2005 Conference on RUME

The SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
presents its eighth

Conference on Research in

Undergraduate Mathematics Education

DoubleTree Guest Suites, Phoenix, Arizona
February 24, 7:00 PM – February 27, 2005, noon

As part of its on-going activities to foster research in undergraduate mathematics education and the dissemination of such research, the Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (SIGMAA on RUME) presents its eighth Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education.

This conference is a forum for researchers in collegiate mathematics education and includes the following themes: results of current research, contemporary theoretical perspectives and research paradigms, and general issues in the psychology of mathematics education as it pertains to the study of undergraduate mathematics. The program will include plenary addresses, contributed paper sessions, and preliminary paper sessions.

Sessions will begin at 7 PM, February 24, 2005, and continue through to noon on Sunday, February 27, 2005. The opening plenary will take place on Thursday evening followed by reception.

Plenary speakers:

Hour-long addresses:

§ Patrick Thompson

§ Anthony Kelly

§ David Hestenes

§ Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Location:

DoubleTree Guest Suites in Phoenix, Arizona. The room rate is $133 per night for single or double occupancy - plus12.07% tax. Please note that breakfast is included in the room rate. Each suite has a bedroom with either two queen beds or one king bed, a living room with a queen-size sofa bed, and a kitchenette. There is high speed internet, a fitness center, and 24-hour airport transportation. Rooms with queen beds are limited, so early reservations are suggested to ensure this arrangement. Room reservations must be made by phone at 1-800-800-3098 and indicating that you are attending the Conference on RUME. The website for the hotel is: http://www.doubletree.com/en/dt/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=PHXFVDT

ATTENTION: At this time (2/10/2005) all of the rooms at the Doubletree (our host hotel for the Conference on RUME February 24-27) are booked, however the following nearby hotels currently have rooms available:

Prime Hotel
427 N 44th St, Phoenix, AZ (0.12 miles away)
602-220-4400
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Crowne Plaza
4300 E Washington, Phoenix, AZ (0.23 miles away)
602-273-7778
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Hampton Inn
601 N 44th St, Phoenix, AZ (0.26 miles away)
602-267-0606
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Ramada Limited
4120 E Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ (0.32 miles away)
602-275-5746
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Residence Inn
801 N 44th St, Phoenix, AZ (0.35 miles away)
602-273-9220
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Early Registration Deadline: January 14, 2005.

Program Committee Chairperson

Draga Vidakovic
Dept of Math & Stat

30 Pryor St SW STE 750
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083

404-651-0648

404-651-2246 (FAX)

dvidakovic@gsu.edu

Questions regarding the conference program or registration should be directed to Draga Vidakovic while the questions regarding accommodations should be directed to Mike Oehrtman.

Conference Planning Committee and Local Organizer

Marilyn Carlson
Arizona State University
carlson@math.la.asu.edu

Barbara Edwards

Oregon State University

edwards@math.oregonstate.edu

William O. Martin
North Dakota State University
william.martin@ndsu.nodak.edu

Mike Oehrtman (Local Organizer)

Arizona State University

oehrtman@math.la.asu.edu

Chris Rasmussen

San Diego State University
chrisraz@sciences.sdsu.edu

Draga Vidakovic (Committee Chair),

Georgia State University

dvidakovic@gsu.edu

Michelle Zandieh