About the Reconnect Conference:
The DyDAn Summer Reconnect Conferences will expose faculty teaching undergraduates to the role of the mathematical sciences in homeland security by introducing them to a current research topic that will be relevant for classroom presentation. The conferences also offer researchers in government or industry the opportunity to learn about recent techniques in emerging application areas relevant to homeland security.
Topics will be presented in a week-long series of lectures and activities led by an expert in the field. Participants will be involved in both research activities and in writing materials useful in the classroom or to share with their colleagues, with the possibility of ultimately preparing these materials for publication in either our Technical Report or our Educational Modules Series.
These workshops offer the opportunity for junior faculty as well as mid-level and senior faculty, and government and industry professionals to explore research questions in a new area of the mathematical sciences.
Participants will also acquire materials and gain ideas for seminar presentations and for undergraduate research projects and have the opportunity to network with people from a variety of backgrounds.
Conference Organizer: Fred S. Roberts, Rutgers University
(froberts@dimacs.rutgers.edu)
Where: Sessions will be held at the DyDAn Center, located at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ.
Registration Fees, Lodging, Meals and Travel:
· Academic participants: Lodging and meals will be provided through DHS funding. Limited funds are expected to be available for travel awards. There are no registration fees.
· Applicants from government and for-profit corporations are asked to provide their own travel and lodging, plus registration fees* (that cover all meals from Sunday dinner to Saturday lunch) as follows:
o Government Lab participants: $350.
o Corporate participants: $500.
*Funds may be available to waive part or all of the registration fee and/or partially support travel and lodging.
Who May Apply?
Anyone may apply. Preference will be given to faculty whose primary job is undergraduate teaching and those working at government labs. Two-year college faculty are welcome to apply. Faculty from groups under-represented in mathematics are also encouraged to apply.
To receive more information, visit our web site at http://dydan.rutgers.edu/Education/reconnect/2008/.
