East Tennessee State University is hosting a sectional meeting of the American Mathematical Society on October 15 and 16, 2005. For the latest details of the meeting, check out:

• the AMS website for program,
• the AMS website of deadlines.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee about 100 miles east of Knoxville. ETSU consists of nine schools and colleges, which serve approximately 12,000 students. Its Division of Health Sciences includes a top-20-rated College of Medicine which has a reputable program in rural health care. ETSU offers a master's degree in most liberal arts disciplines (including mathematics), as well as technical and professional programs, including a doctoral program in education and biomedical sciences and programs leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree. A doctoral program in math (with collaborations with the Health Sciences Division) is in the planning stage.

Johnson City can be accessed by Interstate 26 which connects to Interstate 81 to the north (allowing access from Knoxville, Nashville, and Lexington), and runs to Asheville, NC to the south (allowing access from Birmingham, Atlanta, and Columbia, SC). Airline service is provided by Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) in nearby Blountville, TN, about 20 miles from Johnson City. There are about 25 flights in and out of the Tri-Cities with flights to and from the Northwest hubs of Memphis and Detroit, the American Airlines hub in Nashville, the US Airways hubs of Pittsburgh and Charlotte, and the Delta hubs at Atlanta and Cincinnati. There is also Greyhound Bus Line service at the Johnson City bus station.

During October, the average high and low temperatures are 69 and 45, respectively (degrees Fahrenheit), with warmest and coldest records of 90 and 20. This data is from the Tri-Cities Regional Airport in Blountville, TN.

For additional information about ETSU, lodging, and the Johnson City are, check out:

• Information on local hotels and motels.
• A list of local attractions.
• A map of Johnson City with location of some restaurants and lodgings.
• Tri-Cities Airport.

IF you would like to contribute any photographs from the meeting, then please e-mail them to Robert Gardner. A webpage of contributed photos is provided here.

Return to the ETSU Math Department webpage.
Last updated: October 18, 2005.