DIMACS

TOPICS & PRINCIPAL LECTURERS:
Clustering (click for more information on this topic)
Pierre Hansen, University of Montreal (pierreh@crt.umontreal.ca)

Visibility in Geometry (click for more information on this topic)
Joseph O'Rourke, Smith College (orourke@grendel.csc.smith.edu)

This conference is geared towards exposing faculty teaching undergraduates to two current research topics relevant to the classroom and involving them in writing materials useful in the classroom.

This conference is also aimed at reconnecting faculty to the mathematical sciences enterprise by involving them in a leading research center which is a consortium of Princeton University, Rutgers University, AT&T, Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies and NEC Research. There will be opportunities to follow up after the conference by getting connected to DIMACS researchers and other DIMACS programs throughout the year.

Conference Organizers:
Rochelle Leibowitz, Wheaton College (rochelle_leibowitz@wheatonma.edu)
Fred S. Roberts, Rutgers University (froberts@dimacs.rutgers.edu)
Joseph Rosenstein, DIMACS, Rutgers University (joer@dimacs.rutgers.edu)

Where:
Sessions will be held at the DIMACS headquarters, located at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ.

Lodging and Meals:
Lodging and meals will be provided through NSF funding.

Who may apply?
Faculty from two and four year colleges and others whose primary job is undergraduate teaching.

Participants	Schedule
Reconnect '99 Pics	Hotel Information

To receive more information contact the Reconnect Program Administrator at pa@dimacs.rutgers.edu, or telephone at (732) 445-5928.

Reconnect Program Administrator
DIMACS/CoRE Bldg.
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
96 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8018 USA