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ICME-11 First Announcement.<br>
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Information concerning the Eleventh International Congress on Mathematics
Education [ICME-11] in Mexico. See
<a href="http://icme11.org/node/12%A0" eudora="autourl">
http://icme11.org/node/12 </a> -- Click on FirstAnnouncementWeb.pdf
to download the colorful First Announcement. NOTE: Main ICME-11 Congress
website is at
<a href="http://icme11.org/" eudora="autourl">http://icme11.org/</a> .
There is a great deal of information available already.<br>
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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT<br><br>
<b>ICME-11: Monterrey, Mexico, July 6 - 13, 2008<br><br>
</b>The International Program Committee (IPC) for ICME11 extends its
warmest greetings to all readers of this First Announcement. We are
pleased to inform you that planning for ICME 11 is well under way,
bringing a wide array of specialists in Mathematics Education from all
over the world to Monterrey (Mexico) in the Summer of 2008. ICMEs have
evolved from one edition to the next, and this one is no exception. We
will be able to offer a wide variety of activities covering many topics
of current interest that will respond to the demand of the international
community of math educators. This is the first time that ICME comes to
Latin America, so we are sure that many math educators from the region
will take advantage of this opportunity, first one for many of them, to
engage with top researchers and practitioners from all over the world.
ICME attendees will not only be able to learn about the latest work in
the various fields, but will also have the opportunity to share their
unique experiences as educators facing the challenges of various
cross-cultural settings and to establish working relationships with
others sharing similar interests and concerns. The ICME-11 team -
national and international organizers, members of the more than seventy
teams, and numerous lecturers - is striving to create an international
gathering that will provoke, question, enrich, and inspire all attending
international mathematics education community members.<br><br>
Well aware of the successes of past editions of the congress ICME 10 in
Denmark, ICME 9 in Tokyo, and the previous ones we are eager to meet the
challenge of making 2008 the best ICME ever. We are being careful to
maintain all successful components of past editions of the congress, but
we are also striving to enrich our dialogs by addressing a wider range of
topics, especially regarding group activities, including those that arise
due to the rapid changes that are occurring in our technologically driven
world. The congress will offer activities addressing both theoretical and
practical matters in mathematics education. We are hoping that the
ambiance Mexico provides, a country with an unusually rich mixture of
western and indigenous cultures, will enable congress attendees to
consider and study educational issues stemming from the frequent cultural
encounters in an intensely migrating world.<br><br>
We briefly present you with the main components of the scientific program
below. Soon you will be able to find more information on our web site,
and keep up with the preliminary work done by the teams before the
congress. We will be updating the page with any changes that occur before
the congress. No names of speakers or organizers will be given at first;
however, we will include these as soon as the corresponding invitations
have been accepted and final decisions have been made. Please direct
yourself to the Chair of the IPC if you have any questions or suggestions
pertaining to the program.<br><br>
The members of the IPC hope you will be able to join us. We sincerely
look forward to seeing you in Monterrey for ICME 11!<br><br>
Marcela Santillán<br>
Chair of the International Program Committee<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Peter Taylor<br>
Professor and Head, <br>
Department of Math & Stats<br>
Queen's University.<br>
Kingston, ON K7L 3N6<br>
(613) 533 2428<br>
peter.taylor@queensu.ca<br>
<a href="http://www.mast.queensu.ca/~peter/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.mast.queensu.ca/~peter/<br>
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