General Information

Audio-visual Policy

Standard Audio-visual Set-up in Meeting Rooms

National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide windows laptops in all lecture rooms.  In order to avoid problems,  we strongly urge you to email your presentation to [email protected]  and [email protected]  not later than a week before the conference. If you would like to give your presentation on a laptop with a different operating system, then you will need to bring your own laptop..  Presenters can bring their own computers but SIAM and National Institute of Standards and Technology are not responsible for the safety and security of speakers’ computers.

The Plenary Session Room and breakout rooms will have one (1) screen, one (1) data projector. Overhead projectors will be made available upon prior request. The data projectors support VGA connections only. Presenters requiring an HDMI or alternate connection must provide their own adaptor.

 

Internet Access

Wireless access will be provided at NIST to conference participants.

 

Local Area

Visit http://www.visitmontgomery.com and http://www.washington.org for more information on Gaithersburg and the surrounding area.

The average June temperature in Gaithersburg varies between 64° F (18° C) and 81° F (27°C).  Please remember that meeting room temperatures and personal comfort zones vary widely. It is recommended that you bring a sweater or jacket to the sessions.

 

Membership

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SIAM members save up to $130 on full registration for the 13th International Symposium on Orthogonal Polynomials, Special Functions and Applications (OPSFA13)! Join your peers in supporting the premier professional society for applied mathematicians and computational scientists. SIAM members receive subscriptions to SIAM Review and SIAM News and enjoy substantial discounts on SIAM books, journal subscriptions, and conference registrations.

If you are not a SIAM member and do not join SIAM before you register for the conference, you can pay the Non-Member rate and still apply the difference between what you paid for the conference and what a member would have paid ($130 for a Non-Member) towards a SIAM membership. After you register for the conference, contact SIAM Customer Service for details about membership or join at the registration desk at the conference.

If you are a SIAM member, it only costs $10 to join the SIAM Activity Group on Orthogonal Polynomials and Special Functions. As a SIAG/OPSF member, you are eligible for an additional $10 discount on this conference. As the total price of membership plus conference registration is the same, you might want to consider joining the activity group.

Free Student Membershipsare available to all students who attend an institution that is an Academic Member of SIAM, are members of Student Chapters of SIAM, or are nominated by a nonstudent Member of SIAM.

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Poster Session

For information about preparing a poster, please visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/guidelines/presenters.php.  See SUBMISSIONS button for deadlines.

Further information will be posted here in March 2015.

SIAM Books and Journals

Display copies of books and complimentary copies of journals are available on site. SIAM books are available at a discounted price during the conference. If a SIAM books representative is not available, completed order forms and payment (credit cards are preferred) may be taken to the SIAM registration desk.

Transportation

By Air
SIAM has selected Uniglobe Wings Travel to assist attendees in making travel arrangements. To book your reservations through Uniglobe Wings Travel, contact Amy Hueber at +1-215-628-3322 or toll free (US and Canada) at 866-71-WINGS. Press two (2) when you hear the recording, and ask to be transferred to Amy. Be sure to mention you are attending The 13th International Symposium on Orthogonal Polynomials, Special Functions and Applications (OPSFA13). Uniglobe Wings Travel will issue your ticket and mail it to you. Please be aware there is a fee for this service.

You also have the choice of using your own travel agent or an Internet service. There are many web sites available to allow you to search for and purchase airline tickets online. Expedia , Orbitz, and Travelocity are just a few.

Ground Transportation

Public Transportation from Airport
Taxis are available at the airport for transportation to the hotel.  Please visit the Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center website, and click on “Map & Transportation” to find local directions.  SIAM also suggests you contact the hotel directly for any information about sharing transportation. Additional ground transportation information is available on the Dulles International Airport website.   

By Train
Amtrak has a rail station in Washington, D.C. To make train reservations through Amtrak, call (800) USA-RAIL, go to http://www.amtrak.com or contact Uniglobe Wings Travel. Taxis are available at the train station for transportation to the hotel. From the train station, there are taxis available for transportation to the hotel.

Rental Cars
Many major car rental companies have offices inside the airport terminal. You can make your arrangements when you arrive at the airport or you can make them through Uniglobe Wings Travel or your own travel agent. Uniglobe Wings Travel can make your car rental reservations at the same time you make your flight reservations. See information above regarding how to reach Uniglobe Wings Travel.

Driving Directions
If renting a car, please obtain a map and directions from your rental car company. Another option is to visit Google Maps, or another similar web site. SIAM highly recommends you contact the hotel directly at +1-301-527-9000 or visit their website for driving directions.

 

Visa Information

International attendees at conferences in the US may already be aware that there have been changes to the visa program for scientific visitors, which affect even people from visa waiver countries. The site http://www.nationalacademies.org/visas/, maintained by The National Academies, provides guidance on obtaining the necessary documents.

As of January 12, 2009, a valid ESTA approval is required for all Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to travel to the United States. Please visit http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html for additional information and procedures regarding the visa waiver program as maintained by the US Department of State.

 

Letter of Invitation

Confirmed authors in need of a Letter of Invitation to assist in the visa application process, please fill out the Letter of Invitation Request Form. Please allow three to four weeks for processing and delivery.

If you are not planning to present at the conference or are not yet an accepted author and need a letter of invitation before acceptance notifications are sent, please fill out the form AND provide the following information to [email protected]:

• Brief curriculum vita (including your date of birth and a list of publications over the past 3 years.)
• Brief statement why attending this conference would help your research and career.
• Letter of recommendation. Have a senior person (e.g. Ph.D. advisor, head of department, president of a mathematical society) write a brief letter of recommendation on appropriate letterhead. This letter is not needed if you have a minimum of twelve entries in MathSciNet. If this is the case please state so in your message to [email protected].