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*1. **Editorial: The IMU Executive Committee engages with young
South African mathematicians *
The IMU Executive Committee held its latest annual meeting in Cape
Town, South Africa, from 22-23 February 2020. This was the first
time in the history of the IMU that the Executive Committee met on
the African continent and the opportunity was used to host a day of
mathematical interaction with South African graduate students and
young academics.
The “Day of Engagement,” as it was termed, was organised by the
South African Mathematical Society (SAMS), the association of
Mathematicians which has promoted the development of Mathematics in
South Africa since 1957 and currently has over 400 members; see
http://www.sams.ac.za/. It took place on Monday 24 February at the
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) on the
picturesque Cape Town coastline, close to where the Indian and
Atlantic Oceans meet; see https://aims.ac.za/. As its name
suggests, AIMS is focused on developing mathematics within Africa
and is a partnership of three universities in the Cape Town area
together with Oxford, Cambridge and Paris Sud XI; it served as the
natural venue for this interaction.
The day’s programme was designed to utilise the executive committee
members’ expertise and their view of world mathematics to give young
mathematicians a broader vision of mathematics and allow them to
meet and interact with some prominent mathematicians. It was a rare
opportunity. “The visit of IMU’s Executive Committee to South Africa
was an amazing, momentous occasion. This was especially due to the
warm and wonderful hospitality that we were offered by AIMS and the
South African Mathematical Society, as well as our very friendly
colleagues in South Africa. “The “Day of Engagement” was memorable
for us. It gave us a wonderful opportunity for meeting and
interacting with the African mathematical community and with young
African researchers and students who are the future of our field. We
thank all of them for this unforgettable experience,” said Carlos
Kenig, President of the IMU.
The activities began with a survey lecture by Carlos Kenig, titled
/“Simplification” in partial differential equations/, in which he
sketched some events from the long history of research in partial
differential equations, ranging from important developments in the
early 19th century to the use of computers in numerical approaches,
leading to some of the open challenges in current day research.
This lecture was followed by an interview with IMU Vice-President,
Nalini Joshi, headlined “Standing in the Gap” where Nalini’s
personal experiences that led to her becoming a mathematician and
also her experience as a woman in the mathematical community were
examined. Nalini’s thought-provoking comments on the role of women
mathematicians were inspiring and led to lively interaction with the
audience.
Andrei Okounkov, a 2006 Fields Medalist and IMU Executive member,
then gave a survey lecture titled Lie theory without groups in which
he led the audience from a simple understanding of manifolds and
linear algebra to giving an overview of modern geometric
representation theory. Despite the depth of the material, he held
the audience captive and demonstrated that for a mathematician a
blackboard is still one of the best technologies for giving a good
lecture.
IMU members were then joined by some prominent South African
academics for two panel discussions – one on either side of the
lunch break. The first addressed the question of
/Internationalisation versus Geographical Isolation/, during which
IMU Executive members Loyiso Nongxa (South Africa), Nalini Joshi
(Australia), Paolo Piccione (Brazil) and RT Ramadas (India) spoke of
their experiences overcoming the fact that they come from countries
traditionally removed from the nexus of economic and academic
power. The access to opportunities – in particular for young
mathematicians – offered by the IMU Commission for Developing
Countries (CDC) were highlighted, and delegates were encouraged to
aim to attend the 2022 ICM in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The second
panel discussion saw Helge Holden (IMU Secretary General), Daya
Reddy (ISC President), Jill Adler (ICMI President) and Barry Green
(CIMPA President) discuss global science and scientific bodies and
the role these play in growing mathematics across the globe.
The day finished with an informal session of interaction between the
delegates and the IMU visitors. Breaking up into small groups the
young mathematicians had the chance to ask questions – and take
“selfies” – with the IMU executive members as they rotated around
the venue. This was a very animated time ending the day on a
personal note and making more concrete the links between the IMU
Executive members and young South African academics.
We trust that this will be the first of many IMU interactions on
African soil, and hopefully before too long there will be an ICM
Africa emerging from the seed that has been sown.
For photographs of the event see
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CqQp4XxVqBCcsJF89
Sanne ter Horst (North-West University; SAMS council: Scientific
Activities)
Kerstin Jordaan (University of South Africa; SAMS council:
Immediate Past President)
David Holgate (University of the Western Cape; SAMS council:
Co-opted member).
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***2. **News from CWM**
*a. CWM Newsletter Issue 3*
The CWM
<https://www.mathunion.org/activities/committee-women-mathematics-cwm>
newsletter can be found at
https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/CWM/Initiatives/CWMNewsletter3.pdf.
Some of the personal experiences of women in mathematics through the
COVID-19 crisis are reported in an article written by five CWM
ambassadors, from different continents. More testimonials appear on
https://www.mathunion.org/cwm/testimonies-covid-19-crisis .
The newsletter also features an interview with one of CWM’s members,
Cheryl Praeger. Cheryl has been the second person to be appointed as
a Professor of Mathematics at an Australian university (1983), and
she received the Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science in
2019. The newsletter continues with “News from CWM” and “Other News
and Announcements”. The last article, written by Christiane
Rousseau, gives detailed information on the International Day of
Mathematics, where the active participation of girls and women is
visible.
We invite your feedback and suggestions about the Newsletter. Please
distribute it in your country and your scientific network.
