Women and Mathematics

Nordic EWM Summer School for PhD Students in Mathematics

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University of Turku, Finland


June 22-27, 2009

THIS ENTRY WILL NOT BE UPDATED ANYMORE, AS THE UPDATED SUMMER SCHOOL INFO CAN BE FOUND AT

http://ewmturku.wordpress.com/

SO PLEASE VISIT THE ABOVE WEBLOG FOR ALL THE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUMMER SCHOOL.

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 in their early careers,

but we also warmly welcome male students. Students

outside the Nordic countries, post-docs or advanced

undergraduates thinking of PhD studies are also invited

to attend.

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 to

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.


The summer school is partially funded by the

Finnish Cultural Foundation, Otto A. Malm Foundation,

Nokia, Oskar Öflund Foundation, Finnish Centre of

Exellence in Analysis and Dynamics Research,

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 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

Eva Bayer-Fluckiger,

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

John Coates, University of Cambridge, UK

Kaisa Nyberg, Helsinki University of Technology,

Nokia Research Centre, Finland

Sujatha Ramadorai, Chennai Mathematical Institute, India

ANALYSIS (more lecturers to be announced)

Sirkka-Liisa Eriksson,

Tampere University of Technology, Finland

Maarit Järvenpää, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Ritva Hurri-Syrjänen, University of Helsinki, Finland

Stefanie Petermichl, Universite de Bordeaux 1, France

BIOMATHEMATICS (more lecturers to be announced)

Patsy Haccou, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands

David Stumper, Uppsala University, Sweden

GENDER AND MATHEMATICS

Andrea Blunck, University of Hamburg, Germany

Markku Hannula, University of Tallinn, Estonia,

University of Helsinki, Finland

Claudine Hermann, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France

Riitta Soro, Loimaa Secondary School, Finland

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

and at the B&B Tuure. There are also many other options

you can choose from. The price ranges from

15 € to 80 € /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 or Tuure, contact Eeva Suvitie at ewm-summer@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 82 €/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 be reached by either plane or train.

Train or bus from Helsinki to Turku costs around 50 € (return).

Student travel grants:

Limited travel grants for students are available to cover

partial costs.

If you wish to apply for a grant, contact Camilla Hollanti at ewm-summer@utu.fi.

Social program

A reception for all participants will be held in the evening on Thursday, June 25.

***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

(Feb. 10 for early registration)

Deadline for contributions: April 15, 2009

Registration fees:

Master and graduate students 50 €

(35 € for early registrants)

Other participants 75 €

(55 € for early registrants)

To register or to get more information, please contact Camilla Hollanti

at the Department of Mathematics, University of Turku, Finland:

e-mail: ewm-summer@utu.fi

tel: +358-50 33 79 104.

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
  • Barbara Boldin, University of Helsinki, Finland

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