May 16-19, 2002
Wakulla Springs State Park and Lodge
Wakulla Springs, Florida

Hosted by
Focused Research Group on Computational Conformal Mapping and Scientific Visualization
De Witt Sumners, Monica Hurdal, Phil Bowers: Mathematics, Florida State U., Tallahassee
Ken Stephenson, Chuck Collins: Mathematics, U. of Tennessee, Knoxville
David Rottenberg, Neurology & Radiology, U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis
with funding support provided by NSF.

For more information, please contact the Conference Organizer, Monica Hurdal.

Abstracts for invited presentations: click here or on the link for the speaker's title in the above table.

In the mornings of the conference, there will be invited presentations. The afternoons will be breakout sessions for discussions and demonstrations. Some participants may be asked to lead a breakout session on a special topic. If you would like to lead a session on a particular topic, or have ideas for topics, please let the conference organizer, Monica Hurdal (mhurdal@math.fsu.edu). know. If conference participants would like to give a computer demonstration, they must bring your own laptop. Please keep in mind that there will be no internet connection available. Ideas for demonstrations include research results and software demonstrations. If you plan on giving a demonstration, please let the conference organizer, Monica Hurdal know by April 25. Particpants may submit a short title and description of what their demonstration will be about, but this is not necessary.

Invited Conference Attendees
David Banks, Florida State University
Phil Bowers, Florida State University
Jason Canterella, University of Georgia
Mathew Cathey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Erica Chisholm, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Chuck Collins, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Louis Collins, McGill University
Christos Davatzikos, Johns Hopkins University
Eric de Sturler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Chapman
Toby Driscoll, University of Delaware
Bill Floyd, Virginia Tech University
Steve Haker, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Nancy Honeycutt, Johns Hopkins University
Monica Hurdal, Florida State University
Steven Krantz, Washington University
Martin McKeown, Duke University
Anke Meyer-Baese, Florida State University
David Minda, University of Cincinatti
Giang-Nguyen Nguyen, Florida State University
Thomas Otto, Florida State University
Kelly Rehm, University of Minnesota
David Rottenberg, University of Minnesota
Kirt Schaper, University of Minnesota
Eric Schwartz, Boston University
Anuj Srivastava, Florida State University
Dimitre Stefanov, Florida State University
Josh Stern, University of Minnesota
Ken Stephenson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Steve Strother, University of Minnesota
John Sullivan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Chapman
De Witt Sumners, Florida State University
Paul Thompson, UCLA
Roger Vogeler, Florida State University
Dave Wilson, University of Florida
Bill Wood, Florida State University
Roger Woods, UCLA

Reimbursement
All invited conference participants will have transportation (up to $500), registration, food and lodging expenses reimbursed on the condition that participants attend the entire conference.

Conference Facilities
The conference will be held at Wakulla Springs State Park, which is the location of one of the world's largest and deepest fresh water springs and is a sanctuary for wildlife, including birds, turtles and alligators. Boat tours of the springs and the Wakulla River offer the opportunity for guests to see some of this wildlife. The water in the springs remains a constant 70 degrees year round and will be quite pleasant for swimming since the weather will be quite warm in Florida in May. Wakulla Springs is located approximately 15 miles south of Tallahassee.

Conference attendees will be staying within the park at Wakulla Springs Lodge. It is an elegant and charming hotel that was built in 1937 and offers a glimpse into Florida of the 1930's with its wrought iron, marble and hand-made ceramic tile finishings. We have the entire Lodge booked for this conference. More details and photos can be found here.

The conference will be held in the Edward Ball Board Room. The following equipment will be available for use: slide projector, overhead, VCR, TV, computer projector. There are no computer facilities or central internet access, so any computer demonstrations will need to presented on a personal laptop.

Transportation Arrangements
Conference participants are asked to make their own travel arrangements to Tallahassee. Plan for arrival on Thursday May 16, departure on Sunday May 19. If flying, fly to Tallahassee (airport code TLH for those who don't want to type Tallahassee!). Flights to Tallahassee will likely have connections through some hub, such as Atlanta, Charlotte or Memphis. Airlines which fly to Tallahassee include Delta, US Airways, Northwest Airlines, Continental, and Air Tran. Please remember to bring a copy of your itinerary and a receipt so we can reimburse you. Conference participants will be reimbursed up to $500 in transportation costs as indicated in their invitation.

Once particpants have their flight details, please email them to the conference organizer, Monica Hurdal (mhurdal@math.fsu.edu). Transportation between Tallahassee airport and the conference venue at Wakulla springs will be arranged. There will be an informal welcome reception beginning around 8:00pm and lasting until around 9:30pm on Thursday May 16. Conference particpants may like to keep this in mind when making travel arrangements.

Driving directions to Wakulla Springs.

Airport Transfers

Meals and Accommodation Arrangements
All food will be arranged at the conference. There will be an informal welcome reception beginning around 8:30pm and lasting until around 11pm on Thursday. A buffet breakfast will be available each morning, Friday - Sunday. Lunch will be at the conference venue on Friday and Saturday. Dinner on Friday will also be at the conference venue and there will be a closing banquet dinner on Saturday. If conference participants or guests have any special dietary requirements, please inform the conference organizer, Monica Hurdal (mhurdal@math.fsu.edu). as soon as possible, but no later than April 25. Participants will be staying in rooms with double or queen sized beds. If conference particpants will be bringing a spouse or partner, please let the conference organizer, Monica Hurdal know as soon as possible, but no later than April 25. We will need to charge non-conference participants a fee for meals, which will be $7 for each breakfast, $10 for each lunch and $20 for each dinner. Coffee breaks and the Thursday night reception will be included at no cost for non-conference guests. Please let me know by April 25 if any meals are required for non-conference participants.

Weather
Tallahassee is already experiencing wonderful spring and summer-like weather. Temperatures are currently in the high 70's and up to the mid-80's. The atmosphere of the conference is intended to be casual and informal to promote discussion and ideas. Remember to bring your swim suits and shorts!