Initially intended as small regional conferences for number theorists in the Midwest, these meetings have broadened their appeal, and are attracting participants from other parts of the U.S. and from Canada. We hope that this year's Illinois Number Theory Conference will continue this trend.
Conference topics: The Illinois Number Theory conferences are open to all areas of number theory, though traditionally there has been some bias towards the more elementary aspects of number theory and areas such as combinatorial, analytic, computational, and probabilistic number theory. Speakers should keep in mind that the majority of the audience will have these backgrounds. The algebraic side of number theory is covered by a similar series of meetings, the Midwest Algebraic Number Theory Days (which this year will be held at the University of Michigan).
Conference costs: One of our main goals in organizing these meetings has been to keep participant costs at a minimum, while still providing a high quality conference experience. Following a long-standing tradition, we are not charging a registration fee for attending the conference. In addition, the costs for accommodation and meals during the conference are very modest ($22 per night for single room dormitory accommodation), making this one of the most affordable conferences of its kind. We hope that this will enable more participants to attend the conference. In order to attract graduate students and younger researchers to the conference, we are prepared to pay all local expenses for those participants; see the section "Financial Support" below for details.
Dates and venue: Traditionally, the Illinois Number Theory conferences have been held in March or early April. This year, we have decided to move the conference date to later in the spring, the weekend of May 18/19, 2001. Since these dates falls between our spring and summer semesters, this has the advantage that the campus is uncrowded, and that lecture rooms and inexpensive dormitory accommodation are readily available. In addition, a date in mid May is less likely to conflict with teaching schedules at other institutions and thus should make it easier for participants to attend the conference.
The conference will begin in the morning of Friday, May 18, 2001, and will end the evening of Saturday, May 19. We expect that most participants will arrive on Thursday, May 17, and will depart on Sunday, May 20. All talks will be given in Altgeld Hall, an historic building located in the heart of the University of Illinois campus and the home of the Mathematics Department.
Satellite conference: Workshop on Problems at the Interface of Probability and Number Theory, Sunday, May 20. This half day workshop, will be begin Sunday morning and last until mid afternoon on Sunday. It will feature main talks by R. Arratia, J.-M. Deshouillers, W. Philipp, R.C. Vaughan, and A. Zaharescu. For a detailed schedule, and more information, click on the above link.
If you fall into one of the supported
categories and would like to apply for support, please indicate
so on the Registration Form below.
Special note:
At our previous conferences, most participants were accommodated at
the Quality Hotel (aka University Inn), which is conveniently located
on the University campus.
Unfortunately, this hotel will soon be converted to an apartment building
and is very likely not going to be available for hotel accommodation
during the conference. Even if you can secure a reservation at the
Quality Hotel, chances are that your reservation will be
switched to the Chancellor Inn, an off campus hotel operated by the
same company.
Travel by car:
If you are coming by car, the easiest way to get to campus is as
follows:
From I-74 in Urbana, take the Lincoln Ave. exit, proceed south for
about 1 1/2 miles to Green Street, then turn right (= west) on Green Street.
Hendrick House is located immediately to your right, at the northwest
corner of Green St. and Lincoln Ave. Three blocks further west on
Green Street, at the intersection with Wright St., on your left (i.e.,
the south side of Green Street) is the Illini Union, a large building
with a semi-circular driveway. Next to the Union, and
somewhat hidden by trees, is Altgeld Hall, an older building with a
bell tower. Altgeld Hall houses the Mathematics Department, and
all lectures will be given in this building.
Parking is available one block further along on Green St.,
on the surface lot at the northwest corner of 6th and Green Streets.
For maps and visitors' guides see the
Visitor Information section below.
Conference web page (this page):
http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~hildebr/nt2001/. We will post updates,
changes, and additional information, on this page, so please revisit
the page as
we get closer to the conference. A schedule of talks will be posted
about two weeks before the conference.
Conference mailing address:
Please use the following
address to mail in the Registration Form, and for other
snail mail correspondence:
Last modified Sat May 26 08:57:47 2001
ajh@uiuc.edu
Financial Support
We have funds to cover local expenses (3 nights single room
dormitory accommodation, a banquet ticket, and per diem rate to cover
meals) for participants in the following categories:
(i) graduate students and (ii)
recent PhD's without other means of support (such as NSF grants). (Here,
recent PhD's are defined as postdocs and untenured faculty.)
Because of funding restrictions, this support is restricted to U.S.
citizens. We may
be able to contribute towards travel expenses, but the funds we have
for this purpose are very limited, and we cannot make firm commitments
at this time. We ask that you try to obtain support for travel
expenses from other sources, such as your own institution.
Talks
A limited number of slots is available for 20 minute contributed
talks.
If you are interested in giving a contributed talk, please
provide a title and an abstract on the Registration Form.
In preparing your talk, please keep in mind that the
audience will have quite varied backgrounds.
The deadline for requesting a contributed talk is April 20, 2001.
Accommodation
We expect that most participants will take advantage of the dormitory
accommodation option. Those who prefer staying at a hotel should make
reservations early as hotel space on campus is very limited, and may
sell out quickly. (Finding hotel space off campus should not be a
problem, but since we cannot provide transportation from off campus
hotels, this is an option only if you have a car.)
Travel
Air travel:
Champaign's Willard Airport
is owned and operated by the University of Illinois. The airport is
served by American Airlines (from Chicago), TWA
(from St Louis), and Northwest Airlines (from Detroit).
It is located about 8 miles south of Champaign, near the village of
Savoy. A door-to-door shuttle service between the airport and
Champaign-Urbana is available;
the company operating the service has a
stand and a courtesy phone at the airport and usually has vans waiting
for every incoming flight. The cost is approximately $10 each way.
We expect to be able to meet most flights
and provide transportation to Hendrick House or local hotels, so you
will likely not need to use the commercial van service.
Conference Banquet
A banquet is planned for the evening of Friday, May 18. A vegetarian
option will be provided. Banquet tickets
are $20 each and must be reserved, and prepaid, by filling out the
appropriate section on the Registration Form,
by April 20.
Registration
To register, please print out and return the online
Registration Form. (Local (UIUC) participants
should use the
Registration Form for Local
Participants.)
In keeping with a long-standing tradition, we are not charging a
registration fee. We do ask, though, that those planning to attend the
conference formally register, using the Registration Form.
If you plan to take advantage of the dormitory room accommodation
(see below), or wish to reserve a banquet ticket,
you must return the Registration Form, along with payment,
by April 20.
Maps and Visitor Information
Of Related Interest
Additional information and contact addresses
Organizing Committee: Harold Diamond (diamond@math.uiuc.edu) and
A.J. Hildebrand (ajh@uiuc.edu). Please feel free to contact one of us
if you have questions.
Illinois Number Theory Conference
Department of Mathematics
University of Illinois
1409 West Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
USA