The following events are on Thurs., Sept. 5, unless specified otherwise.

These events are not exclusive to our student participants but are a subset of the events of the conference geared for student involvement.

More information can be found in the Conference Schedule.

• Undergraduate Presentations
 
This year we have eight presentations from undergraduate students.  The student sessions run from 10:00 am until 2:50 pm on Thurs., Sept. 5, and from 10:10 until 11:25 am on Fri., Sept. 6. All talks are in the James E. Todd Building (Continuing Ed.) Room 203.
 
• Mathematics Colloquium
 
The Mathematics Colloquium, "The Curvature of Space", will be presented by Dr. Jeff Weeks, a MacArthur Fellow from Canton NY, at 4:10 pm in the James E. Todd Building (Continuing Education) Room 203/204. This talk will be preceded by a short reception.
 
• Panel Discussion and Pizza Dinner
 
Free Pizza!  At 5:30 pm in MA 109, we invite our high school, undergraduate, and graduate participants to join us for a panel discussion on Research in Math and Science. Students from different disciplines and at various stages of their careers will discuss their research experiences. Panelists include undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics and physics from schools near and far. All are invited to attend, and we extend a special invitation to high school students and their teachers. A pizza dinner will follow. Please sign up in advance for the (free) pizza dinner, bigsky@mso.umt.edu.
 
• Public Lecture
 
At 8:00 pm Dr. Jeff Weeks will present the Public Lecture ,  "The Shape of Space". All are invited to this presentation, which is targeted at middle school and high school students, people interested in astronomy, and all members of the Missoula community. The lecture is in the University's Music Recital Hall.
 
• More Conference!
 
The conference continues through noon Saturday, followed by a rafting trip that afternoon.  We certainly invite everyone to all conference events.

For more information send e-mail to bigsky@mso.umt.edu.
Financial support is provided by the NSF and the University of Montana.