Finite Element Circus, Fall 2006

Meeting time and location. The Fall 2006 edition of the Finite Element Circus will be held on Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4 at the Days Inn Penn State at 240 South Pugh Street next to the Penn State, University Park campus in State College, Pennsylvania. Organizers: Qiang Du, Victor Nistor, Wen Shen, Jinchao Xu, and Ludmil Zikatanov.

The Friday session will begin at 1:30pm sharp (the talks will begin around 1:45 after the Ring Masters decide the schedule). The Saturday session will begin at 9:00am. The circus will end before 5:00pm on Saturday. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on Saturday.

Lodging, meals and driving directions.

• Lodging.   We have reserved a small block of rooms at the Days Inn Penn State,  240 South Pugh Street,  State College, PA 16801,  (814) 238-8454 or (800) 258-3297. Please mention the code FEMC (Finite Element Method Circus) when making the reservation. Please make your reservation beforel October 10 (the deadline has just been extended), to ensure that you will find a room at the agreed rate ($75 single, $85 double). If they are completely booked, look below on this page where we listed a few other hotels in the area. If you have any problems, please contact me or Hope Shaffer, the conference staff assistant, at <royer AT math.psu.edu>

• Driving directions to the hotel and conference site (please click on Days Inn Penn State). More directions. The Days Inn website. A map.
• Banquet.   On Friday, November 3, 2006, there will be a traditional chineese dinner banquet at the Golden Wok restaurant, tel. 234 1102 (courtesy of Jinchao). The cost is $25. The Golden Wok restaurant is at the intersection of College and Atherthon Ave., about 10 min walk from the hotel (walk down on Pugh and then take a left on College Ave.). If you plan to attend the banquet, please make sure to register by filling out the above simple registration form BY NOON, OCTOBER 24, 2006.

• The Atherton Hotel
• Imperial Motor Inn
• Autoport Motel
• Happy Valley Motor Inn
• Sleep Inn
• Ramada Inn
• Courtyard by Marriot

Registration. You can check the current list of participants.

Other maps, directions and more

• How to get to State College and University Park campus
• Days Inn website.
• Penn State visitors guide
• State College visitors guide
  • Lodging
  • Dining

Support for this meeting is provided by the Mathematics department and CCMA, thanks to our Head, John Roe, and the Director of CCMA, Jinchao Xu. More information. For more information contact please feel free to contact me (Victor Nistor at <nistor AT math DOT psu DOT edu>. Phone 814 865 1613).

We are looking forward to seeing you at the circus.