Everitt): analytic and elementary number Theory.
Session B (269 Everitt): algebraic number theory
Session C (165 Everitt): combinatorial number theory, partitions, modular forms, and q-series
Session D (161 Everitt): diophantine equations, transcendental number theory, and miscellaneous

Contributed Talks Sessions

Contributed talks have been scheduled in the second afternoon sessions of Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The talks will be given in five parallel sessions, with four sessions in Everitt Hall, and one session in Altgeld Hall. (Altgeld Hall is across the street from Everitt Hall, so it should be easy to switch between sessions.) Contributed talks are scheduled in 20 minute blocks, 15 minutes the talk itself and a 5 minute break between talks. do not exceed the 15 minute time limit. We have tried to group contributed talks by subject and keep the sessions homogeneous, though this was not always possible.

Satellite Meeings

Workshop on the Interface of Probability and Number Theory: Friday, May 19, 9 am - 5:30 pm, and Saturday, May 20, 9 am - 5 pm, 245 Altgeld Hall
Transcendence and Diophantine Problem Workshop: Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, 245 Altgeld Hall

Registration

Conference registration will be in the lobby (hallway) on the Main Floor of Altgeld Hall, Saturday, May 20, 3 pm - 5 pm, and Sunday, May 21, 8 am - 1 pm.

Social Events

Reception: Saturday, May 20, 8 - 10 pm, Levis Faculty Center. The reception is free to all participants of the Millennial Conference and and the Satellite Workshops.
Historical Talks and Reminiscences: Sunday, May 21, 8 - 9:30 pm, 314 Altgeld.
- Robert Rankin, "G.H. Hardy as I knew him" (talk delivered by Bruce Berndt)
- Marvin Knopp, "Paul Bateman and the art of the PhD dissertation"
- Paul Bateman, "Reminiscences on mathematics and mathematicians"
Muscial and Theatrical Performances: Monday, May 22, 8 - 9:30 pm, Levis Faculty Center (program details will be available at registration)
Wednesday afternoon activities: Wednesday afternoon will be free of talks. Participants have the option to participate in an excursion to Allerton Park, a scenic park located about 25 miles from Champaign-Urbana. Buses will leave at 1:45 pm in front of Altgeld Hall, and return at around 6:30 pm. The trip is free of charge and no sign-up is required. Other options on Wednesday include working out at a local climbing gym that has been reserved for exclusive use by conference participants on Wednesday afternoon. There is a nominal fee to cover equipment rental; for more information contact Mike Bennett.
Conference Banquet: Thursday, May 25, 6:30 - 9 pm, Illini Union Ballroom
Party: Nancy and Harold Diamond will host a post-conference party on Friday, May 26, 8 - 11 pm, in Room 321 Altgeld Hall.