The Institute of Theoretical Dynamics sponsors visitors, meetings, and other forms of interaction among scientists and mathematicians, including a weekly Applied Mathematics colloquium. A list of recent and upcoming talks can be found here . In addition to an exciting research environment, the University of California and the town of Davis provide a comfortable small town atmosphere within an easy drive of the rich recreational and cultural facilities of Northern California. The Davis campus is both the third oldest and the third largest of the University of California's nine campuses with 25,000 students. The City of Davis is an interesting and forward looking city of approximately 50,000 located in California's central valley just fifteen miles west of the state's capital in Sacramento and 75 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Travel is convenient with the Sacramento airport just twenty miles away.
This central location puts Davis within a two hour drive of Lake Tahoe, one hour from the Napa Valley, and an hour and a half from the beaches of Northern California. Yosemite Park lies 150 miles to the southeast. The City of Davis has established a tradition of controlled development and urban planning. This has led to the development of parks and green belts, and to the protection of the downtown area as the commercial center of the city. Since the campus is contiguous to the town, the University community can take advantage of the many restaurants and specialty shops that downtown Davis offers.