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Memorial Meeting for Dan Quillen (1940-2011)Oxford, Saturday 19 November 2011 |
7 Oct 11 | In Memoriam | |
MPE 2013: COMPETITION FOR AN OPEN SOURCE EXHIBITION OF VIRTUAL MODULESThis competition is part of the world initiative “Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013” (MPE2013) : http://www.mpe2013.org . |
7 Oct 11 | ||
SIMONS FOUNDATION AFRICA MATHEMATICS PROJECTThe Simons Foundation announces the Africa Mathematics Project, a program that will focus on mathematicians and their graduate students at institutions of higher learning in sub-Saharan Africa. The Foundation will make competitive awards that... (Full article) |
17 Oct 11 | ||
International exhibition on Jewish Mathematicians in German-Speaking Academic Culture to open in IsraelThe exhibition "Transcending Tradition" explores the working lives and activities of Jewish mathematicians in German-speaking countries during the period between the legal and political emancipation of the Jews in the 19th century and their... (Full article) |
17 Oct 11 | ||
Research Groups from Spain join to create The Spanish Network for Mathematics and Industry (math-in.net)Along with the main objective of increasing the presence of mathematical techniques in industry, math-in.net pursue three specific objectives: to increase the number and quality of strategic relations between groups and industry, to ensure... (Full article) |
21 Oct 11 | ||
Changes in European Research organisation: EUROHORCS dissolved, ESF downsized, ScienceEurope foundedThe organization of European funding agencies has undergone important changes recently: |
27 Oct 11 | ||
EMS committee Raising Public Awareness Committee present at ESOF 2012.Dublin will host the next European Science Open Forum ESOF 2012, July 11-15. |
27 Oct 11 | ||
Report and blog on mathematical journalsIn implementation of Resolution 18 adopted by the IMU General Assembly in 2010, the IMU and the ICIAM have created a joint working group to study the issue. The working group which was composed of N. Joshi, D. N. Arnold, C. Hutchins, J. D. S.... (Full article) |
20 Nov 11 | ||
European Success Stories in Industrial MathematicsAt a recent event held in Dublin, Ireland, the significant contribution of mathematics to the solving of problems in industry across Europe was highlighted with the launch of the book ‘European Success Stories in Industrial Mathematics’. |
26 Nov 11 | ||
Norwegian Academy and seismic company PGS support mathematics in Norway and in AfricaPetroleum Geo-Services (PGS) and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters have signed a cooperation agreement regarding support for measures to increase interest in mathematics in general and to improve competence in mathematics both in... (Full article) |
28 Nov 11 | ||
European Commission releases Horizon 2020The European Commission has released a proposal for the new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Horizon 2020. |
30 Nov 11 | ||
ISE contributes to consultation on the ERA FrameworkThe Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE http://www.initiative-science-europe.org/), a platform of European learned societies and scientific organizations, amongst them the European... (Full article) |
30 Nov 11 | ||
Fermat Prize 2011 awarded to Bhargava and RodnianskiThe 2011 Fermat Prize of Mathematical research has been awarded to |
5 Dec 11 | ||
Nominations Solicited for Blackwell–Tapia PrizeNominations are solicited for the sixth Blackwell–Tapia Prize, which will be awarded at a conference to be held at the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) on November 9–10, 2012. Nominees should be active... (Full article) |
9 Dec 11 | ||
Mathematics for Planet Earth 2013: First Newsletter publishedFind the first Newsletter for MPE 2013 at http://www.mpe2013.org/newsletter/Newsletter1.txt |
15 Dec 11 | ||
Message from the President, April 15, 2011During the last three months, the Executive Committee has been shaping some of the plans described in the “Message from the President” from last January. These include attracting new members, with special attention to young people, making the... (Full article) |
5 Jan 12 | President’s Newsletter | |
Abel committee meeting and seminar in IndiaThe Abel Committee is in the process of evaluating candidates for the 2012 Abel Prize. |
9 Jan 12 | ||
Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski honorary patron of the 6ECMMr. Bronislaw Komorowski, the President of Poland, has graciously agreed to become the honorary patron of the 6ECM. |
9 Jan 12 | ||
6 ECM: Satellite meetingsSo far, 17 conferences and workshops have been given the status of satellite meeting associated to the 6th European Congress of Mathematics in Krakow, Poland. |
9 Jan 12 | ||
EMS lecturer 2012: Kristian Seip (NTNU Trondheim, Norway)Kristian Seip (NTNU Trondheim, Norway) was appointed as EMS-lecturer 2012. He will give a series of lectures “Selected problems in operator-related function theory and harmonic analysis” at CRM (Bellaterra, Spain), Tel Aviv (Israel), and St.... (Full article) |
13 Jan 12 | ||
Philibert Nang from Gabon wins the Ramanujan PrizeProfessor Philibert Nang (44), École Normale Supérieure, Laboratoire de Recherche en Mathématiques, Libreville, Gabon, has been named the winner of the 2011 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries. |
17 Jan 12 | ||
2012 Wolf Prize in Mathematics to Aschbacher and CaffarelliThe 2012 Wolf Prize in Mathematics has been awarded to Michael Aschbacher for his work on the theory of finite groups, and Luis Caffarelli for his work on partial differential equations. |
18 Jan 12 | ||
Crafoord Prize in Mathematics 2012 to Bourgain and TaoThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Crafoord Prize in Mathematics 2012 to |
19 Jan 12 | ||
Fermat Prize to Bhargava and RodianskiThe Fermat Prize 2011 has been awarded jointly to Manjul Bhargava for his work on various generalizations of the Davenport-Heilbronn estimates and for his recent startling results (with Arul Shankar) on the average rank of elliptic curves; and to... (Full article) |
20 Jan 12 | ||
Ramanujan Prize 2012: Call for NominationsThe Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing countries, instituted by the ICTP, the Abel Memorial Fund and the IMU, is awarded annually to a researcher from a developing country, who must be less than 45 years of age on 31... (Full article) |
24 Jan 12 |