*b. May 12 Celebrating Women in Mathematics*
The May 12 initiative is coordinated by representatives from the
European Women in Mathematics, the Association for Women in
Mathematics, the African Women in Mathematics Association, Indian
Women and Mathematics, Colectivo de Mujeres Matemáticas de Chile and
the Women's Committee of the Iranian Mathematical Society. Due to
the COVID-19 crisis, most of the 2020 events were on-line. In
particular, hanks to an agreement with zalafilms, a free screening
of “Secrets of the Surface, the mathematical vision of Maryam
Mirzakhani” was offered, with an option for subtitles in Farsi,
French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish. The success was
huge, with over 20 000 registrations in 131 different countries. See
https://may12.womeninmaths.org/ .
<https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/more-700-german-research-institutions-strike-open-access-deal-springer-nature>
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***3. **International Day of Mathematics 2021**
Following a call for proposals the International Day of Mathematics
Governing Board has decided the theme for IDM 2021. It will be
*Mathematics for a Better World*
This choice is motivated in part by the present pandemic of COVID-19
and the role that mathematical sciences can play in understanding
the dynamics of epidemics and proposing strategies to control them.
But the chosen theme is much broader. Subthemes and explanations of
the theme will be posted on the website www.idm314.org
<http://www.idm314.org>. Material related to the theme will start to
be posted in the fall of 2020.
If you have not done so, register to the IDM newsletter at
http://www.idm314.org <http://www.idm314.org/>. This is how you will
be told of the new developments, including more information on the
IDM 2021 theme.
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***4. **Inside the IMU**
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*a. IMU launches COVID-19 Resource Website*
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected modern society
globally. Tragically, many thousands have died, many more have lost
their jobs, and it has changed the working conditions of billions of
people.
In response to the situation, the IMU has launched the website
https://www.mathunion.org/corona containing links to some resources
pertaining to the pandemic. It focuses on three aspects:
– general websites with information on the COVID-19 pandemic
– online seminars for a global audience
– websites which concentrate on mathematical research on the
pandemic
For this website to be useful, active feedback from the community is
solicited. Please send links to be included to corona en mathunion.org
<mailto:corona en mathunion.org> .
*b. Nominations open for plenary and sectional speakers at the
ICM 2022*
The IMU invites its Adhering Organizations and the mathematical
societies worldwide to nominate plenary and sectional speakers for
the International Congress of Mathematicians 2022 in St. Petersburg.
A document listing the ICM 2022 sections, as proposed by the ICM
Structure Committee and decided by the Executive Committee of the
IMU can be found here
<https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Report/SC/2019/structure_committee_final.pdf>.
The Chair of the Program Committee (PC), Martin Hairer, handles all
communication concerning the scientific program of ICM 2022. Please
direct all your proposals for invited plenary and sectional speakers
to Martin Hairer using the email address chair en pc22.mathunion.org
<mailto:chair en pc22.mathunion.org> . Further details can be found
here
<https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Publications/CircularLetters/2019-2020/IMU%20AO%20CL%2012_2020.pdf>.
Nominations should be received by the PC Chair no later than 1
November 2020.
*c. ICMI: General Assembly with election of the Executive
Committee*
The General Assembly for the International Commission on
Mathematical Instruction ICMI <https://www.mathunion.org/icmi> will
take place as a virtual event on 13–14 July 2020. It will
concentrate on the election of the new Executive Committee for ICMI.
The webpage for the General Assembly will be made active by 30 June.
Further information: here
<https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Publications/CircularLetters/2019-2020/IMU%20AO%20CL%2018_2020.pdf>.
*d. Mathematics without borders*
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IMU regrets to announce that the
conference Mathematics without Borders, The Centennial of the
International Mathematical Union, Strasbourg, 28–29 September 2020,
had to be rescheduled for Strasbourg, 27–28 September 2021.
*e. Heidelberg Laureate Forum*
With much regret, the organizers have decided to postpone the 8th
Heidelberg Laureate Forum, originally scheduled to take place in
Heidelberg, Germany between 20–25 September 2020
to 19–24 September 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Further
details can be found at
https://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/forum/8th-hlf.html.
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***5. ***European Congress of Mathematicians***
After careful consideration of all available options and in view of
the safety and well-being of all participants, a final decision was
made to move the date of the 8th European Congress of Mathematics -
8ECM, due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID - 19).
The 8ECM organizers and the European Mathematical Society (EMS)
announce a new date for the Congress, which is *20 – 26 June, 2021
in Portorož, Slovenia*.
Detailed information: https://www.8ecm.si/news/68 .
At an ECM, the EMS awards several highly prestigious awards: 10 ECM
Prizes, the Felix Klein Prize (Industrial Mathematics) and the Otto
Neugebauer Prize (History of Mathematics). Normally, the prize
winners are announced during the ECM opening ceremony. Since this is
impossible this year, the list of awardees has been published online
already.
The EMS prize winners for 2020 are:
* Karim Adiprasito (Hebrew University of Jerusalem / University of
Copenhagen)
* Ana Caraiani (Imperial College London)
* Alexander Efimov (Steklov, Moscow)
* Simion Filip (Chicago)
* Aleksandr Logunov (Princeton)
* Kaisa Matomäki (Turku)
* Phan Thành Nam (LMU Munich)
* Joaquim Serra (ETH Zurich)
* Jack Thorne (Cambridge)
* Maryna Viazovska (EPFL, Lausanne)
The 2020 Felix Klein Prize goes to Arnulf Jentzen (Münster). The
2020 Otto Neugebauer Prize is awarded to Karine Chemla (CNRS, Paris).
Detailed information: https://www.8ecm.si/news/69 .
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