If you plan to attend the meeting, please register with us before-hand. There is no registration fee for the conference, but we would like an approximate head-count prior to the meeting.

• Stephen Gagola III, Case Western Reserve University
  Totally Isotropic Subalgebras of Octonion Algebras
• Leah Gold, Cleveland State University
  The Multiplicity Conjectures
• Surender K. Jain, Ohio University
  Group Rings: Injectivity and its Generalizations
• Graham Leuschke, Syracuse University
  Factoring the Adjoint and modules over the generic determinant
• Mike Slattery, Marquette University
  Character Degrees of Finite p-Groups
• Ronald Solomon, The Ohio State University
  Sporadic Groups and Related Objects
• Ivan Soprunov, Cleveland State University
  Duality and Toric Residues

Talks will be held in 228 Mathematical Sciences Building.

For directions outside of campus, visit our Maps and Directions page. Within the Kent campus, proceed east on Summit street past the Michael Schwartz Center and the Student Center. Our building is on the left and is identifiable by the sine wave roof. On the Kent State University map, our building is located in the South Campus region.

Parking will be free for conference participants in the lot at the Mathematical Sciences Building. This is lot R-5 on the campus parking map. You must obtain a parking pass upon arrival at the building. A representative from Kent State will be in front of the building handing out passes before the meeting starts on Saturday the 18th.

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Microtel in Streetsboro, 9371 State Route 14, Streetsboro, OH (330) 422-1234. Streetsboro is about 6 miles from Kent. The conference rate will be $49.99 per night, plus tax. Make your reservation with the Microtel directly by calling (330) 422-1234. Tell them you are with the Kent Algebra Conference. Please contact one of organizers if you encounter any trouble making your reservation.

Following the Saturday talks, we will have a reception and banquet for conference participants. The banquet will cost approximately $20 per person. Locations and directions for these events will be available at the meeting.

Mikhail Chebotar
Stephen M. Gagola, Jr.
Mark L. Lewis
Sean Sather-Wagstaff
Donald L. White

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University
The Office of the Provost, Kent State University
Kent State University Research Council