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DESCRIPTION:\n\nPikes Peak Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference\nSaturday\, February 21\, 2026\n\nThe 23rd annual Pikes Peak Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference will take place on Saturday\, February 21st at Colorado College in Colorado Springs\, CO. This year’s plenary speaker is Dr. Beth Malmskog(Colorado College). The focus of this annual conference is to give undergraduate mathematics students an opportunity to present their research and expository projects in a professional setting. Students throughout the Pikes Peak region and beyond are strongly encouraged to present in the areas of mathematics\, mathematics education and the history of mathematics. Presentation topics could include the results of classroom or independent study\, as well as REU or other research projects. Both research and expository topics are welcome. \nStudents who do not present are also encouraged to attend! There are ample opportunities to learn more about the mathematics profession and network with other students from across the region. The conference is free to attend! \n\nDeadline to submit an abstract: Friday\, February 13th\nDeadline to register: Wednesday\, February 18th\nPlease use the following link to register and submit an abstract: <a href="https://forms.gle/uEH7KSixMTu2LRHj7">https://forms.gle/uEH7KSixMTu2LRHj7</a>\n\nTentative Schedule\n8:30-9:00: Registration and Refreshments\n9:00-9:15: Welcoming Remarks\n9:15-10:30: Contributed Talks\n10:45-11:45: Plenary Speaker\, Dr. Beth Malmskog (Colorado College): To Err is Unavoidable\, to Correct is Mathematical: Fixing Communications Failure with Error-Correcting Codes\nAbstract: Error-correcting codes (ECCs) are mathematical objects that let us build smart redundancy into stored or transmitted information\, so that any errors that occur can be detected and corrected.  These codes are everywhere in modern\, digital life\, from UPC symbols to satellites to cloud storage facilities.  ECCs use number theory\, geometry\, and combinatorics to keep our data safe.  This talk will introduce error-detecting and correcting codes and touch on some of the most active current research areas in the field\, including locally-recoverable codes and code-based cryptography. \n11:45-1:00: Lunch \n1:15-2:10: Contributed Talks\n2:15-3:15: Panel Discussion\n3:15-3:30: Closing Remarks and Door Prizes \n\nQuestions? Please contact one of the co-organizers: Dr. Ike Agbanusi (iagbanusi@coloradocollege.edu)\,Dr.Stefan Erickson (<a href="mailto:serickson@coloradocollege.edu">serickson@coloradocollege.edu</a>)\, or Dr. Molly Moran (<a href="mailto:mmoran@coloradocollege.edu">mmoran@coloradocollege.edu</a>) \n\n\n\nhttps://today.coloradocollege.edu/events/9543
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SUMMARY:Pikes Peak Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference 2026
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