Invited Speaker Joe Buhler Researcher Reed College Portland, Oregon

Email:	jpb@reed.edu
Homepage:	N/A
Paper:	Juggling Drops and Descents
Talk:	Juggling Permutations of the Integers (QuickTime movie - 1.5M)
Abstract:	We will discuss permutations f of the integers Z satisfying $f(x) \ge x$, and will give applications to juggling patterns. Demonstrations will be included.

Born:	Vancouver, WA, USA
Education:	B.A. Reed College 1972 Ph.D. Harvard University 1977
Interests:	Many years ago, Ron Graham taught Tom Brown (at Simon Fraser University) to juggle. Tom then taught me to juggle, and I've been juggling seriously ever since. Other non-mathematical interests include playing golf, various outdoor sports, and even playing the piano on occasion. My mathematical interests include computational algebraic number theory, algebra, and cryptography.
Comments:	It continues to amaze me that the ``site swap'' idea is fertile enough to provide inspiration both in mathematics and in juggling.