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October
28, 1999
CONFERENCE CALL
The Math Department’s Centennial Celebration will be at College Hall Oct. 30. The daylong event will feature internationally distinguished scientists Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Bert Vogelstein, George E. Andrews and Freeman J. Dyson presenting topics such as “Mathematical Proof and Major Changes to Be Expected in Applied Mathematics” and “Biomedical Research at the Millennium.” Morning and afternoon sessions are free and open to the public. Reservations are required for the evening reception and banquet; tickets are $50. E-mail centennial@math.upenn.edu for information.
The Fifth Annual Writers’ Conference at Penn on Nov. 13 will feature Philadelphia Magazine editor-in-chief and Penn alum Stephen Fried as the keynote speaker. The conference, cosponsored by the College of General Studies, Kelly Writers House and Penn Humanities Forum, includes morning and afternoon workshops and individual critique sessions. The registration fee is $95 and a prepaid boxed lunch is available for $8. To register, call 215-898-6479 or complete the form found on the Writers' Conference Web site.
Invasive exotic plants is the topic of a conference at the Morris Arboretum Nov. 3 and 4 presented by the Arboretum and the Nature Conservancy of Pennsylvania and cosponsored by the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. To register, call the Morris Arboretum, 215-247-5777, ext. 156.
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The American Indian art market is the subject of a symposium
Nov. 6 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Speakers from around
the country will look at the differing perspectives that artists, dealers
and collectors brought to the market, the active role that Indian peoples
played as producers and entrepreneurs, and the demands and expectations
of consumers. The cost is $75 for general admittance and $60 for Museum
members. For more information, call 215-898-4890.