Social Events
Registration will be available on-site in the Knoxville Convention Center.
Great Smoky Mountains Arts and Crafts Community Tour
The MathFest Opening Reception and Banquet
Graduate Student Reception
Riverboat Dinner Cruise!
Exhibit Hall Reception
Don Alber's: An Appreciation Banquet
PME - MAA Undergraduate Student Banquet and Awards Ceremony
AWM-MAA Reception
Silver and Gold Reception and Banquet
Tour of Cades Cove/Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains Arts & Crafts Community Tour
Fly in early on Wednesday!
Wednesday, August 9 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Beneath the natural beauty of Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains lies the colorful lore of Tennessee history and times gone by, dating back to even before the founding of our Country. Many of the specialty shops that you will visit on this tour cling to that heritage in the utilitarian craftsmanship and artistic renderings of their wares. Stop and browse through the shops at Glades Village, Clift Dwellers, Morning Mist and the Glades Art & Craft Center. You'll leave with a newfound appreciation for the assemblage of fine art available in the Smokies.
Lunch will be on your own at one of the many restaurants at Walden’s Landing featuring Calhoun’s Restaurant, Atlanta Bread Company and the Smoky Mountain Brewery. Attendees, guests and spouses will have a shopping experience like no other. This tour is led by an expert tour guide.
Price: $45
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Opening Reception & Banquet
OPENING RECEPTION
Wednesday, August 9, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Cash Bar
OPENING BANQUET
Wednesday, August 9, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Continue the exciting evening by joining new and long-time friends and colleagues for a banquet dinner. There will be an after-dinner presentation by Art Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College entitled “Mathemagics!” Art is a mathematician and a magician. In this performance, he will demonstrate and explain how to mentally multiply numbers faster than a calculator, how to memorize pi to 100 places, how to calculate the day of the week of any date in history, and other amazing feats of mind. He has presented his mixture of math and magic to audiences all over the world. Serving as Master of Ceremonies will be Ed Burger of Williams College. Tickets are available ONLY through advanced registration.
The Buffet Dinner will include tossed salad, pasta salad, roasted tomato and basil soup, herb crusted salmon, rosemary roasted prime rib, chef's special vegan entree, turnip greens, escalloped potatoes, fresh vegetable medley and red velvet cake.
Price: $35
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Graduate Student Reception
Thursday, August 10, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
This is sponsored by the Committee on Graduate Students. David Manderscheid is the Chairman.
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Riverboat Dinner Cruise
Thursday, August 10, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Join us aboard the Star of Knoxville for a festive and entertaining dinner cruise! This authentic, Mississippi-style paddle wheeler will carry you down the Tennessee River, offering a climate controlled main deck and an open-air upper deck for enjoying the scenic Tennessee River. Dinner will be served and a cash bar will be provided. After dinner, sit back and enjoy the view or dance the night away to a local Bluegrass Band.
The buffet dinner will include
Price: $45
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Exhibit Hall Reception
Friday, August 11, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Visit the Exhibit Hall for a complimentary food and beverage reception sponsored by Addison-Wesley.
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Don Albers: An Appreciation Banquet
Friday, August 11, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join the mathematical community in congratulating Don Albers, Associate Executive Director, and Director of Publications. Don is stepping down from his current position to become the first ever Senior Acquisitions Editor for the MAA. Don has served the MAA for over 25 years: as editor of the College Mathematics Journal, as founding editor of Math Horizons, as Chair of the Committee on Publications, and since 1991, as Director of Publications and Associate Executive Director.
The buffet dinner will include ceasar salad, grilled garden vegetables, spiced pumpkin bisque, pistachio topped halibut, roast sirloin with mild mushroom sauce, chef's special vegan entree, rosemary roasted red jacket potatoes, wild rice pilaf, broccoli with roasted red peppers and banana and chocolate bread pudding.
Price: $35
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MAA/PME Undergraduate Student Banquet and Awards Ceremony
Friday, August 11, 6:00pm – 7:45pm
Everyone is invited to join PME members, MAA Student Chapter members and their families for a dinner to honor and network with the students. After the banquet you are encouraged to attend the popular PME J. Sutherland Frame Lecture, given this year by Donald Saari, University of California Irvine, on “Ellipses and Circles? To Understand Voting Problems??!” at 8:00 pm.
Dinner offers the following choices: California Salad, Pistachio Crusted Salmon, Chicken Parmesan or a Chef’s Special Vegetarian option entrée, and Raspberry Trifle. Purchasing tickets through advanced registration is recommended, since only a limited number of tickets will be available for sale on site.
Price: $20 per person for Undergraduate Students and Student Paper Presenters and $25 per person for all others.
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AWM-MAA Reception
Friday, August 11, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Plan to attend this joint reception hosted by the Association for Women in Mathematics and the Mathematical Association of America, following the J. Sutherland Frame Lecture. All supporters of women in mathematics are encouraged to attend and meet AWM members.
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Silver and Gold Banquet
Saturday, August 12, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
At this annual banquet the MAA recognizes individuals who have been long-time members of the Association, with special honors for 25- and 50- year members. All members are welcome to attend. The emcee will be Lida Barrett, University of Tennessee (ret.). Carl Pomerance MAA Vice-President from Dartmouth College will speak on “Primal Screens”. There will be a cash-bar reception beginning at 6:00 pm with the banquet following at 6:30 pm.
Dinner offers the following choices: Endives and Poached Pear Salad, Sliced Roast Tenderloin of Beef with Wild Mushroom Rogout, Smoked cheddar Duchess Potatoes, Green Beans Almondine, Banana and Chocolate Bread Pudding with dark rum crème anglaise and fresh berries. A Chef’s Special Vegetarian option will also be available. Purchasing tickets through advanced registration is recommended, since only a limited number of tickets will be available for sale on site.
Price: $42
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Tour of Cades Cove/Smoky Mountains
Sunday, August 13, 9:00am – 4:00pm
The 11-mile Cades Cove loop features magnificent vistas of the Smoky Mountains. Following the grades and turns of the old wagon roads, and fording a stream now and then, you will explore homesteads, churches and graveyards of early pioneers in the 1800s who settled this land. Along the way you are likely to see wildlife such as deer and wild turkey that inhabit the cove year-round.
Approximately mid-way through the tour there will be a scheduled stop for lunch at the Cable Mill and Farmhouse. Space is limited so register early.
Smoky Mountains Photo Courtesy of Richard Weisser and SmokyPhotos.com
Price: $49
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