The Finite
Element Circus is a regular conference devoted to the theory and
applications of the finite element method, and related areas of
numerical analysis and partial differential equations. The Spring
2005
Finite Element Circus will take place at the University of Delaware,
Newark, Delaware on April 29-30, 2005. If you plan to attend
please let us know by e-mailing Robin Uffelman <uffelman@math.udel.edu>
before April 20.
Location in Space
and Time
The meeting will
take place April 29-30 in rooms 209/211 in the Trabant
University Center (see building 152 on the
printable map). The meeting starts at 1:30 on April 29.
For a
complete set of maps of the university see UDmap.
Travel Information
General
directions
(including distances etc) for getting to the University of
Delaware. Here are some more specific details:
By Car
The best place to park is in Parking Garage 17 adjacent to the Trabant
Center.
By Air
Note
that the closest airport to Newark if Philadelphia Internation
Airport. The Delaware
Express Shuttle provides transport between
the airport and Newark.
Lodging
There are numerous
hotels in the Newark area. Two standard choices are
Sleep Inn: 630 S. College Avenue, Newark, DE 19711,
(302)-453-1700. A
block of rooms has been reserved here for $69/night under the name
"Finite Circus" (ends April 15th).
Further Information
The main Finite Element
Circus web page has information about the history of the circus and
information for speakers which states the following
Speakers
at Circus meetings are volunteers from the audience. The length of
talks is set depending on the number of volunteers, so speakers have to
prepare a talk that can be trimmed to various lengths (15 minutes is
typical). The order is assigned randomly at the start of the meeting,
so speakers must be present for the entire meeting and cannot request a
specific time to talk. Please don't put the organizers in an awkward
position by requesting that an exception be made (which won't be
granted anyway). Potential participants are strongly encouraged to
attend at least one meeting before volunteering to speak.
Feel free
to contact Peter Monk <monk@udel.edu>
(302-831-1873) if you have questions or concerns.
