Infinite Possibilities Conference 2012

2012无限可能大会

• 批准号: 1135426
• 负责人: Susan Minkoff
• 金额: $ 4.5万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Baltimore County
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1135426&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Infinite; Possibilities; Conference; 2012

In March of 2012 the 4th Infinite Possibilities Conference (IPC) will be held at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). This conference which is the only such national meeting to focus on issues related to educating, encouraging and supporting minority women interested in mathematics and statistics will be jointly sponsored by UMBC and the non-profit organization Building Diversity in Science. Building on the last three successful Infinite Possibilities Conferences, the program will include components from past meetings as well as new features designed to broaden the groups able to benefit from the conference. As in past conferences, there will be plenary research talks by established mathematicians as well as shorter research presentations and posters presented by more junior mathematicians. These presentations provide a forum for dissemination of new mathematical ideas at all levels and in all areas of mathematics as well as a way for junior mathematicians to receive feedback on their work and their method of presentation in a supportive environment. Workshops and panel discussions at the conference will include information on acquiring the necessary skills for graduate school; tools for professional development; information on career options in mathematics; and awareness of resources and organizations that are supportive of minority and/or women mathematicians. We also plan to incorporate a workshop on a mathematical "hot topic" which will be presented by a visiting math institute on the day prior to the IPC meeting. Past IPC conferences have included a one-day set of activities geared specifically to high school students. A new addition to the program for IPC 2012 will be a workshop for mathematics teachers for which they can receive accreditation. Teachers will be encouraged to bring their students and activities will be developed to interest both groups during the meeting.African-American, Hispanic/Latina, and Native American women have been historically underrepresented in mathematics. In 2007, less than 2% of the doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences were awarded to American women from underrepresented minority groups. The IPC conference provides students at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels an opportunity to interact with peers and more established women mathematicians in a supportive and collegial atmosphere that is unique for a professional conference. One of the main goals of IPC is to establish connections between mentors and mentees and to provide role models for junior women mathematicians seeking to enter the field but concerned about the differences they see between themselves and traditional mathematicians. The aim of the conference is to provide a supportive environment in which minority women mathematicians can both learn about the possible career paths available to them should they continue to pursue their options as a professional mathematician and to counteract the pervasive sense of isolation that accompanies anyone seeking to enter a predominantly male scientific field such as mathematics. The Infinite Possibilities Conference seeks to accomplish these goals by making participants aware of the many ways in which mathematicians and statisticians can make valuable contributions to society at large (the importance of mathematics) and by building networks and providing resources for junior women mathematicians to encourage and support their aspirations towards such a career.

2012年3月，第四届无限可能会议（IPC）将在马里兰州巴尔的摩县大学（UMBC）举行。这次会议是唯一一次侧重于教育、鼓励和支持对数学和统计感兴趣的少数民族妇女问题的全国性会议，将由UMBC和非营利组织“建设科学多样性”联合主办。在过去三次成功的无限可能会议的基础上，该计划将包括过去会议的组成部分以及旨在扩大能够从会议中受益的团体的新功能。与过去的会议一样，将有既定数学家的全体会议研究会谈，以及较短的研究报告和更多的初级数学家提出的海报。这些演示文稿提供了一个论坛，传播新的数学思想在各级和所有领域的数学，以及一种方式，为初级数学家收到反馈意见，他们的工作和他们的方法介绍在一个支持性的环境。会议上的讲习班和小组讨论将包括关于获得研究生院必要技能的信息;专业发展工具;关于数学职业选择的信息;以及对支持少数群体和/或妇女数学家的资源和组织的认识。我们还计划在IPC会议的前一天举办一个关于数学“热门话题”的研讨会，由一个来访的数学研究所介绍。过去的IPC会议包括一系列专门针对高中生的为期一天的活动。IPC 2012计划的一个新的补充将是数学教师的研讨会，他们可以获得认证。将鼓励教师把他们的学生和活动将制定感兴趣的两个群体在会议期间。非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔/拉丁裔和美洲土著妇女一直在数学历史上代表性不足。2007年，只有不到2%的数学科学博士学位授予了来自代表性不足的少数群体的美国妇女。IPC会议为高中，本科和研究生级别的学生提供了一个与同龄人和更成熟的女性数学家互动的机会，这种支持和合议的氛围对于专业会议来说是独一无二的。IPC的主要目标之一是在导师和被辅导者之间建立联系，并为寻求进入该领域但担心自己与传统数学家之间存在差异的初级女性数学家提供榜样。会议的目的是提供一个支持性的环境，在其中少数民族妇女数学家可以了解可能的职业道路提供给他们，如果他们继续追求自己的选择，作为一个专业的数学家，并抵消普遍存在的孤立感，伴随着任何人寻求进入一个以男性为主的科学领域，如数学。无限可能会议旨在通过以下方式实现这些目标：使与会者认识到数学家和统计学家可以通过多种方式为整个社会做出宝贵贡献（数学的重要性），并为初级女数学家建立网络和提供资源，以鼓励和支持她们对这一职业的渴望。