29th Annual Texas Partial Differential Equations Conference

Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26, 2006
Pickard Hall, Room 110
University of Texas at Arlington

Partially sponsored by the Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington.

On-Line Registration Form

Conference Schedule

Directions

Welcome to the 29th Annual Texas Partial Differential Equations Conference to be hosted by the Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington. The conference will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and March 26 on the campus of UT-Arlington. The city of Arlington is located at the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, about 25 miles from Dallas, 15 miles from Fort Worth.

In keeping with tradition, there will be no registration fee, and no principal speakers. All talks will be allocated the same length of time. The intent is to encourage participation by young faculty and graduate students, although there are no funds available for travel support.

Registration for the conference is required and all participants should use the On-Line Registration Form or contact any of the organizers listed below.
Those who wish to present their research at the meeting should also submit a title and a short abstract by 5pm on Monday, March 20, 2006.

Send requests for information to texaspde@uta.edu (email goes directly to J. Su, the contact person) or to any of the organizers:

Tuncay Aktosun (aktosun@uta.edu), Justin Blackwell (jblackwell@uta.edu, Theresa Busse (tbusse@uta.edu, Paul Dawkins (rdawkins@uta.edu), Hristo Kojouharov (hristo@uta.edu), Yue Liu (yliu@uta.edu), Ian Martines (imartines@uta.edu), Snehanshu Saha (ssaha@uta.edu), and Jianzhong Su (su@uta.edu).

DIRECTIONS

By air

Arlington is located near DFW International Airport (about 10 miles), serviced by American Airlines and others. Dallas Love Field is approximately 20 miles away, and is serviced by Southwest Airlines which offer low-cost airfares.

By automobile

From Austin: I-35 north to Dallas (or Fort Worth), then I-30 to Arlington
From Houston: I-45 to Dallas, then I-30 west to Arlington
From Dallas: I-30 west to Arlington
From Fort Worth: I-30 east to Arlington

Directions to UTA from I-30

Exit at Cooper Street (State Hwy 157). Going South for about 2 miles, you will drive into campus.

Map to UTA
UTA Main Campus Map
Map of Math. Department (PKH)

Conference building

All talks will be held in Pickard Hall. Parking is available just in front of the building in Faculty parking Lot #F10. The parking is free and the gates are open during the weekend. Additional parking lots to use for the Conference would be lots #47 (and #49 if needed) located across S. Nedderman Dr. from Pickard Hall, and lot #45 located across S. West St. from Pickard Hall.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Accommodations are widely available near Six Flags Over Texas along I-30 and N. Collins Street (See FUN CENTRAL, Arlington, Texas). For hotel locations near the UTA campus, please visit Yahoo! Local Maps.

Confirmed special deals on local hotels for the 2006 Texas PDE Conference are:

Hilton Arlington Hotel, 2401 E Lamar Blvd., Arlington, TX (Phone: 817-640-3322).
The special rate for conference participants is $79 for 2 beds (up to 4 people). Participants need to make reservation before March 10, 2006. Afterwards, it will be subject to room availability. Please refer to UTA Mathematics Conference when calling the hotel directly at 817-640-3322.
Transportation between Hilton and DFW International Airport is available 7am-10pm on a complimentary basis. The hotel is located near a cluster of restaurants in North Arlington and Six Flags.

Days Inn, 910 N Collins St., Arlington, TX (Phone: 817-261-8444).
The special rate for conference participants is $53.76 for 2 beds (up to 4 people). The hotel is located near a cluster of restaurants in North Arlington and Six Flags.

RESTAURANTS

Please visit http://www.arlington.org/wheretoeat.shtml.
See also the information on lunch/dinner provided in the section CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (below).

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

For a current schedule of events/talks, please visit Conference Schedule.

The conference lunch and dinner arrangements are as follows:

Conference will start at 9 am on Sat., March 25 and 8 am on Sunday, March 26. Coffee, water and light snack will be available 30 minutes before start.
On March 25, the lunch will be provided free of charge for all conference participants (courtesy of UT Arlington Department of Mathematics, College of Science, and Vice President for Research).
Lunch will be served during 11:25am-12:55pm at Connection Cafe, located in the University Center (use your conference badge as the lunch admission ticket).
For those interested participants, a dinner gathering on March 25 is planned at 7pm at the Jumbo Super Buffet. The price is about $10 + soft drink, payable to the restaurant directly. This is a Chinese buffet restaurant with a variety of choices. If you prefer, you can also order from the menu instead of getting the buffet. We have reserved the party room in the restaurant for this occasion.

Jumbo Super Buffet
2213 S Cooper St
Arlington, TX 76013-7637
(817) 226-3888

LOCAL AREA ATTRACTIONS

Please visit http://www.arlington.org/whattodo.shtml