SCHEDULE

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Thursday, June 26, 2003


6:00pm
Opening reception

Friday, June 27, 2003


7:00am
Breakfast

8:30am
Introduction: The Structure and Promise of NKS*

10:00am
Break

10:15am
The World of Simple Programs*

11:15am
Systems Based on Numbers*

11:45am
Analyzing what Simple Programs Do*

12:30pm
Lunch

1:45pm (concurrent)
Analyzing Simple Programs: Beginner's Tutorial
Analyzing Simple Programs: Technical Methods*

2:30pm
NKS and the Natural World*

3:45pm
Break

4:00pm (concurrent)
Discussion Session: Biology & Medicine
Discussion Session: NKS in Higher Education

5:00pm (concurrent)
General Q&A*
Computer Workshop: Beginner's Tutorial on Cellular Automata

5:45pm
Poster and Art Gallery Viewing

6:30pm
Dinner Break

8:30pm (concurrent)
The Latest on Mathematica 5.0 and More
Computer Workshop: NKS Explorer Tutorial

9:15pm
Discussion Session: The Wolfram Atlas of Simple Programs

Saturday, June 28, 2003


7:00am
Breakfast

8:30am
Principle of Computational Equivalence*

9:30am (concurrent)
Introduction to Computer Experiments
Computation Theory and NKS*
Discussion Session: Philosophical Implications

10:15am
Break

10:45am
Computer Experiments: Live Demo*

11:45am (concurrent)
Computational Constructions in NKS
Discussion Session: NKS in K-12 Education
Decidability and Complexity of Dynamical Systems

12:30pm
Lunch

1:45pm (concurrent)
Discussion Session: Modeling & Analysis
Discussion Session: Number Theory & Math
Workshop on Computer Experiments

2:45pm (concurrent)
NKS Implications for the Foundations of Math*
Discussion Session: Art

3:30pm
Break

4:00pm (concurrent)
Discussion Session: Foundations of Math
Discussion Session: Music

5:00pm
The Road to NKS: Ancient & Modern History*

6:30pm
Banquet Dinner

Sunday, June 29, 2003


7:00am
Breakfast

8:30am
NKS Modeling: Case Studies*

9:30am
NKS and the Fundamental Theory of Physics*
Discussion Session: Economics & Social Science

10:15am
Break

10:45am (concurrent)
Fundamental Physics: Technical Issues
Discussion Session: NKS in Technology
Discussion Session: Recreational Math

11:30am
Lunch

12:45pm
Open Problems Discussion*

1:45pm
The Future of NKS*