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MAA MATHFEST 2015Invited SessionsMAA INVITED PAPER SESSIONConcrete Computations in Algebra andAlgebraic GeometryFriday, August 7, 1:00 PM – 3:20 PMMarriott Wardman Park, Delaware BThis session will bring together researchers in computationalor combinatorial algebra and algebraic geometry whoseresearch is concrete and accessible.Sarah Mayes-Tang, Quest UniversityKaren Smith, University of MichiganSpeakersRobert Walker, University of MichiganCourtney Gibbons, Hamilton CollegeMike Janssen, Dordt CollegeTimothy Clark, Loyola UniversityWill Traves, United States Naval AcademyAMS-MAA INVITED PAPER SESSIONThe Arithmetic of the SpheresThursday, August 6, 1:00 PM – 3:50 PMMarriott Wardman Park, Delaware AThis session deals with topics in number theory, geometryand dynamics related to Farey fractions, circle packings, anddynamical systems where mode locking appears.William Abram, Hillsdale CollegeAlex Kontorovich, Rutgers UniversityJeffrey Lagarias, University of MichiganSpeakersKatherine Stange, University of Colorado BoulderLionel Levine, Cornell UniversityDan Romik, University of California DavisElena Fuchs, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignSteve Butler, Iowa State UniversityKei Nakamura, University of California DavisMAA100 SPECIAL INVITED SESSIONThe Geometry of TrianglesSaturday, August 8, 1:00 PM – 2:50 PMMarriott Wardman Park, Salon 1Richard Guy and John Conway will share their latest ideasabout the geometry of Euclidean triangles.A Triangle Has Eight Vertices (But Only One Center)Richard Guy, University of CalgaryNew Ideas about the Geometry of TrianglesJohn Conway, Princeton UniversitySPECIAL SESSION“Notes of a Native Son”: The Legacy of Dr.Abdulalim A. Shabazz (1927-2014)Saturday, August 8, 1:00 PM – 4:50 PMMarriott Wardman Park, Delaware BDr. Abdulalim A. Shabazz was a distinguished mathematicianwho is credited for mentoring over half of all African-Americans with a doctorate in Mathematics. “Notes of aNative Son” is a title of a collection of essays by JamesBaldwin. This title is fitting for a session honoring the lifeof Dr. Shabazz for three reasons. First, Dr. Shabazz isnative to Washington, DC as he spent many years of hislife there. Second, this session will feature various speakerswhose careers were directly transformed by Dr. Shabazz’smentorship. Third, this session will also include Dr. Shabazz’speers who will discuss his active role in the mathematicalcommunity.Monica Jackson, American UniversityTalitha M. Washington, Howard UniversitySpeakersMonica Jackson, American UniversityErica Walker, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityRonald Mickens, Clark Atlanta UniversityGwendolyn Irby, Lockheed MartinShree Taylor, Delta Decisions of DCBrett Sims, Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeGelonia Dent, Medgar Evers CollegeTalitha M. Washington, Howard University#MAAthFestWashington, DC | August 5–8, 2015 17