Standard Audio-visual Set-up in Meeting Rooms

All speakers must provide their own computers; SIAM will provide an LCD projector and screen in each technical session meeting room. Please review the Guidelines for Meeting Participants, which includes a detailed Audio-Visual policy.

Internet Access

Complimentary wireless Internet access in guest rooms and meeting space will be provided.

Local Area

Visit https://visitalexandria.com/ for more information on Alexandria and the surrounding area.

The average January temperature varies between 27° F (-2.8°C) and 42° F (5.6°C). Remember meeting room temperatures and personal comfort zones vary widely. It is recommended that you bring a sweater or jacket to the sessions.

Membership

SIAM members save up to $165 on full registration for the ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms! Join your peers in supporting the premier professional society for applied mathematicians and computational scientists. SIAM members receive subscriptions to SIAM Review, SIAM Unwrapped 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 ($165 for a non-member) towards a SIAM membership. After you register, contact SIAM Customer Service for details about membership.

Any student who registers as a non-member will automatically be given a free membership in SIAM, so please ensure that your contact information and online profile are complete when you register.

Join today online, contact SIAM Customer Service, or contact SIAM via telephone: +1-215-382-9800 (worldwide); or 800-447-7426 (U.S. and Canada only)

Poster Session

A poster session will not be held during SODA or its associated meetings.

SIAM Books and Journals

Those interested in purchasing SIAM books can do so at SIAM’s online bookstore https://bookstore.siam.org/. SIAM members get 30 percent off. Non-members get 20 percent off by using the code on the Titles on Display list available at the book display, when available.

Visa Information

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 the Visa Waiver Program for additional information and procedures regarding the visa waiver program as maintained by the U.S. 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 or are not yet an accepted author and need a letter of invitation before acceptance notifications are sent, please fill out Letter of Invitation Request Form AND email the following information to SIAM Conferences:

• Brief curriculum vitae (including your date of birth and a list of publications over the past 3 years).
• Brief statement why attending 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 or other suitable professional database. If you are using MathSciNet, please state so and include your “MR Author ID” in your message to [email protected]. If using another professional database, provide the name of the database and associated ID or URL in your message to [email protected].