Southeast Regional Meeting on Numbers (SERMON) 2009, Greensboro, NC

主要调查者：Yasaki，Dan提案编号：DMS-0921700机构：北卡罗来纳大学格林斯伯勒分校标题：2009年东南地区数字会议(布道)北卡罗来纳大学格林斯伯勒分校将于2009年4月18-19日主办第21届东南地区数字会议(布道2009)。布道是一个为期两天的组合学和数论会议，每年春季在轮流机构举行，来自东南部各高校的教职员工和学生参加。布道起源于1988年举行第一次会议的联合国教科文组织。从那时起，它每年都在东南部的不同大学举行，包括佐治亚大学、南卡罗来纳大学、城堡大学、查尔斯顿学院、维克森林学院、弗吉尼亚理工大学、福尔曼大学和克莱姆森大学。这个一年一度的会议有学生和教职员工20分钟的演讲，以及一位或多位著名数学家一小时的演讲。今年，布道将邀请来自马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的保罗·冈内尔斯教授和蒙特勒康科迪亚大学的大卫·福特教授。其中一个目标是通过提供一个友好、非正式的环境，鼓励东南部数字理论家和组合学家之间的合作努力，让他们可以聚集在一起，听取最近在数论和组合学方面的研究。除全体会议和专题演讲外，还将举行一次专门讨论该领域公开问题的会议。这也是该地区的研究生与资深研究人员见面、互动和谈论他们的工作的机会。布道有一种独特的熟悉氛围。按照惯例，晚上的社交聚会是在一名教职员工的家中举行的。这些活动有助于加强研究生和高级研究人员之间的联系，以促进未来的联合项目。

ABSTRACTPrincipal Investigator: Yasaki, Dan Proposal Number: DMS - 0921700Institution: University of North Carolina Greensboro Title: Southeast Regional Meeting on Numbers (SERMON) 2009The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) will host the 21st annual South East Regional Meeting On Numbers (SERMON 2009) on April 18-19, 2009. SERMON is a two-day combinatorics and number theory meeting held annually each spring semester at rotating institutions; it is attended by faculty and students from various colleges and universities in the southeast. SERMON originates from UNCG where the first conference was held in 1988. Since then it has taken place every year at various universities in the southeast including University of Georgia, University of South Carolina, Citadel, College of Charleston, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Furman, and Clemson University. This yearly conference features 20 minute talks by students and faculty as well as one hour talks by one or more noted mathematicians. This year, SERMON will host Professor Paul Gunnells from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Professor David Ford from Concordia University, Montreal.One goal is to encourage collaborative efforts among number theorists and combinatorialists in the southeast by providing a friendly, informal setting where they can come together and hear about recent research in number theory and combinatorics. In addition to plenary and contributed talks, there will be a session devoted to discussion of open problems in the area. It is also an opportunity for graduate students in the region to meet, interact, and speak about their work with senior researchers. SERMON has a unique familiar atmosphere. The social gathering in the evening traditionally takes place at the home of one of the faculty members. These activities help strengthen bonds between graduate students and senior researchers to facilitate future joint projects.