Dear Friends/ Participants of the Second Workshop for High School Teachers,

Thank you very much for accepting my invitation to the Workshop. Below please find the letter of invitation and the poster in the case if you would like to pass this invitation to your colleague.

First of all I would like to share with you the situation with the number of participants.

The Workshop was designed for about 40 teachers. Many teachers who accepted my invitation initially had to cancelled the trip for additional unexpected duties at their schools which in most cases end at the beginning of June.

As the result we will hold the workshop for about 25 teachers (if you have a friend(s) or colleague(s) who is( are) an outstanding teacher of math or science or technology please invite them as soon as possible and let them communicate with me by tomorrow.

REMARKS:

• Smaller workshop are better for you, we will have more personal important interactions.
  
• You will have great opportunity to visit exhibits, you will attend the poster/interactive sessions,
  
• You will see most impressive plenary talks, you will meet the best researchers.
  
• You will receive the program (it will be posted on the Workshop Web site) by tomorrow.

For telephone contact with me see my signature below.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO TODAY:

1. Those of you who will fly, make a plane reservation today! Let me know the airfare. Please try to get the cheapest available airfare. You cannot exceed $500.

2. Those who will drive please collect all receipts for gasoline, we will need original ones. The Workshop will start on June 4 , it is recommended that participants outside of Colorado arrive on the afternoon of June 3, and leave by noon on June 5. I will make the hotel reservation for you either for one or for two nights. The Workshop Reception begins at 5:00 p.m. and the Workshop will end by 6:30p.m.

   ALL YOUR LOCAL AND TRAVEL EXPENSES WILL BE COVERED BY THE NSF and my University, the UNIVERSITY of KANSAS.

3. CHECK YOUR E-MAIL MESSAGES EVERY DAY! VISIT THE WEB PAGE REGULARLY

4. PLEASE -- Submit your Registration Form today!
   You may either 1) print it off, fill it out and Fax it to me at (785) 864-5255 or 2) copy and paste the form into your e-mail program and send it to bozenna@math.ku.edu.

Contact Information:

Professor Bozenna Pasik-Duncan
Department of Mathematics
University of Kansas
405 Snow Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
Phone: 785-864-5162 or 3651
or home: 785-8412086 or 785-8410884
Fax: 785-864-5255

05/22/03