DIMACS

RECONNECT CONFERENCE

Reconnecting Teaching Faculty to the Mathematical Sciences Enterprise

July 6 - 16, 1999

Note: There is registration from 1pm to 4pm on Monday, July 5th




Tuesday, July 6

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast at DIMACS
9:00 - 9:30 Introduction - Fred S. Roberts & Rochelle Leibowitz
9:30 - 10:00 Pierre Hansen, Topic I -Clustering, "Introduction"
10:00 - 10:30 Joe O'Rourke, Topic II -Visibility in Geometry,"Introduction"
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:15 Pierre Hansen, Topic I:Clustering, session 2
12:15 - 1:30 Lunch at DIMACS
1:30 - 2:45 Joe O'Rourke, Topic II:Visibility in Geometry,session 2
2:45 - 3:15 Coffee break
3:15 - 4:00 Intro to PC Labs, group 1 (getting email)
4:00 - 4:45 Intro to PC Labs, group2 (getting email)
4:45 - 6:30 Travel to hotel/free time
6:30 - Barbeque at Hotel


Wednesday, July 7

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast at DIMACS
9:00 - 11:00 Pierre Hansen- Topic I:Clustering, session 3, and review of
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:15 Rochelle Leibowitz - Discussion of Writing Groups and Modules
12:15 - 1:00 Group 1: Computer Lab
Group 2: Library reading
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch at DIMACS
2:00 - 4:00 Joe O'Rourke, Topic II:Visibility in Geometry,session 3, and review of homework/exercises
4:00 - 4:45 Group 2: Computer Lab
Group 1: Library Reading
4:45 - 6:30 Travel to hotel/free time
6:30 - 7:30 Dinner at Hotel
7:30 - 11:00 Hotel's Board room and Library available for writing


Thursday, July 8

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast at DIMACS
9:00 - 11:00 Pierre Hansen, Topic I:Clustering, session 4, and review of homework/exercises
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:15 Group 1: Computer Lab
Group 2: Library Reading
12:15 - 1:00 Group 2: Computer Lab
Group 1: Library Reading
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch at DIMACS
2:00 - 4:00 Joe O'Rourke, Topic II:Visibility in Geometry,session 4 and review of homework/exercises
4:00 - 5:00 Setting up Writing Groups
5:00 - 6:30 Travel to hotel/free time
6:30 - 7:30 Dinner at hotel
7:30 - 11:00 Hotel's Board room and Library are available for writing


Friday, July 9

7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast at DIMACS
8:30 - 10:00 Pierre Hansen, Topic I:Clustering, session 5, and review of homework/exercises
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00 Joe O'Rourke - Topic II: Visibility in Geometry, session 5, and review of homework/exercises
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch at DIMACS
1:00 - 2:00 DREI '98 and Reconnect '98 participants: Chuck Tiberio, Lidia Luquet, Greg Taylor present talks on writing modules
2:00 - 4:00 Writing groups, completion of outlines
4:00 - 6:30 Travel to hotel/free time
6:30 - 7:30 Dinner at Hotel
7:30 - 11:00 Hotel's Board room and Library are available for Writing Groups


Monday, July 12

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast at DIMACS
9:00 - 10:30 Pierre Hansen, Topic I: Clustering, session 6, and review of homework/exercises
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Ileana Streinu, Topic II: Visibility in Geometry, session 6, and review of homework/exercises
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch at DIMACS
1:30 - 2:15 Group 1: Computer Lab
2:15 - 3:00 Group 2: Computer Lab
3:00 - 5:00 Writing Groups
5:00 - 6:30 Travel to hotel/free time
6:30 - 7:30 Barbeque at Hotel
7:30 - 11:00 Hotel's Board room and Library available for Writing Groups


Tuesday, July 13

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast at DIMACS
9:00 - 10:30 Pierre Hansen, Topic I: Clustering, session 7, and review of homework/exercises
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Ileana Streinu, Topic II: Visibility in Geometry, session 7, and review of homework/exercises
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch at DIMACS
1:30 - 4:30 Writing Groups
4:30 - 6:30 Travel to hotel/free time
6:30 - 7:30 Dinner at hotel
7:30 - 11:00 Hotel's Board room and Library available for Writing Groups


Wednesday, July 14

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast at DIMACS
9:00 - 10:30 Pierre Hansen, Topic I: Clustering, session 8, and review of homework/exercises
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Ileana Streinu, Topic II: Visibility in Geometry, session 8, and review of homework/exercises
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch at DIMACS
1:30 - 4:30 Writing Groups
4:30 - 6:30 Travel to hotel/free time
6:30 - 7:30 Dinner at hotel
7:30 - 11:00 Hotel's Board room and Library available for Writing Groups


Thursday, July 15

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast at DIMACS
9:00 - 10:30 Pierre Hansen, Topic I: Clustering, session 9, and review of homework/exercises
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Ileana Streinu, Topic II: Visibility in Geometry, session 9, and review of homework/exercises
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch at DIMACS
1:30 - 4:30 Writing Groups
4:30 - 6:30 Travel to hotel/free time
6:30 - 7:30 Dinner at hotel
7:30 - 11:00 Hotel's Board room and Library available for Writing Groups


Friday, July 16

7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast at DIMACS
8:30 - 10:00 Writing Groups - Presentations
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30 Writing Groups - Presentations
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch at DIMACS (Closing Discussion)
1:30 - 3:00 Writing Groups Presentations
3:00 - 4:00 Revision Time - Drafts Due


Updated 06/07/99