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      </span><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New
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          du Fonds de dotation <br>
          Robert Langlands</span></b></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
          mso-ansi-language:FR-CA">Montréal, le 10 juillet 2019</span></b><span
        style="font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,serif;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA">. - Le
        Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) de l’Université de
        Montréal est fier
        d’annoncer la création du Fonds de dotation Robert Langlands. Ce
        fonds permettra
        de financer des activités du CRM favorisant l’usage de la langue
        française. Ces
        activités comprennent notamment la formation et la recherche en
        mathématiques
        au Québec et au Canada.</span></p>
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        style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
        mso-ansi-language:FR-CA">Un capital initial a été remis par
        l’Académie
        norvégienne des sciences et des lettres et sera bonifié grâce à
        des dons de
        sources diverses ainsi que de personnes intéressées à l’atteinte
        des objectifs
        du Fonds. </span></p>
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        style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
        mso-ansi-language:FR-CA">Un Comité d’attribution du Fonds pourra
        financer des
        projets qui visent à encourager l’usage de la langue française
        dans les
        conférences, l’enseignement et l’édition de travaux portant sur
        la recherche en
        mathématiques., conformément au désir du donateur Robert
        Langlands.</span></p>
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        invitons les personnes qui ont des idées de projets à nous
        contacter dès que
        possible. </span></p>
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          CRM</span></b></p>
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        Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:FR-CA">Le Centre de
        recherches mathématiques est le plus grand centre de recherche
        du Québec et un
        des plus importants centres de recherches en mathématiques au
        monde. Fondé en
        1968, à l’Université de Montréal, le CRM regroupe les forces
        vives en
        mathématiques des universités québécoises et d’autres
        universités canadiennes.
        Il organise des activités auxquelles participent des
        mathématiciens provenant
        de tous les horizons et des quatre coins du globe.</span><span
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            style="font-size: 11px;">Centre de recherches mathématiques
            514-343-7501<br>
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        lang="EN-US">For
        immediate release</span></p>
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          of the Endowment Fund</span></b><b><span
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          Robert
          Langlands</span></b>
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          lang="EN-CA">Montréal, July 10,
          2019.</span></b><span
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          style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>The
        Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) of the Université de
        Montréal is proud
        to announce the creation of the Robert Langlands Endowment Fund.
        This fund will
        finance CRM activities promoting the use of the French language.
        These
        activities include training and research in mathematics in
        Quebec and Canada.</span></p>
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        lang="EN-CA">Initial capital
        has been provided by the Norwegian Academy of Science and
        Letters and will be
        enhanced through donations from various sources as well as
        individuals
        interested in achieving the objectives of the Fund.</span></p>
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        lang="EN-CA">A Fund
        Allocation Committee will be able to fund projects that
        encourage the use of
        the French language in conferences, teaching and publishing work
        on
        mathematical research, in accordance with the wishes of the
        donor Robert
        Langlands .</span></p>
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        lang="EN-CA">We invite people
        with project ideas to contact us as soon as possible.</span></p>
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        lang="EN-CA">The Centre de
        recherches mathématiques is the largest research center in
        Quebec and one of
        the largest mathematical research centers in the world. Founded
        in 1968, at the
        Université de Montréal, CRM brings together the vital forces in
        mathematics of
        Quebec universities and other Canadian universities. It
        organizes activities
        involving mathematicians from all fields and around the globe.</span><br>
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              style="font-size: 11px;">Centre de recherches
              mathématiques 514-343-7501</span></b></span></span></p>
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