Conference on Mathematics and Biology - SMB 2002 - All About Knoxville

Below you'll find plenty of information about the host city of the Conference 
on Mathematics and Biology 2002, Knoxville, Tennessee as well as the 
surrounding areas in East Tennessee. (Please, notice that this is not an 
exhaustive list, just a few things we thought you'll find useful or interesting.) 

Here you'll find the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cumberland 
Plateau, opera, ballet, theatre, music, and more. Enjoy your visit!

 

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General info

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Places to see / things to do

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Music, dance, theatre, etc.

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The local media and happenings

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Sports (hey, this is orange country)

 

General info

All about the city

History of Knoxville

Maps and directions

Weather etc.

Airport info

 

Places to see / things to do

Shopping in the Old City

Ijams Nature Center

Knoxville Museum of Art

Tennessee Aquarium and 3D Imax (in Chattanooga)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Knoxville Zoo

Museum of Appalachia

Sevier County Attractions (or so they say), 
including Gatlinburg and Dollywood (yes, you read correctly)

 

Music, dance, theatre, etc.

Actors co-op

Clarence Brown Theatre

Knoxville Opera Company (believe it or not!)

 

Local media and happenings

The Daily Beacon, the campus newspaper

The Metro Pulse, our alternative newspaper

The Knoxville News-Sentinel, our daily "news"

WUOT, the UT NPR radio station

Talk 99.1 FM, the talk of the town, if you're into that sort of things

 

Sports (hey, this is orange country)

The legendary Lady Vols

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

The football team, the real rason d'etre of the University...