100 Years in Seattle


This site is a resource for information about a conference held July 28-30, 2010 at the University of Washington Seattle in honor of the many contributions of Vic Klee and Branko Grünbaum to the development of mathematics. Now that the conference is over, we'll be collecting a variety of materials furthering the mission of the conference, including video of the talks presented at the conference and other contributed writings by conference participants.

To watch a talk, just click on the  icon.
Our confirmed list of speakers includes:
Organizing Committee Members:
  • Fred Holt (University of Washington Seattle)
  • Isabella Novik (University of Washington Seattle)
  • Rekha Thomas (University of Washington Seattle)
  • Gordon Williams (University of Alaska Fairbanks)
Scientific Committee Members:
  • Gritzmann, Peter (Technical University Munchen, Germany)
  • Larman, David (University College London, U.K.)
  • Pach, Janos (New York University, New York)
  • Rosenfeld, Moshe (University of Washington, Tacoma)
  • Zaks, Joseph (Haifa University, Israel)

Open Problems

In 1960 Vic Klee prepared a collection entitled "Unsolved problems in intuitive geometry." We present here that collection, amended and edited by Branko Grünbaum. Please join the discussion about these problems on our conference message board.

Additional Video from the Conference

  • Welcome speech by Rekha Thomas 
  • Welcome speech by Branko Grünbaum 
  • Introduction by Janos Pach 
  • Video of the UW Quad 
  • Video of Attendees 
  • Problem Session 2 
  • Break on day 2 
  • More video of the UW Quad 
  • More video of attendees 
  • Problem Session 3 
  • Break on day 3 

Contributed Writings and Photographic collections

We are assembling written and photographic material related to the themes of the conference. Conference attendees who wish to contribute notes, recollections or other materials relevant to the themes of the conference may do so by contacting Gordon Williams.

Navigating the Conference

All talks were held in Savery 260 (SAV 260). A large map of the campus is available. Getting to campus or the hotels from the airport is easiest using shuttle or taxi service.
You may also be interested in finding out more about what dining options are available near campus. Good sources of information about dining near the campus include:
Further information helpful in navigating the conference.
  • Conference attendees staying in the dormitory will be staying at McMahon Hall, and will need to check in at the front desk when they arrive. More information about the dormitory is available.
  • The banquet will be held at the UW Club from 7-10 PM on Thursday July 29th, which is located on campus. Drinks will be available at 7 followed by a buffet at 7:30 PM.