One of the guiding principles behind the West Coast Number Theory conference is that every idea is worth 15 minutes. This means that there is not a formal, established program of talks before the conference begins. The list of speakers and topics is decided upon at the first business meeting.
This year, the opening banquet will be held on December 15, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., at Trattoria Italia, with the first business meeting to follow at 7:30 p.m. at Nevada State University’s Christenson Education Building (CEB) in rooms 211 and 212 (they are the same room).
IMPORTANT: If you cannot make the first business meeting but do plan to give a talk, please send your talk title and any time/day constraints you have to info@westcoastnumbertheory.org so we can make sure you are on the schedule.
Once established after the first business meeting, this year’s talk schedule will be posted at WCNT 2023 Schedule. As per usual, WCNT will have a half day on December 17. See previous year’s schedules for an idea of what to expect.
WCNT 2023 IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT
WCNT 2023 will be hosted at Nevada State University, located just 30 minutes from downtown Las Vegas
- Date: December 15-19, 2023
- Location: Christenson Education Building(CEB), 1300 Nevada State Drive, Henderson, NV, 89002
- Conference Rooms: CEB 211 and CEB 212
- Format: This event will be exclusively in-person; there will be no virtual or hybrid options.
To improve accessibility, childcare will be available for the entire duration of the conference at Nevada State University. Please indicate your interest in childcare through your registration form before November 15 for more information.
BANQUET
There will be a banquet on December 15. Tickets for the banquet are $60 (children 3-12 are $30, children 0-2 are free). The banquet will be served family-style from a set menu. If you require any dietary accommodations, please let us know through your registration form so we can make arrangements with the restaurant accordingly.
FORMAT OF THE TALKS
The length allowed for all talks is 20 minutes (usually 15 minutes with 5 minutes for questions). The second and fourth days of the conference will be full days of talks, while the third will have talks in the morning, leaving the afternoon for our “afternoon off” for sightseeing and recreation or travel.
PROBLEM SESSIONS
Several problem sessions will be scheduled during the conference, where unsolved problems, half-baked ideas, questions pertaining to number theory, and notes about previously posed problems are discussed. Think of this as a friendly place to talk about the Number Theory questions that have you stumped or the half-baked ideas you have for solving them. After the event, these discussions are bundled up, edited, and published on the Problem Sessions page.
COMMUNITY SESSIONS
Due to the success of community sessions over the previous two years, we will run them again this year. Community sessions are where we dig into relevant but “non-mathematical” problems of interest to number theorists. Past topics have included: mental health, finding collaborators, navigating career changes, non-academic career options, and inclusion. Please let us know if there’s something in particular you’d love to see in a community session this year.
PAST SCHEDULES
To give you an idea of the participant list and the wide variety and level of talks one can expect at this conference, schedules from recent conferences are available online. (Note: These documents may not reflect last-minute changes that were made to the program during the conference itself.)
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