Some information from the conference last June 2012 is below

Schedule of Talks

Book of Abstracts

Click to view list of over 50 Pre-Registered participants who have indicated that they will give a talk at the 2012 conference.

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MAPS The meeting and registration area will be by rooms #17 and #18 of Building 82, the Southwest Forest Science Complex , on Pine Knoll Dr. at the South end of the Northern Arizona University Campus. The meeting rooms are near the main South entrance of the Forestry Building.

Principal Speakers: Monica Clapp Instituto de Matemticas, UNAM Pavel Drabek Univerzita v Plzni, Czech Republic Jacques Giacomoni Universite de Pau Jean- Michel Rakotoson Universite de Poitiers Peter Takac Universitat Rostock See also the Second Announcement for the 2012 conference.

Use "Variational Methods Conference" or "Math Conference" when booking your housing accommodations directly with the hotels in the list below. A selection of rooms will be held until mid May, after which time the conference rate may no longer be available. Hampton Inn - Conference rate is about $100+tax/night. Distance 0.6 miles from meeting rooms. 2400 S. Beulah Blvd., Flagstaff, AZ, USA. 1-928-913-0900. Marriott SpringHill Suites - Conference rate is about $109+tax/night. Distance 0.6 miles from meeting rooms. 2455 S. Beulah Blvd. , Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 USA. 1-888-287-9400. See http://cwp.marriott.com/flgcy/math. Courtyard by Marriott - Conference rate is about $109+tax/night. Distance 0.9 miles from meeting rooms. 2650 South Beulah Boulevard, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 USA. 1-800-321-2211. See http://cwp.marriott.com/flgcy/math. Embassy Suites - Conference rate is about $119+tax/night. Distance 1.8 miles from meeting rooms. 706 South Milton Road, Flagstaff, AZ. (928) 774-4333. Dormitory Option - A room located somewhere on south campus, fairly near the meeting rooms, costs about $70/night. Includes: a single room ($10 less to share), linens ($7 less to provide your own), a bathroom shared with one other dorm room, and a meal card with about $18/day of credit that can be used at campus cafeterias, coffee shops, and restaurants. If you are interested in this option, make your reservation directly with me (John.Neuberger@NAU.Edu) after registering for the conference. Note: There are many other comparable or less expensive hotels available within a reasonable walk of the NAU campus.

With the exception of the Embassy Suites ), all the suggested hotels are within easy walking distance of the Forestry Building. La Quinta is furthest of the close hotels, the Hampton Inn is closest of them, and all are within view of the intersection of Beulah and Forest Meadows, just West of Milton near the I-40/I-17 interchange.

Some suggested Restaurants.

Some Local Attractions.

We are 2 hours north by car from Phoenix (PHX airport) . To get to Flagstaff you can:

rent a car

fly to Pulliam Airport (FLG)

take a shuttle van with Flagstaff Express / Arizona Shuttle.

Take other exercusions with Open Road Tours.

From the 2007 Conference:

From the proceedings of the June 2007 conference

2007 Conference Program

From the 2002 Conference:

From the proceedings of the June 2002 conference (The Table of Contents and Introduction as published in the AMS journal Contemporary Mathematics volume 357)

Page 1 of Schedule for 2002 Conference Page 2 of Schedule for 2002 Conference

Summary of 2002 Conference

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Scientific Committee (for oversight of conference and proceedings):
A. Castro (Harvey Mudd College)
G. Chen (Texas A&M University)
P. Drabek (Univerzita v Plzni, Czech Republic
T. Kelley (North Carolina State University)
R. Shivaji (Mississippi State University)

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