For information about the Northwest Mathematics Conference

Please see complete registration information on the last page.

If you do not pre-register, on-site registration will be available in the

Red Lion on the River Ballroom Foyer during the following times:

Pre-registered participants may pick up their conference packets in the registration area during the above hours. On-site registration does not include lunch Friday or conference tote bag. Nametags will be proof of registration and should be worn at all conference sessions, workshops, mini-courses, and events. Requests for cancellation received before October 4, 2005 will be subject to a $15 handling fee.

No refunds after October 4, 2005.

Red Lion on the River.

Contact them at:

Red Lion on the River - Jantzen Beach

900 N Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR 97217

Cost is approximately $110 for up to 4 people per room.

Members of the Oregon Council of Teachers of Mathematics invite you to attend an informal reception to meet, greet, and mingle with conference speakers, participants, and council members immediately following the Thursday evening Opening Session in the Washington/Clark Rooms featuring: Edward Burger; Williams College,Williamstown, MA.

The Friday luncheon will be held at the Red Lion on the River - from 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM Friday, October 14, 2005 BY TICKET ONLY. Lunch is included free in your registration packet if you pre-register by October 4th.

The Saturday breakfast keynote will feature John Van de Walle, master educator and author, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. The Breakfast Keynote requires advanced purchase. Some tickets may be purchased at the conference subject to availability. The cost of the breakfast is $25.

SESSION (60 minutes) represents a common format where the speaker relates his or her ideas to an audience. The speaker may use audiovisual equipment, technology, and handouts. He or she may include audience participation. Rooms are set theater style and vary in size.

WORKSHOP (90minutes) allows participants to have extensive, hands-on experiences and to leave with supporting materials. Workshops, set in round-table format, will be limited to 30-36 participants.

WORK SESSION (90 minutes) allows participants to have an extensive interactive experience and leave with supporting materials. Work sessions will be set in theater style and seat up to 100 people.

MINICOURSE (120 minutes) allows for a more in-depth examination of topic and participants will leave with supporting materials. Minicourses, set in round-table format, will be limited to 30-36 participants.

MATH-A-RAMA On Friday, October 14, elementary and middle school teachers will have the opportunity to attend twelve different sessions (six in the morning and six in the afternoon.) The themes will include Number, Operations, Reasoning, Problem Solving, Algebraic Reasoning, and Probability and Statistics. The six 25 minute sessions in the morning will each be repeated on the half hour, so participants may attend all six sessions in any order. Participants who do not want to attend every Math-A-Rama session in the morning or afternoon may enter and leave during the breaks between sessions.

Educational materials and corporate displays will be located in the Exhibit Hall located in the Ballroom