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71st Annual Meeting (Oct 1999)

General Information


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Location

          The Autumn 1999 meeting of The Society of Rheology will be held at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin, October 17 to 21, 1999. The meeting is hosted by the Rheology Research Center.

For more information, please visit the following web sites:

Capitol in the Fall    
About Monona Terrace
          http://mononaterrace.visitmadison.com/
About Madison
http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/
http://www.visitmadison.com/
About the Rheology Research Center
http://www.engr.wisc.edu/centers/rrc/
    

Transportation

For information on getting to Madison, please visit the following web sites:
   
About the Airport in Madison
          http://www.co.dane.wi.us/airport/about.html
Commercial Airline Carriers to Madison
http://www.co.dane.wi.us/airport/airlines.html
Driving from Nearby Cities
http://mononaterrace.visitmadison.com/get_here.htm
Bus from Milwaukee or Mitchell Field
http://www.badgerbus.com/
Bus from Downtown Chicago or O'Hare Airport
http://www.vangalderbus.com/

For information on getting from the Airport to Downtown Madison, please visit the following web sites:

City Bus Route 16 from Airport to Downtown ($1.25, one transfer)
          http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/metro/schedules/16/16wdy.htm
Other Airport Ground Transport
http://www.co.dane.wi.us/airport/transpt.html
    

Registration

The registration fee includes the meeting program booklet containing the abstracts of the papers. Registration also entitles you to attend the technical program, the plenary lectures, the Bingham Award Address, the social events and the poster session. For an additional cost, you can attend the Bingham Award Banquet on Tuesday evening. Please purchase tickets for the banquet prior to the meeting using the meeting registration form. The meeting registration form should be completed in full and mailed along with your payment to the address listed on the form. Payment by check or money order should be made payable to UW-Extension. If you choose to pay by VISA or Mastercard, you may do so by faxing the form to (608) 265-3163. Registration materials received after September 17th will incur the late fee.

On-site registration will be held on Sunday, October 17th, from 6 to 9 PM, in the 4th floor Registration Booth area. Registration will continue each day, Monday through Thursday, beginning at 8 AM.
 

Welcoming Reception

A welcoming reception hosted by a sponsor will be held on Sunday, October 17th, from 7 to 10 PM in the Grand Terrace (4th floor).
 

Society Reception

A sponsor will host a reception on Monday, October 18th, from 7 to 9 PM in the Community Terrace (2nd floor) .
 

Business Luncheon

All attendees are encouraged to attend the business luncheon of The Society of Rheology, to be held on Monday, October 18th, from 12 to 1:30 PM in the Grand Terrace.
 

Society Business Meeting

All attendees are encouraged to attend the annual business meeting of The Society of Rheology on Tuesday, October 19th. This meeting will start at approximately 5:30 PM in one of the Sections of the Hall of Ideas.
 

Bingham Award Banquet

A sponsor will host a reception in the Grand Terrace - East beginning at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 19th, prior to the Bingham Award Banquet. The Banquet will be held in the Madison Ballroom A-B (4th floor). Dinner will be served at 8 PM.
 

Poster Session

A sponsor will host a reception in conjunction with the Poster Session on Wednesday, October 20th. This event will start at the conclusion of the technical session. Posters will be displayed in the Grand Terrace.
 

Exhibits

Vendors will demonstrate their products in Hall of Ideas E-F. Coffee and refreshments will be served in this room.
 

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