3rd Nordic EWM Summer School for PhD students in Mathematics

University of Turku, Finland
June 22-27, 2009

http://www.math.helsinki.fi/EWM/nordic/turku09.html

PhD students in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, mathematical statistics, mathematics education or history of mathematics from the Nordic countries are invited to participate in a summer school in mathematics organized by the European Women in Mathematics (EWM). The summer school is especially aimed at encouraging female students and researchers, but is open also for male students as well as students outside the Nordic countries. Post-docs or advanced undergraduates thinking of PhD studies are also welcome.

The program of the meeting is broad and will be of interest for students working in different research areas. Mini-courses will give an introduction and an overview over three chosen topics of general interest from different areas of mathematics. They will be aimed at all students with a general mathematical background, yet come to touch questions of current research.

Internationally recognized mathematicians will give the mini-courses and special lectures. The participants are invited to contribute to workshops and seminars with their own presentations.

Our goal is to provide a stimulating intellectual environment for female PhD students from different countries and different mathematical specialties to learn new mathematics and meet new colleagues. We expect that much of the long-term benefit of the meeting will come from the personal contacts established and the exchange of ideas taking place during informal discussions. We hope that these contacts will help the forming and development of a network for female PhD students in the Nordic countries and between PhD students and established mathematicians.

The summer school is partially funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Nokia, and the Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS), Finland, in an attempt to encourage greater participation of women in mathematical research.

Besides the scientific program there will be an opportunity to meet professional female mathematicians for discussions. Several social events and one excursion will be held. The summer school starts at 10 am on Monday, June 22, and ends at 3 pm on Saturday, June 27.

Scientific program

A number of well-established mathematicians from different countries will be main speakers in the summer school. They will give three mini-courses and a few more specialized 60-minutes lectures. Ample time will be allowed for participants to share ideas and make new contacts, and informal sessions facilitating such interaction will be encouraged.

The scientific program is planned in collaboration with the Scientific Committee of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Invited speakers so far include (preliminary, changes possible):

Number theory, algebra, and applications

Sujatha Ramadorai, Chennai Mathematical Institute, India

John Coates, University of Cambridge, UK

Kaisa Nyberg, Helsinki University of Technology, Nokia Research Centre, Finland

Eva Bayer-Fluckiger, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Analysis Lecturers to be announced

Biomathematics Lecturers to be announced

Gender and mathematics Lecturers to be announced

All participants are strongly encouraged to attend seminars where they will have an opportunity to present their results, research projects or intended research areas. This is an important part of the summer school providing a chance for students to show and exchange ideas in mathematics. Depending on the number of interested participants, we may have to make a selection based on a reviewing process.

Accommodation

We have a preliminary booking for a few low budget beds and rooms at the university guesthouse Villa Hortus. There are also many other options you can choose from. The price ranges from 14 € to 60 € /night/person depending on the facilities. Contact the hotel or guesthouse directly to make your reservation.

If you need assistance (e.g. want to share a room with another participant) or wish to book a room at Villa Hortus, contact Eeva Suvitie at eevsuv[at]utu.fi.

We cannot guarantee the stability of the example prices shown below. The hotels are conveniently located with respect to the university and city center, if nothing else is mentioned.

Hotels

Omenahotelli (starting from 36 €/night)

http://www.omena.com/hotelpresentation?hid=662800

Scandic Julia (single room 56 €/night)

http://www.scandichotels.com/en/Hotels/Countries/Finland/Turku/Hotels/Scandic-Julia/

Hesehotelli (single room 40 €/night, web page in Finnish)

http://www.hesburger.fi/hesehotelli/

Centro (starting from 65 €/night)

http://www.centrohotel.com/en/index.html

Low budget

Hostel Turku (starting from 14 €/night, 3 km from the university)

http://www.turku.fi/Public/Default.aspx?nodeid=8794&culture=en-US&contentlan=2

Guesthouse Kultainen Turisti (40 €/single room, web page in Finnish)

http://www.hotellikultainenturisti.com/palaute.html

Bed & Breakfast Tuure (starting from 23 €/night, single room 38 €/night, prices include wireless and computers, kitchen and washing machine are also available free of charge)

http://www.netti.fi/~tuure2/tuuren_sivu%202.htm

Apartment hotel Tapuli (single room 35 €/night)

http://www.tapulitalo.fi/hinnasto.htm

We do not expect to be able to contribute to travel expenses or accommodation for all participants. Participants should apply for funding from their own institutions and other sources. However, we hope that we will be able to provide all participants with lunches and dinners.

Travel information

Turku can easily be reached by either plane or train. A train ticket from Helsinki to Turku costs around 50 € (return).

Social program

A reception for all participants will be held in the evening on Friday, June 26. During the week there will also be an excursion.

Organizing committee:

• Camilla Hollanti, TUCS / University of Turku, Finland
• Aasa Feragen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
• Dusanka Perisic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
• Laura Fainsilber, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
• Christin Borge, University of Oslo, Norway

Local committee:

• Camilla Hollanti, TUCS / University of Turku, Finland
• Anne-Maria Ernvall-Hytönen, University of Turku, Finland
• Eeva Suvitie, University of Turku, Finland
• Kaisa Nyberg, Helsinki University of Technology / NRC, Finland

Registration and information

If you got interested and want to receive further information, please let us know (we would like to have an idea of how many may be coming).

Registration deadline: April 1, 2009

Deadline for contributions: April 15, 2009

Registration fees:

Master and graduate students 50 €

Other participants 75 €

To register or to get more information please contact Camilla Hollanti at the Department of Mathematics, University of Turku, Finland:

e-mail: cajoho[at]utu.fi

tel: +358-50 33 79 104.

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