If there is any emergency call 000 or contact Campus Safety & Security on 1300 737 003

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/infrastructure_services/home/security

Registrations have now closed.

To register, please complete the following steps:

1. Ensure you are eligible to attend by being an AAMS member or see below

   1. Join AAMS  now

   2. For overseas based mathematics students, please email the conference director for case by case consideration

2. Visit <redacted>

3. Scroll down and click 'Create Booking'

4. Enter your details

   1. Expected mode of transport to Sydney - If you live in Sydney simply say local

   2. Talk details - You can enter TBC if you are unsure of the exact title or abstract.

Final titles and abstracts are due AEDT 23:59 on the 15/11/2024.

If you fail to submit a title and abstract by the deadline, you will not be permitted to talk.

5.  Click 'Add to cart'

6. Click 'Process Payment'

7. Selected your payment method

8. Make payment

All students who wish to present a talk at the conference need to indicate this when they complete their registration.

You are guaranteed to receive a talking slot if you indicated this on your registration. This is provided you have submitted a title and abstract by the deadline as specified in the Registration tab.

There is no prize or competition of any sort for any activity at this conference.

Talks will run in parallel sessions with 2 concurrent sessions.

Talks are grouped by topic. Concurrent sessions are aimed to have distant topics running at the same time.

The details of the talks are as follows:

1. Length - 20 minutes in length including a further 5 minutes of dedicated questions time. The time limit will be hard and you will be stopped if you exceed your allowance.

2. Audience - you should expect a general postgraduate mathematics students audience. There may be students familiar with your discipline in the audience.

3. Facilities - projector for per-submitted PDF slides. No clicker will be provided.

Getting to and from Parramatta South Campus

The easiest way to get to campus is via public transport as follows:

1. Catch a train from your nearest train station to Parramatta Station.

2. Then catch the WSU free shuttle bus to campus:

https://westernsydney.edu.au/infrastructure_services/home/security/accessibility_transport_parking/shuttle_bus_timetable

Look under Mid/Inter-term breaks and Stuvac

Then Parramatta

Get on at  Parramatta City campus on Smith Street

Get of at Parramatta South campus

Shuttle will take between 15-30 minutes.

There is no timetable but you can track the shuttle via:

https://api.transportme.com.au/transportme/public_tracking?op=127

To and from airport

The easiest way to and from Sydney airport is to use the train station right at the terminal. If you are going from the airport to Parramatta you will catch (assuming everything is running to schedule) the green T8 to Central and then change there to continue on a yellow T1 to Parramatta.

There is a extra fee for using the airport station of around $17.00. You can avoid this if you are prepared for a little bit of extra hassle by doing the following:

1. Catch a bus from Domestic Terminal to Mascot Station - be careful with the direction as there is only a single bus stop and buses traveling in both directions stop at the same stop.

   1. Bus 420 towards Mascot Station

   2. Bus 350 towards Bondi Junction

   3. This option does not come up easily on the trip planner but here is a link for the timetable:

https://transportnsw.info/trip#/trip?from=202020&to=202010&leaving=true&excludedModes=11,1&onlyAccessible=false&walkSpeed=0&gettingFromMode=100&gettingToMode=100&onlyOpal=false&gettingToValue=20&gettingFromValue=20&tripPreference=0

2. Catch a train from Mascot Station and continue as per normal

Opal

To use public transport in Sydney including the trains, you need to pay using the opal system. As an interstate student you will not be eligible for concession prices. You need to pay the full adult price. You do not need to purchase an opal card. You can simply use a credit/debit card or device to tap at the reader. Remember to tap on at the start of your journey, and tap off at the end of your journey. This includes tapping on and off each time you switch transport mode.

Buses have readers inside of them. All other modes of transport have readers at the station that you need to tap before boarding.

For pricing and further details see:

https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/opal#/login

To plan your journey including cost use:

https://transportnsw.info/trip#/trip

Help

If you are still unsure or have questions, just put them in the discord channel.

The rooms used by the conference will be as follows:

• Registration - foyer in front of PS.EA.G.18

• Opening/closing ceremony, plenary talks, AGM - PS.EA.G.18

• Lunch, morning/afternoon tea - PS.EA.G.38

• Special session A - PS.EA.G.26

• Special session B - PS.EA.G.27

• LGBTQ+ lunch - check your emails for room details

• Session host briefing - PS.EA.G.26

The social activity is an escape room where you work in groups of up to 8 people, are placed in a room with a given scenario and you need to figure out the puzzle to escape.

