Conference Proposal -- MIT Women in Mathematics: A Celebration

主要研究者计划于2008年4月12日至13日的周末在麻省理工学院组织会议。会谈将在分析，代数几何和组合数学，拓扑，应用数学和理论计算机科学的各种各样的主题，其中三个会谈将向公众开放。七个座谈会将伴随着两个小组讨论的生活中的妇女在数学职业生涯的不同阶段。PI希望吸引初级（本科/研究生/博士后）妇女和少数民族。PI希望通过建立一个围绕活动视频的网络演示来接触世界各地的观众并建立会议的永久存在。PI的愿景是将会议集中在横向和纵向互动上，并通过会谈和充足的时间进行非正式聚会来鼓励。他们认为，这是吸引年轻女性进入数学领域的最佳方式，并通过指导和网络来培养那些已经在该领域的女性。他们还认为，榜样对成功的科学事业至关重要。

The Principal Investigators are planning to organize the conference at MIT during the weekend of April 12-13, 2008. The talks will range over a wide variety of subjects in Analysis, Algebraic Geometry and Combinatorics, Topology, Applied Mathematics, and theoretical computer science and three of these talks will be accessible to the general public. The seven colloquia will be accompanied by two panels discussing the lives of women in mathematics at different stages of their careers. The PIs hope to attract junior (undergraduate/graduate/postdocs) women and minorities. The PIs hope to reach a worldwide audience and to establish a permanent presence of the conference by setting up a web presentation around videos of the event. The PIs' vision is to center the meeting around horizontal and vertical interactions, encouraged by talks and ample time for informal gatherings. They believe that this is the best way to attract young women into mathematics and to nurture those already in the field through mentoring and networking. They also believe that role models are of vital importance for successful scientific careers.