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Mathematical Circles and Olympiads December 16, 2004 - December 18, 2004

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Dec 16, 2004
Thursday
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  Math Circles and Olympiads; Historical, Conceptual and Structural
Dmitri Fomin, Robert Megginson (University of Michigan), Steve Olson, Alexander Soifer
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
  Discovering and Developing Mathematical Talent, Part 1
Wade Ellis (West Valley College), Robert Megginson (University of Michigan), Timothy Sanders
11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
  Study of Exceptional Talent
Carol Blackburn, Steve Olson, James Tanton
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
  The Boston Math Circle
Robert Kaplan, Ellen Kaplan
02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
  Discussion of Various Approaches and Possible Adaptions
Joe Gillian, Harvey Keynes, Walter Mientka
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
  The Berkeley Math Circle
Zvezdelina Stankova (Mills College; University of California, Berkeley)
Dec 17, 2004
Friday
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  Experiences as a Math Olympic Competitor
Igor Ganichev, Melanie Matchett-Wood (University of California, Berkeley), Maksim Maydanskiy (Uppsala University), Inna Zakharevich (Cornell University)
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
  Discovering and Developing Mathematical Talent, Part 2
Helmer Aslaksen, George Berzsenyi, John Howe, David Scott (University of Puget Sound), Samuel Vandervelde (St. Lawrence University)
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
  Math Circle Materials and Preparation
Thomas Davis, Richard Rusczyk, Peter Trapa (University of Utah)
03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
  Panel Discussion of Math Competitions: Problems, Good and Bad
Kiran Kedlaya (University of California, San Diego), Richard Rusczyk, Alexander Soifer, Zvezdelina Stankova (Mills College; University of California, Berkeley), Ravi Vakil (Stanford University), Paul Zeitz (University of San Francisco)
Dec 18, 2004
Saturday
09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Olympiad Training and Math Camps
Mira Bernstein, Zuming Feng, Tom Roby (University of Connecticut), Rick Sommer, Abigail Thompson (University of California, Davis)
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
  Panel Discussion of the Impact of Math Circles and Camps on Classroom Instruction
Mary Fay-Zenk, Thomas Rike (Oakland High School), James Tanton
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
  Discussion of the Network of Math Circles (Including Parents' Advisory Group)
Robert Megginson (University of Michigan)