Here's the full announcement, with the tentative program. DHB Experimental Math Workshop Oakland, CA March 29-30, 2004 The University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory are pleased to host a workshop on experimental mathematics, to be held Mar. 29-30, in Oakland, California, USA. Logistics and a preliminary program are shown below. This workshop is designed to bring together a number of leading researchers and students in the emerging field of "experimental mathematics," namely the utilization of advanced computer technology as an active tool for mathematical research. Topics to be covered include computational number theory, symbolic computing tools, high-precision arithmetic techniques, integer relation algorithms, numerical discovery of new mathematical identities, applications of experimental mathematics in physics and other disciplines, experimental mathematics and art, computational techniques for formal proof, parallel computing for experimental mathematics, and others. Organizers: David H. Bailey, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA, dhbailey@lbl.gov, 510-495-2773. Jonathan M. Borwein, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Borwein and Bailey are co-authors of the new books "Mathematics by Experiment: Plausible Reasoning in the 21st Century" and "Experimentation in Mathematics: Computational Paths to Discovery." If you wish to attend or participate, please contact Bailey. Logistics: The workshop will be held at the Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, California, USA. The hotel's website is at: http://marriott.com/property/propertyPage.mi?marshaCode=OAKDT A block of sleeping rooms at the group rate of $105 + tax per night, single or double occupancy, has been negotiated with the Marriott Oakland City Center for this meeting. The block starts on Sunday, March 28, ending on Tuesday, March 30. To make a reservation, please call Marriott Reservations at 1-800-991-7249 between 6:00 am and 11:00 pm (PST). Request the "Experimental Math" block in order to receive the group rate. ***Reservations must be made no later than March 7, 2004 to obtain this rate.*** Hotel room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 11%) in effect at time of check in. Cancellations must be made at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled date of arrival, or one night's room and tax will be applied to the credit card on file. The hotel is accessible from either the Oakland International Airport (most convenient) or the San Francisco International Airport. From the Oakland airport, you can take a taxi (approx $30), or the Bay Area Rapid Transit train ($3.25). From the San Francisco airport, take an airport shuttle van (fare about $40). Preliminary Program: Monday Mar. 29: 9:00am David H. Bailey, LBNL Welcome 9:15am Jonathan M. Borwein, Dalhousie University "Mathematics by Experiment: Plausible Reasoning in the 21st Century" 10:30am Break 10:45am Richard E. Crandall, Center for Advanced Computation, Reed College "Experimental Mathematics and Bioterror" 11:30am Victor H. Moll, Tulane University "Closed Form Evaluation of Definite Integrals" 12:15pm Lunch (provided) 1:15pm Helaman Ferguson, CCS "Mathematical Sculpture and PSLQ" 2:00pm Sherry Li "A Comparison of Three High-Precision Quadrature Schemes" 2:45pm Break 3:00pm Sinai Robins, Temple University "Sifting Arithmetic Progressions from Taylor Series Coefficients" 3:45pm Open 4:30pm Adjourn for the day 6:00pm Dinner (optional - not provided) Tuesday Mar. 30: 9:00am David H. Bailey, LBNL "Experimental Mathematics and the Normality of Pi" 10:15am Break 10:30am Panel/Group Discussion "What Tools Are Needed for Experimental Mathematics" 11:30am Panel/Group Discussion "What Areas Are Most Fertile for Future Experimental Breakthroughs?" 12:15pm Lunch (provided) 1:15pm Rob Scharein, Simon Fraser University "Knot Plot" 2:00pm Ruchira Datta, U.C. Davis/LBNL "The Experimental Mathematician's Toolkit" 2:45pm Break 3:00pm Andrew de Laix, Wolfram Research, Inc. "Numerical Experiments Using Mathematica" 3:45pm Thayne Plambeck Pretending in Misere Combinatorial Games 4:30pm Adjourn