[cmath] FW: Sharing Mathematics 2nd Announcement

[Peter Taylor]

forwarded as received from john grant mcloughlin.

>------ Forwarded Message
>From: Richard Brewster <Rbrewster at tru.ca>
>Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:12:05 -0700
>
>Subject: Sharing Mathematics 2nd Announcement
>
>Second announcement of Sharing Mathematics: A Tribute to Jim Totten
>
>In March 2008 the mathematical community lost 
>our dear colleague Dr. James Totten.  Jim's work 
>in research, outreach, teaching and problem 
>solving spanned over 30 years.  A conference 
>celebrating Jim’s spirit will be held May 13-15, 
>2009 at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC.
>
>The conference themes are outreach, enrichment, 
>and innovation in mathematics education.
>
>Plenary speakers:
>•               Dr. John Grant McLoughlin, 
>University of New Brunswick (Public Lecture)
>
>•               Dr. Harley Weston, University of Regina
>
>•               Dr. Jennifer Hyndman, University of Northern British Columbia
>
>
>Call for Contributions
>
>The conference committee is soliciting talks on 
>a broad range of topics.  We also wish to 
>encourage participation from the many 
>communities that Jim reached by providing 
>opportunities for written contributions other 
>than formal presentations.  We therefore invite 
>submissions of anecdotes, essays or other items 
>that illustrate Jim’s influence and efforts in 
>the area of enrichment and outreach.
>
>Possible topics include but are not limited to:
>•               teaching methods for problem solving
>
>•               teaching practices to enhance student engagement
>
>•               enrichment activities and strategies
>
>•               outreach activities
>
>
>Contributed Talk Deadlines:
>•       Submission of Abstract (1 page maximum): Tuesday, March 31, 2009
>
>•       Acceptance notification no later than Friday April 3, 2009
>
>•       Submit to: SharingMath2009 at tru.ca.
>
>
>Publication
>Plans are in place to prepare a publication 
>entitled: Sharing Mathematics - A Tribute to Jim Totten
>
>This publication will include anecdotes, essays, 
>and other items illustrating Jim's outreach into 
>the mathematical community, in addition to some 
>record of the May 2009 conference sharing the 
>same title.  People planning to submit such 
>materials should contact one of the editors for 
>details concerning submissions.  All presenters 
>at the conference are encouraged (but not 
>required) to submit a paper from their 
>presentation for inclusion in this 
>publication.  The deadline for receipt of materials is June 30, 2009.
>
>Further details are on the website.
>Contact Us:
>E-mail: SharingMath2009 at tru.ca
>Web: <http://www.tru.ca/sharingmath>http://www.tru.ca/sharingmath
>
>Jim Bailey, College of the Rockies
>Rick Brewster, Thompson Rivers University (rbrewster at tru.ca)
>Fae DeBeck, Thompson Rivers University (fdebeck at tru.ca)
>Robb Fry, Thompson Rivers University
>John Grant McLoughlin, University of New Brunswick
>Shane Rollans, Thompson Rivers University
>Mohamed Tawhid, Thompson Rivers University
>
>
>
>------ End of Forwarded Message

Peter Taylor,
Professor
Dept. Math&Stats
Queen's University
Kingston ON
613-533-2434  
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