From tomek@diamond.idbsu.edu Sat Jan  1 19:54:57 2000
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:13:49 -0700 (MST)
From: Tomek Bartoszynski <tomek@diamond.idbsu.edu>
To: tomek@diamond.idbsu.edu
Subject: BEST 

                         BEST (of the millenium)

                  Friday, March 31 -- Sunday, April 2, 2000 


                           First Announcement

Invited Speakers:

       Piotr Koszmider (Universidade de Sao Paulo)
       Kenneth Kunen (University of Wisconsin)
       Mary Ellen Rudin (University of Wisconsin)
       Paul J. Szeptycki (Ohio University)

The talks will be held on Friday, Saturday and on Sunday in the Department
of Mathematics at Boise State University.


For current information, BEST-relevant e-mail addresses and links consult:

http://math.idbsu.edu/~best/best9/best9.html

Abstract submission:

Starting this year BEST is making use of the services of Atlas
Mathematical Conference Abstracts. Participants who plan to give a
contributed talk, as well as invited speakers, should please submit a
title as well as an abstract at the BEST 9 Abstract Submission
site, linked to the URL above. The deadline for submitting an abstract
is March 1, 2000.

Financial support:

A limited amount of funding is available for partial support towards
expenses. Participants could apply for such financial support. To
obtain application materials, please contact, by e-mail, Marvel Palmer
or Halaulani Furniss with an explicit request for application
materials for financial assistance to attend BEST 9. Graduate students
are especially encouraged to apply. Applications will be evaluated on
a "first completed, first considered" basis. The deadline for
completing an application for support is March 1, 2000.

Registration:

There is no registration fee.

Lodging:

The following motels are within walking distance from the Department
of Mathematics.

($)  University Inn: 1-800-345-7170
($$) Residence Inn: 1-800-331-3131


If you have any questions please contact one (or both) of us at:

Tomek Bartoszynski: tomek@math.idbsu.edu
Marion Scheepers:  mscheep@micron.net