Midwest Numerical Analysis Day 1999

Saturday, April 24, 1999

The Midwest Numerical Analysis Day is an annual one-day conference on numerical analysis and computational mathematics. This year, the host will be the Department of Applied Mathematics, Illinois Institute of Technology. The main purpose of this meeting is to give those working in the fields of numerical analysis and computational mathematics the opportunity to discuss their work and to meet with their colleagues. Graduate students are welcome.

• Ted Belytschko (Northwestern University) - Element-Free Galerkin (EFG) Methods
• Larry Shampine (Southern Methodist University) - Boundary Value Problems for ODEs

The schedule is available here

• Greg Fasshauer and George Byrne
  Department of Applied Mathematics
  Illinois Institute of Technology
  Chicago, IL 60616
• Email, Phone and Fax Contacts:
  • Greg Fasshauer (fass@amadeus.math.iit.edu) or phone (312) 567-3149
  • George Byrne (gdbyrne@mediaone.net)
  • Department of Applied Mathematics Fax: (312) 567-5067

If you are interested in giving a contributed talk in the form of an oral presentation or in a poster session, submit a title and short abstract (indicating your preference of form) by April 2, 1999, either through the attached form, or to one of the organizers listed above.

No registration is required to simply attend.

Stuart builing is located on the North-West corner of the intersection of State and 31st Streets. Parking will be available in the IIT lot on the North-East corner of the intersection of State and 31st.

For those of you using public transportation: there is an El station of the CTA Green Line at 35th and State Street.

A map of IIT's main campus and more detailed directions are available here.

If you are staying overnight at the Grant Park Hotel (see below), then you should take Michigan Ave. South all the way to 31st St., and head West (left) there until you reach State St.

It is not recommended to stroll around the IIT neighborhood alone at night.

• On-campus accomodations:
  There are a few rooms (probably about 7 or 8) available in the student residence halls. These rooms are double rooms, cost $26 (single occupancy) or $21 (double occupancy) per person per night, and are available on a first come first serve basis. To make reservations please contact Alex Sperfeld either by phone (312) 808-6505 or fax (312) 808-6501 before April 12.
• Best Western Grant Park Hotel:
  Rooms are availabe at a special rate of $89 (single or double occupancy) if you mention the Midwest NA Day. Call (312) 922-2900 before March 23 to make a reservation. The Grant Park Hotel is located downtown Chicago at 1100 S. Michigan Avenue right across from Grant Park. This hotel is not within walking distance of IIT.
• Other accomodations in Chicago:
  You can check on the web for special deals at any one of the services listed here.