%%% %%% Beginning of file ``info'' %%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%% SOUTHEASTERN-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS %%% %%% OCTOBER 16--17, 1998, AUBURN UNIVERSITY %%% %%% %%% %%% REGISTRATION INFORMATION, ABSTRACT TEMPLATE %%% %%% AND APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT %%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%% Please fill in the relevant section(s) of this electronic form and %%% email the entire file to the following address: %%% %%% ajm@math.auburn.edu %%% %%% The sections of this form are: %%% %%% I. REGISTRATION INFORMATION %%% II. ABSTRACT TEMPLATE %%% III. APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT %%% %%% Note: If you wish to "pretty-print" the information you are providing %%% here, you need to put this file (named "info") and the file named %%% "pprint.tex", which can be downloaded from the "Forms" link on the %%% conference web page (www.auburn.edu/searcde), into your working %%% directory, then tex and postscript the latter. %%% DEADLINES %%% %%% Registration only: none %%% Submission of abstract: September 30, 1998 %%% Application for financial support: September 18, 1998 %%% SUBMISSION OF REGISTRATION FEES %%% %%% Please send a check in the appropriate amount ($30 for regular %%% participants, $15 for students), made payable to SEARCDE 1998 %%% (MATH. DEPT.), to the following address: %%% %%% A. J. Meir, SEARCDE Coordinator %%% Department of Mathematics %%% Parker Hall %%% Auburn University, AL 36849-5310 %%% USA %%% %%% You may choose to pay the fee on-site, when picking up your %%% registration package (cash or check, no credit cards), but %%% PRE-PAYMENT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. %%% I. REGISTRATION INFORMATION (3 EASY STEPS) %%% STEP 1. Replacing the sample entries below, type your name, %%% department, college or university, mailing address, and email address %%% within the braces in the designated places. Fields that are not needed %%% should be blanked out (e.g., \def\addresslinethree{}). Do not remove %%% the braces and do not remove unused lines. \def\name{A. J. Meir} \def\department{Department of Mathematics} \def\institution{Auburn University} \def\addresslineone{Parker Hall} \def\addresslinetwo{Auburn, AL 36849-5310} \def\addresslinethree{USA} \def\email{ajm@math.auburn.edu} %%% STEP 2. The registration fee is $30 for regular participants, %%% $15 for students. Depending on your status, type "30" or "15" %%% within the braces on the next line. We may ask for verification %%% if you claim student status. \def\fee{} %%% STEP 3. Completion of this step is voluntary. If you are disabled and %%% would like to be contacted regarding special accommodations that we %%% might be able to provide at the conference, please type "Yes" within %%% the braces on the following line. \def\specialneeds{} %%% II. ABSTRACT TEMPLATE (3 EASY STEPS) %%% COMPLETE THIS SECTION ONLY IF YOU INTEND TO GIVE A TALK AT THE %%% CONFERENCE. UNLESS YOU ARE AN INVITED SPEAKER, YOU WILL HAVE 20 %%% MINUTES FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. %%% %%% STEP 1. Replacing the sample entry, type the title of your talk %%% within the braces on the following lines. Fields that are not needed %%% should be blanked out (e.g., \def\titlelinethree{}). \def\titlelineone{On a very, very important} \def\titlelinetwo{and truly fundamental} \def\titlelinethree{theorem} %%% STEP 2. Replacing the sample entry, type the abstract of your talk %%% (in PlainTeX if possible) within the braces beginning on the next %%% line. If you cannot use PlainTeX, try to keep formulas to a minimum %%% so as to avoid excessive editing. Your abstract should fit on one %%% page or less. \def\abstract{ This is my abstract's first paragraph. In fact I want to make the first paragraph sufficiently long so that I get a line break. I also want to include a math symbol like $x^2$ and a displayed equation: $$ 2+2=5\,. $$ Leaving a blank line produces a new paragraph. Since my abstract should fit on one page or less, I will close here. This is the end of my abstract. } %%% STEP 3. Replacing the sample entry, type the name(s) of your %%% co-author(s) within the braces on the next line. If you don't have %%% any co-authors, the field should be blanked out (\def\coauthors{}). \def\coauthors{Georg Hetzer, Paul G. Schmidt, and Wenxian Shen} %%% III. APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT (3 EASY STEPS) %%% COMPLETE THIS SECTION ONLY IF YOU ARE A GRADUATE STUDENT OR RECENT %%% PH.D. RECIPIENT (HAVING RECEIVED YOUR DEGREE WITHIN THE PAST THREE %%% YEARS) AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ATTENDING %%% THE CONFERENCE. %%% STEP 1. Type your social-security number (if you have one) and the %%% dollar amount of your estimated travel expenses (just the number, %%% no dollar sign) within the braces in the designated places below. %%% Include the registration fee in your estimated travel expenses. %%% If supported, you will have to provide receipts for some of your %%% expenses (such as air travel and lodging). \def\ssnumber{} \def\travelcost{} %%% STEP 2. Within the braces on the next line, describe your present %%% status, give the year you received (or expect to receive) your %%% degree, and name the degree-granting institution (or your major %%% professor). Type, for example, "Recent Ph.D., degree received 1996, %%% Auburn University" or "Grad Student, Ph.D. expected 1999, Professor %%% Jane Doe". \def\status{} %%% STEP 3. Completion of this step is voluntary. If you wish to furnish %%% information about your sex and race/national origin, please enter %%% this information within the braces in the designated places below. %%% In the first field type "Male" or "Female". In the second field type, %%% for example, "Hispanic", "Black, not of Hispanic Origin", "White, not %%% of Hispanic Origin", "American Indian", "Alaskan Native", "Asian", %%% "Pacific Islander", or whatever term best describes your race/national %%% origin. \def\sex{} \def\race{} %%% Financial support is contingent upon availability of funds. Women and %%% members of minority and other currently underrepresented groups are %%% especially encouraged to apply. To maximize the number of individuals %%% receiving support, all applicants are encouraged to consider economy %%% travel, including double occupancy in hotel rooms and surface travel %%% where feasible. Priority will be given to eligible applicants %%% presenting a talk at the conference. %%% %%% End of file "info" %%%