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The Department of Mathematics at Eastern Illinois University will host a Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences Regional Conference during the week of June 9 through June 15, 2002. The topic of the conference will be the dynamical behavior of the Newtonian N-body problem. The N-body problem is one of the oldest and most challenging problems in the history of mathematics requiring knowledge in dynamical systems, geometry, physics and analysis.

Donald Saari, of the University of California-Irvine, will give a series of lectures on the history, present state and future outlook of the N-body problem. These lectures will be published by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences.

PDF funding application form. Due April 30, 2002 or until funding is exhausted.

Or for more information write:

Patrick Coulton/CBMS Conf.
Department of Mathematics
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston IL, 61920-3099

Note that there will be a Celestial Mechanics session at the ACA2002 conference in Volos, Greece to be held June 25-28, 2002.

N-body conference attendee's. Donald can not be without his coffee.

Tentative Schedule

• Sunday June 9, .................. Registration and check in - 1 pm -
  Stevenson Hall on campus high rise near football stadium and outdoor track. -campus map

• Monday June 10,
  • Breakfast - 7 am
  • Lecture I - 10 am
  • Lunch -12 pm
  • Lecture II - 2 pm
  • 3:30 pm - Some variational aspects of the N-body problem
    K-C. Chen (Northwestrn University)
    
  • Dinner

• Tuesday June 11,
  • Breakfast - 7 am
  • Lecture III- 10 am
  • Lunch -12 pm
  • Lecture IV - 2 pm
  • 3:30 pm - A tutorial on the quantum 3-body problem
    Mike Lieber (University of Arkansas)
  • Dinner

• Wednesday June 12,
  • Breakfast - 7 am
  • Lecture V - 10 am
  • Lunch -12 pm
  • Lecture VI - 2 pm
  • Informal talks - 3:30 pm
  • Dinner

• Thursday June 13,
  • Breakfast - 7 am
  • Lecture VII- 10 am
  • Lunch -12 pm
  • Lecture VIII- 2 pm
  • Informal talks - 3:30 pm
  • Dinner

• Friday June 14,
  • Breakfast - 7 am
  • Lecture IX - 10 am
  • Lunch -12 pm
  • Lecture X - 2 pm
  • Informal talks - 3:30 pm
  • Dinner

• Saturday June 15 ........... Checkout by 12 pm

Travel Options

• Intersate 70 (East or West) to Interstate 57 North to Charleston exit. Exit going east 10 miles on Route 16

• Interstate 80 (East or West) to Interstate 57 South to Charleston exit. Exit going east 10 miles on Route 16

• Amtrack from Chicago to Mattoon (10 miles from Charleston). There is some taxi service, but if you let us know we may be able to pick you up.

• Champaign, IL (Willard Airport - 45 miles from Charleston). If you need transportation let us know ahead of time and we will try to arrange it.

• Chicago airports are about a three hour drive. (Amtrak service available from Chicago, see above)

• Indianapolis, IN airport is about a two hour drive from Charleston.

• St. Louis, MO airport is about a two hour drive from Charleston.

The EIU Campus is located in Charleston, a pleasant community of 20,000 residents. The University is only eight miles from Interstate 57, three hours south of Chicago, two hours east of St. Louis, and two hours west of Indianapolis. Nearby cities include Champaign, Illinois and Terre Haute, Indiana. Eastern Illinois University is a traditional, residential university in a beautiful campus setting. It has many academic and social organizations and a full athletic program.

The university sponsors many cultural activities throughout the year. The cost of living in Charleston is somewhat less than in most metropolitan areas. There are many choices of homes, apartments, and condominiums. Charleston has many parks and recreational facilities. Bike trails and state parks are nearby.