Fwd: ICMI Studies

[emuller at brocku.ca]

I have received the following message from Bernard Hodgson, Secretary-General of
ICMI -- Secrétaire général de la CIEM.  Please note the new publications and
the short time extension (from Oct. 15 to Oct 29, 2004)for submissions to ICMI
Study 15.

Best wishes
Eric Muller 

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Dear ICMI Representatives,

Here are a few updates about the ICMI Studies.

**  ICMI Study 12
The Study Volume resulting from the 12th ICMI Study ("The Future of 
the Teaching and Learning of Algebra") has recently appeared in the 
New ICMI Study Series (NISS, vol. 8) published by Kluwer.  The book 
is edited by Kaye Stacey, Helen Chick and Margaret Kendal, all from 
the University of Melbourne.  Information about the book can be found 
on Springer website
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-40414-22-35266968-0,00.html

(Kluwer has recently merged with Springer and will eventually be 
renamed Springer.)

I USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND YOU THAT INDIVIDUAL BUYING THE BOOK 
FOR PERSONAL USE ARE ENTITLED TO A 60% DISCOUNT ON THE HARDBOUND 
PRICE.



**  ICMI Studies 13 and 14
The editorial work on these two studies ("Mathematics  Education in 
Different Cultural Traditions: A Comparative Study of East-Asia and 
the West" and "Applications and Modelling in Mathematics Education") 
is on-going and the books are expected to appear within approximately 
one year.



**  ICMI Study 15
The organizers of ICMI Study 15 on "The Professional Education and 
Development of Teachers of Mathematics" have recently announced an 
extension of the deadline for submissions of proposals.  THE NEW 
DEADLINE, WHICH MUST BE CONSIDERED AS FIRM, IS OCTOBER 29 (instead of 
October 15).  Decisions will be returned by December 5 and the Study 
conference will take place in Aguas de Lindoia, Brazil, on May 15-21, 
2005.

Those having interested in this Study are urged to contact as soon as 
possible the co-chairs, Deborah Ball (dball at umich.edu) and Ruhama 
Even (nteven at wicc.weizmann.ac.il).  The discussion document can be 
accessed via ICMI website http://www.mathunion.org/ICMI/



**  ICMI Study 16
The 16th ICMI Study is devoted to the theme "Challenging Mathematics 
in and beyond the Classroom" and the International Programme 
Committee has recently started the dissemination of the discussion 
document. This document can also be accessed (in various languages) 
via the  ICMI website http://www.mathunion.org/ICMI/

It should be noted that the deadline for submissions of proposals is 
AUGUST 31, 2005.  Invitations to the Study conference will be issued 
no later than January 31, 2006, with the conference taking place in 
Trondheim, Norway, from June 27 to July 3, 2006.



**  ICMI Study 17
This theme of this Study is "Technology Revisited" and the discussion 
document is expected to appear in a few months.  The Study conference 
should be held before the end of 2006 in a location to be announced 
in the discussion document.



The ICMI Executive committee plans to announce soon the topic of the 
18th ICMI Study.

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