Midwest Women in Math Symposium (Midwest WIMS)

中西部妇女数学研讨会（中西部WIMS）将于2014年4月5日在圣母大学举行。本次研讨会的目的是强调女性对数学界的贡献，加强中西部女性数学家的网络，鼓励新的合作，促进研究生，博士后和教授之间的指导，帮助女性保持活跃的研究。研讨会将包括几个数学讲座，包括卡内基梅隆大学的Lenore Blum的主题演讲。代数、动力系统、几何与拓扑学、逻辑学、数学生物学、偏微分方程和统计学将有平行课程。此外，将有一个问题会议，鼓励新的合作；跨学科的问题尤其受到鼓励。研讨会鼓励妇女参与其学术生涯的各个阶段，从研究生到正式教员。具有研究才能的女性退出研究界并不罕见。会谈和问题环节将引导妇女参与新的和令人兴奋的项目。延长的午餐时间和其他休息时间将为处于职业生涯不同阶段的参与者提供讨论数学问题或简单交流故事的机会。PI希望一些参与者能够在不严格的数学讨论中学习保持积极研究的策略。会议的网址是http://www3.nd.edu/~wims/

The Midwest Women in Mathematics Symposium (Midwest WIMS) will be held at Notre Dame on April 5, 2014. The goals of this symposium are to highlight women's contributions to the mathematical community, strengthen the network of female mathematicians in the Midwest, encourage new collaborations, and facilitate mentoring among graduate students, postdocs, and professors to help women stay active in research. The symposium will include several mathematical talks, including a keynote address given by Lenore Blum of Carnegie Mellon University. There will be parallel sessions in algebra, dynamical systems, geometry and topology, logic, mathematical biology, partial differential equations, and statistics. In addition, there will be a problem session to encourage new collaborations; problems that cut across disciplines are particularly encouraged. The symposium encourages participation of women in various stages of their academic careers, ranging from graduate students to full faculty. It is not uncommon for women with research talent to drop out of the research community. The talks and the problem session will lead women to new and exciting projects. An extended lunch and other breaks will give participants at various stages in their careers the opportunity discuss mathematical problems, or simply exchange stories. The PI expects that some participants will, in discussions that are not strictly mathematical, learn strategies for staying active in research.The conference website is at http://www3.nd.edu/~wims/