http://cms.math.ca/ News, events and activities at the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS). en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification CMS news-rss-core http://cms.math.ca/News/feeds/cmslogo.gif http://cms.math.ca/ commsp@cms.math.ca Sat, 26 May 2012 18:00 EDT Sat, 26 May 2012 18:00 EDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/8uGLVDtvjhY/cmo2012-results The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS), with the support of Sun Life Financial, is pleased to announce the 2012 winners of the 44th annual Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO) competition. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/69/en Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2012/cmo2012-results http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/Yv3464wmxmw/Main_Page The Future World Heritage Digital Mathematics Library: Plans and Prospects (June 1-3) The Sloan Foundation is sponsoring a workshop at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC reviving the idea of a World Heritage Digital Mathematics Library. This meeting will be cosponsored by the International Mathematical Union. Michael Doob (Manitoba), CMS Publications Office Technical Consultant, will be giving one of the talks.
]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/68/en Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00 EDT http://ada00.math.uni-bielefeld.de/dml/index.php/Main_Page http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/JYrAVfSw6SA/UBC-partnership.html The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce that the University of British Columbia (UBC) is joining the unique national math competition partnership for the Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge.]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/67/en Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2012/UBC-partnership.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/RW261QRoR0w/ The CMS will hold the 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, June 3, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. in the Kenosee Room, Regina Inn, 1975 Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/66/en Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/Reports/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/UGJhtZ_sMhg/ Some experts claim that algorithms can account for 70% of US stock trades. Learn more about the impact algorithms have on today’s economy by listening to the CBC Radio program Spark presentation by technology consultant Kevin Slavin and listen to his Ted Talk entitled “How Algorithms Shape Our World.” ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/65/en Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2012/04/spark-179-april-22-25-2012/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/XMXrTl3AsCA/ As Canadian students slip in international math rankings, CBC Cross Country Checkup poses the question: is there something wrong with the way math is taught in Canadian schools? ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/64/en Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT http://www.cbc.ca/checkup/main-blog/2012/04/15/is-there-something-wrong-with-the-way-math-is-taught-in-canadian-schools/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/FQvY2e3Ex20/index_e.php The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce their financial support of the Séminaire de mathématiques supérieures (SMS) –a summer school in applied mathematics that has been taking place for over 50 years. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/63/en Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT http://www.dms.umontreal.ca/~sms/2012/index_e.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/HIYcCOz7CQ0/Congres.html The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is proud to support the 56th annual Congress of the Mathematical Association of Quebec (AMQ). This year’s Congress will be held at Cégep de Ste-Foy from October 12-13, 2012. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/62/en Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT http://newton.mat.ulaval.ca/amq/Congres.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/Gcuk27DCpRg/jw-award The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce that Roland Speicher from Queen’s University is the recipient of the 2012 Jeffrey-Williams Prize. The Jeffery Williams Prize was first presented in 1968 and is awarded annually to an individual who has made outstanding mathematical research contributions. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/60/en Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2012/jw-award http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/kB7DyANrU-k/cj-award The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Gregory Smith (Queen’s University) is the recipient of the 2012 Coxeter-James Prize. The Coxeter-James Prize was inaugurated in 1978 to recognize young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/59/en Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2012/cj-award http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/WsQ_VBCpRIY/kn-award The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ailana Fraser (University of British Columbia) is the recipient of the 2012 Krieger-Nelson Prize. The Krieger-Nelson Prize was inaugurated in 1995 by the CMS to recognize female mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/58/en Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2012/kn-award http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/OlajhfQHBuc/ Join us at Canada's premier undergraduate mathematics conference!  Students are invited to give a talk, but are also welcome to simply attend and learn from others.  There is the opportunity to network with other students from across the country and have fun at special social events. Online registration is now open. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/57/en Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00 EDT http://cumc.math.ca/2012/en/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/LSFQGw7PCcg/icmi-award Luis Radford of Laurentian University is the recipient of the 2011 Hans Freudenthal Medal. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in mathematics education research, and in particular a major cumulative research program. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/56/en Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2012/icmi-award http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/cb0y_AqTD_U/et-announcement The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Veselin Jungic (Simon Fraser University) is the recipient of the 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award. The award recognizes sustained and distinguished contributions in mathematics teaching at the undergraduate level at a Canadian post-secondary education institution. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/55/en Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2012/et-announcement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/Sq8aIO9ggCg/2011-math-camp-report.pdf 2011 was another great year for CMS Math Camps, with a total of 18 camps and over 500 student participants.  The full report, which includes an overview of each camp, feedback from students, and a list of math camp partners and sponsors, is available here. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/54/en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/Reports/camps/2011-math-camp-report.pdf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/LB-NhNydnVI/comc2011-results Four high school students have earned top national honours after competing with thousands of other high school students across Canada in the 2011 Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) competition. ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/53/en Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2012/comc2011-results http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/b1JpBxrqxfU/scholarship-announcement James Rickards has received a Blyth Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom to study mathematics.
]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/51/en Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/MediaReleases/2012/scholarship-announcement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/FQvY2e3Ex20/index_e.php ]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/50/en Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00 EDT http://www.dms.umontreal.ca/~sms/2012/index_e.php http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/28C9gFMZnKA/MCAcalls.pdf The Mathematical Congress of the Americas steering committee welcomes proposals to organize a special session at the MCA2013.
]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/48/en Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/bulletins/2011/MCAcalls.pdf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/28C9gFMZnKA/MCAcalls.pdf The Mathematical Congress of the Americas Awards Committee welcomes nominations for three prizes to be awarded at the MCA 2013.
]]> http://cms.math.ca/News/item/49/en Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00 EDT http://cms.math.ca/bulletins/2011/MCAcalls.pdf http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CanMathSocNews/~3/SeFRudSuK7o/gdeb Hugh Thomas (UNB) and Alexander Yong (Illinois - Urbana-Champaign) are the recipients of the 2011 G. de B. Robinson Award for their paper "Multiplicity-Free Schubert Calculus."  The award recognizes the publication of excellent papers in CJM and CMB.
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