PAlmetto   Number   Theory   Series   VIII

December 13 and 14, 2008.

Description. The Palmetto Number Theory Series (PANTS) is a series of number theory meetings held at colleges and universities in South Carolina, the Palmetto State. The core members of the PANTS consortium are:

• Clemson University
• College of Charleston
• University of South Carolina.

PANTS is funded for the 2008-2009 academic year by grants from the NSA and NSF (DMS-0801150).

For links to webpages of past PANTS meetings (PANTS I-VII), see the PANTS home page.

Information on PANTS VIII

• Dates:   Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14, 2008.

• Location:   Mathematics Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

• Plenary Speakers:

  Nigel Boston	University College Dublin, Ireland, and University of Wisconsin
  Alina Cojocaru	University of Illinois at Chicago
  Amanda Folsom	University of Wisconsin
  Carl Pomerance	Dartmouth College
  Jeff Vaaler	University of Texas at Austin

• Schedule of Talks (with abstracts).

• Photos and Movies from the conference.

• Registration:   The meeting is free of charge for all participants.

• Participant support: PANTS has a limited budget from which to provide support for travel. Here is a visitor expense form which may be used to request support.

• Accommodations:
  • Participants are responsible for making their own arrangements.
  • Local hotels.

• Travel:   The University of South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina. The mathematics department is in LeConte College, at the corner of Greene and Pickens Streets. You can also use (for example) Mapquest for directions.

• Parking:   Visitor meter lots (in green) are free on weekends.

• Local Restaurants.

• Local Organizers:   Matthew Boylan, Michael Filaseta, Ognian Trifonov.

• Other Contacts:
  • At Clemson University:   Kevin James, Hiren Maharaj, Gretchen Matthews, Hui Xue.

  • At College of Charleston:   James Carter, Paul Young.

    Please feel free to e-mail us if you have any questions.