Travel: Math Circles Around the World Conference

这一NSF奖项用于资助美国数学家参加定于2022年7月1日至3日在俄罗斯圣彼得堡举行的“世界各地的数学圈”国际会议，作为国际数学家大会的卫星。这次会议致力于为在校学生提供数学丰富项目和研究经验。在接下来的几十年里，这些项目将对美国STEM学科的未来发展产生重大影响。让在校学生及早参与高等数学活动，是今天对科学技术未来的投资。美国代表团的参与将激励专业数学家更积极地参与数学推广计划，并有助于倡导招募和保留不同群体的学生参加数学课程。从长远来看，这一经验将对美国科学界产生非常积极的影响。与会者将回顾现有的数学传播实践，宣传美国数学圈项目的成就，加深对不同国家数学文化背景的了解，建立新的国际合作，并获得实用技能，包括招募和留住更多不同的人口进入STEM教育。该项目旨在扩大参加会议的多样性，并提高美国数学界领袖的国际知名度。处于职业生涯早期阶段的数学家和代表性不足的群体将特别受益于这次会议的旅行支助。有关会议的更多信息可在网站上找到：https://www.mathcirclesworld.orgThis奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This NSF award supports the travel of U.S. based mathematicians to the international conference "Math Circles Around the World" scheduled to take place in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 1–3, 2022, as a satellite to the International Congress of Mathematicians. The conference is dedicated to mathematics enrichment programs and research experiences for school students. Over the next decades these programs will have a major impact on the future development of STEM disciplines in the United States. Early engagement of school students in advanced math activities is today’s investment in the future of science and technology. Participation of the US delegation will inspire more active engagement of professional mathematicians into math outreach programs and help advocate recruitment and retention of diverse populations to math programs for school students. In the long run this experience will have a very positive impact on the scientific community in the United States.Conference participants will review existing practices of dissemination of mathematics, advertise the achievements of math circle programs in the USA, develop deeper understanding of the context of mathematical culture in different countries, establish new international collaborations, and acquire practical skills that include recruitment and retention of more diverse population into STEM education. The project seeks to broaden the diversity of participation of the meeting and to increase international visibility of the US-based leaders of math circles. Mathematicians at an early stage of their careers and underrepresented groups will especially benefit from the travel support for this conference. More information about the conference is found at the website: https://www.mathcirclesworld.orgThis award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.