For more details see the website:

https://www.scramescaperooms.com.au/faqs

For this activity you must:

1. Arrive on time at 19:15 on Wednesday night

2. Location - Church Street, Parramatta, https://www.scramescaperooms.com.au/church-street

3. Be in groups of 8 people

4. You can use discord to form groups or just turn up and you will be put in a group

5. Decide which room theme and difficulty you want

This is within easy walk from the shuttle bus stop.

By participating you agree to the terms and conditions of the provider.

The conference dinner will be held in the tallest structure in Sydney, the Sydney tower. We will enjoy the buffet at the SkyFeast.

You can check out the menu here:

https://skyfeastsydneytower.com.au/menu/

Food is included in your registration but drinks are not.

The reservation is for 19:00 and we only have 1.5 hours. Make sure you arrive at least 15 minutes early.

We will meet at Westfield Sydney, Level 4/108 Market St, Sydney. There will be a group with a local person making its way from campus to the venue using the shuttle and train.

There is no dress code.

As it is a buffet, it is assumed that you will accommodate your own special dietary needs. See the venue FAQ for more details:
https://skyfeastsydneytower.com.au/faq/

Western Sydney University has eduroam. For details see:

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/information_technology_services/its/airuws_lite/eduroam

Inclusions

The following are included free of charge as part of your registration fee as long as you have indicated you will attend these via the form.

1. Social activity

2. Conference dinner (food only)

3. Lunch for all days (food only)

4. Morning & afternoon teas

5. LGBTQ+ lunch (food only)

6. A polo shirt. Sizes are limited so first in first served. You may have to swap with another person if you do not receive the size you want.

Exclusions

The following are NOT included as part of your registration free and you will need to pay for these yourself.

1. All breakfasts

2. Independent dinner on Wednesday night

3. Drinks at the conference dinner

4. Drinks for lunches

On campus - lunch

Food options are limited on campus and there are no nearby shops. You have the following options:

1. Bring your own

2. Subway

3. Oliver Borwn

4. Jamaica Blue

5. Piccolo Me

6. Chartwells

No guarantees on the above or the opening hours.

Parramatta - Wednesday dinner

Before the social activity on Wednesday evening, you will likely want dinner. This is self catered but you will be in the heart of Parramatta CBD which has plenty of food choices to choose from. Here are some lists, both within easy walking distance of the campus shuttle and social activity:

1. https://atparramatta.com/church-street

2. https://atparramatta.com/parramatta-square

Why not organise a group and get to know your fellow student? You could suggest a place and put in the discord channel and see if others are keen on it as well.

The conference committee is excited to announce the two plenary speakers for the conference, the two winners of last year's B.H. Neumann prize:

Rhuaidi Burke

Rhuaidi is a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. Rhuaidi's main research area is computational topology, with a focus on 4-manifolds. In particular, he is interested in studying problems in smooth 4-manifold topology via triangulations, using discrete and algorithmic techniques. Important aspects of Rhuaidi's research includes developing practical software to study such problems, and developing theory to explain phenomena seen in computer experminents.

Rhuaidi will talk about Decompositions and complexity of small 4-manifold triangulations.

Tara Kemp

Tara Kemp is a PhD student at the University of Queensland and a winner of the AustMS B.H. Neumann prize. Their research is in design theory with a focus on latin squares and cubes. What they most enjoy about latin squares is that the problems are often easily stated and quite friendly, while the solutions can be complicated and difficult to find.

There is a dedicated discord channel on the AAMS server just for this conference. This is the perfect place to link up with other participants both prior to and at the conference.

See the Discord page for how to join.

Q1 - When will accommodation information be released?

All participants will need to arrange, book and pay for their own accommodation. No accommodation will be provided by the conference organisers.

Q2 - Will there be any prize or competition for talks?

There will be no prize or award for any talk.

Q3 - When I registered, I indicated I will give a talk. I no longer want to give a talk. What should I do?

That is not a problem. Simply email the conference director before abstracts are due and let them know.

Q4 - Is there a dress code for the special sessions or conference dinner?

No. You can wear what you wish within normal public decency obviously.

By attending and participating in this conference you agree to follow the following code of conduct:

Code of Conduct

Additionally, you agree to be liable for costs in the event that you indicate you are attending the conference or a component of the conference but fail to turn up.

Further, you also agree that your photograph may be taken and used by AAMS for promotional purposes.

To report any breaches of the conduct or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact the conference director.

Conference director

Matthias Fresacher (president@theaams.org.au)

Conference committee

AAMS Committee