General Information
Audio-visual Policy
- You have to present in English.
- You are allowed a maximum of 20 minutes for your presentation (15 minutes + 5 minutes of discussion).
- Speakers are requested to assemble in the session hall at the beginning of the break preceding your session.
- All presentations using a computer
must be run from the computer provided in the congress room. Please see specifications
below.
Equipment etc.
- All congress rooms are equipped with the necessary computer (notebook on lectern) and projection equipment for electronic presentation.
- The computers are Pentium 4 PC’s with Windows XP, Office 2002 operating system.
- Progress of the presentation is controlled by the speaker.
Guidelines for the preparation of your Presentation
- Your electronic presentation has to be organized in a Microsoft
Power Point Presentation file with extension .PPS or .PPT or the
presentation may be saved as a PDF that can be presented using Adobe
Acrobat.
- Your Power Point Presentations must be Power Point 2000 or Power Point 2002 compatible.
- Your Power Point file should not exceed 500 MB.
- Do not zip your presentation.
- Please make sure that your presentation does not carry computer viruses or worms or any other malicious file.
- Make sure that your presentation runs on a Windows PC. Mac formatted CD-ROMS and MAC files cannot be read or used.
Taking your presentation to the Conference Centre
- Take your Presentation with you on USB stick or CD. Computer diskettes
are not accepted. Please DO NOT bring your lecture on your own notebook.
- We prefer to have only the file of your presentation loaded on your
USB stick or CD; so no other files.
- During the breaks and lunches you may take your USB stick or CD to
your session hall to hand it over to the technical assistant. She/he
will load it on the presentation PC.
- You may use the break before your session at the latest, however
we prefer earlier breaks.
- If you need an overhead projector or have questions about the above
specifications, please contact: [email protected]
The Internetcorner will be available for checking e-mails in the lobby of the Conference Centre. W-LAN will also be available to all particpants.
Local Area
For information on the conference venue, Leipziger KUBUS, please visit http://www.leipziger-kubus.de . Visit http://www.leipzig.de/int/en/ for more information on Leipzig, Germany and the surrounding area.
Leipzig has much to offer. Find out what's unique and characteristic about Leipzig – so it is for instance the hometown of Johann Sebastian Bach, director ‘musices lipsiensis’ – and choirmaster of the St. Thomas' Boys Choir. There is the Leipzig Gewandhaus, famous ”Auerbach’s Keller“, the beautiful old townhall…
The average temperature in Leipzig, Germany during June varies between 53.6° F (12°C) and 71.6° F (22°C) . Remember meeting room temperatures and personal comfort zones vary widely. It is recommended that you bring a sweater or jacket to the sessions.
Membership
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Poster Session
Poster Session is on Monday, June 15, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. For information about preparing a poster, please visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/guidelines/presenters.php. See SUBMISSIONS button for deadlines.
SIAM Books and Journals
Information about SIAM Books and Journals that will be displayed will be posted when available.Transportation
For information on how to get to the conference venue, please visit www.leipziger-kubus.de.
How to get to the Leipziger KUBUS, Permoserstraße 15, 03418 Leipzig,
Germany:
- by taxi from Leipzig airport to UFZ / KUBUS: approx. EUR 30
- by taxi from Leipzig central station to UFZ / KUBUS: approx. EUR
8
- by public transport: From Leipzig airport to Leipzig central station:
There are trains which go all day long, it will take you about 15 min.
From Leipzig Central Station please take tram no. 13 direction "Taucha" or 3 direction “Sommerfeld” to stop "Permoserstraße/Torgauer Straße" (about 12 min). Please change to bus no. 90 direction "Paunsdorf/Sommerfeld" to stop "Leonhard-Frank-Straße" (1 stop) or cross “Torgauer Straße” and walk along “Permoserstraße" (5-7 min).
Visa Information
Citizens of the United States with a valid passport do not need a visa to enter Germany if they do not expect to stay more than 90 days and do not expect to work there. For visa information for other countries, please visit http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/WillkommeninD/EinreiseUndAufenthalt/uebersicht.html .
Note: Passport and visa requirements are liable to change at short notice. Travelers are advised to check their entry requirements with their embassy or consulate.
All visa inquiries should be sent to SIAM Conference Registrar, Joyce Bagley ([email protected]).
Letter of Invitation
Confirmed speakers in need of a Letter of Invitation to assist in the visa application process, please fill out the Letter of Invitation Request Form. Please allow three to four weeks for processing and delivery.
If you are not a confirmed speaker, please fill out the form AND provide the following information to [email protected]:
- Brief curriculum vita (including your date of birth and a list of publications over the past 3 years.)
- Brief statement why attending this conference would help your research and career.
- Letter of recommendation. Have a senior person (e.g. Ph.D. advisor, head of department, president of a mathematical society) write a brief letter of recommendation on appropriate letterhead. This letter is not needed if you have a minimum of twelve entries in MathScinet. If this is the case please state so in your message to [email protected].