9:15 AM-10:00 AM
Special Session on Mathematical Issues: Using TIMSS to Access Science Education Around the World
William Schmidt, Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Michigan State University, USA
2:00 PM-3:00 PM
The John von Neumann Lecture: Geometry of Markov Chains
Persi Diaconis, Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, Stanford University, USA
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
The I. E. Block Community Lecture: Advances in Advancing Interfaces
James A. Sethian, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, USA