People, Places, Practices: Joint BSHM-CSHPM/SCHPM conference
People, Places, Practices: Joint BSHM-CSHPM/SCHPM conference
New dates for this meeting: 12-16 July 2021
The meeting will now take place online. Core activities (talks, keynotes) will take place between 14:00 and 18.00/19.00 on Monday 12 July to Friday 16 July, though there may be peripheral activities outside these time slots. The times are designed to enable participation by people in as many time zones as possible.
We currently confirming that the invited and contributed speakers are still able to present.
New (free) registration details to follow.
People, Places, Practices, is the 5-yearly joint conference of the British Society for the History of Mathematics and Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/La Société Canadienne d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Mathématiques, in collaboration with HOM-SIGMAA, the History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the MAA.
We had a massive response to the call for papers, so it looks like being a lively conference.
Confirmed invited speakers include Karen Parshall, Colm Mulcahy, Évelyne Barbin, Edmund Robertson, Valeria Giardino, Brendan Larvor, Robin Wilson.
An Education Strand will run on dates to be confirmed. This will provide practical talks and workshops for those teaching the 15+ age group.
The Eleventh Conference on Mathematical Cultures and Practices (MC&P-XI, 10-11 July ) will remain associated with our meeting, and we may share some sessions.
The organising committee are: Maria Zack (CSHPM), Dirk Schlimm (CSHPM), Amy Shell-Gellasch (HOMsigmaa), Mark McCartney (BSHM), Isobel Falconer (BSHM)
The education subcommittee are: Chris Pritchard (BSHM & Scottish Mathematical Council), Amy Shell-Gellasch (HOMsigmaa), Danny Otero (HOMsigmaa), Snezana Lawrence (BSHM), Isobel Falconer (BSHM)