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Welcome to the Fall 2018 Finite Element Circus page, which will take place at the University of Delaware, home of the Finite Elephant. This will be the sixth FEC organized at UD (Fall 92, Spring 01, Spring 05, Spring 09, Fall 13). Here you can find information about this event.
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Venue. The sessions will take place on the Newark main campus of the University of Delaware, starting Friday November 9 at 1:30pm. On Friday Nov 9 we will meet in 209/211 Trabant Student Center. On Saturday Nov 10, we will meet in Purnell 116. Both buildings are very close to the math department (Ewing Hall) and to the Trabant Parking Garage. To learn about how the FEC is run, click here.
To register, click here or go to Registration in the menu.
Coming to Delaware.
- Those flying to the FEC should consider flying to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), conveniently located at about 40 miles north of Newark DE. The Delaware Express runs a shuttle service from PHL to Newark, for about $50 each trip, with discounts for groups traveling together. It requires a reservation, which you can make easily online. When you make your reservation, you'll need to have your flight numbers, arrival and departure times, and where you want to be dropped on Friday and picked up from on Saturday.
- The Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) is further away and traffic on I95 tends to be very heavy. The Delaware Express services this airport too, but the cost for the transfer is much higher.
- Those driving from most locations on the East Coast can easily reach Newark on I95.
- PARKING. Parking is available in the Trabant Parking Garage. The cost for a full day is $6. YOU PAY RIGHT AFTER PARKING in any of the paying stations. There are no barriers or tickets. We will provide validation codes (they can be used only once and they are personal) for parking. More instructions will follow as we get closer to the date of the conference.
- Megabus services the Newark campus from New York City and from Washington DC daily, although the times for the trips might not be very convenient.
- The Amtrak New York/Washington trains go through Newark. Only two of them stop every day. All of them stop in Wilmington DE (16 miles from Newark). You can take a cab from there or use the Delaware Express shuttle (see flying to PHL), but be aware that the cost might be quite high, since the demand for these services is low.
Dinner. On Friday evening, we will have the traditional Finite Element Circus dinner at the Deer Park Tavern right by campus. This will be a buffet dinner consisting of stuffed chicken breast, roast beef, stuffed shells, crab salad, Cesar salad, veggies, and dessert. You will be asked to decide on whether you want to come for dinner at the time of registration. Payment must be done with a $35 check payable to the UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE and sent, before November 1, to
Linda PopowichDepartment of Mathematical SciencesUniversity of Delaware501 Ewing HallNewark DE 19716Accommodation. We have reserved a block of 15 double rooms at the Embassy Suites Hotel (654 S College Avenue, Newark DE 19713) for $134 + 8% occupancy tax, with breakfast included. At the time of making your reservation, use the code FEC. The reservations at this price are available until 10/12. The above link takes you to the reservations page. The hotel offers a shuttle service to campus if needed. Otherwise, it is a 5 minute drive from the hotel to UD parking. UPDATE. The block of rooms at the Embassy Suites seems to have filled quickly and they are fully booked. Here are some suggestions. The first three are walking distance to the conference venues, while the fourth one is right by the Embassy Suites.
- Super 8. 265 E Main Street. This is a motel.
- Courtyard Newark. UD Hotel. 4000 David Hollowell Drive
- Springhill Suites Newark Downtown. 402 Ogletown Rd
- Homewood Suites by Hilton. 640 South College Av.
Local organization (in alphabetical order). Constantin Bacuta, Peter Monk, Jingmei Qiu, Francisco-Javier Sayas, Shangyou Zhang.
Contact. If you have any doubt about the Fall 2018 Circus, please do not hesitate to contact Constantin (bacuta --at-- udel.edu) or Francisco (fjsayas --at -- udel.edu).
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