Loci: Convergence

Please send Calendar items to Janet Beery.

October 30-31, 2009: MAA Ohio Section Fall Meeting, Gambier, Ohio

          Invited speaker Judith Grabiner will deliver two addresses, “It’s All for the Best: Optimization in the History of Science,” Oct. 30 at 8 pm, and “Lagrange, Symmetry, and Space,” Oct. 31 at 11:50 am, both at Kenyon College.


November 2, 2009:  BSHM–Gresham College Lecture, London, England

          The annual British Society for the History of Mathematics – Gresham College Lecture, “Mathematics, motion, and truth: the Earth goes round the Sun”, will be given by Jeremy Gray on Monday, Nov. 2 at Gresham College, Barnards Inn Hall, Holborn, London, with a reception from 5:30 pm and lecture at 6 pm.

November 6, 2009:  IMA Conference on the History of Mathematics, London, England

          The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications will hold its first Conference on the History of Mathematics with speakers Jan van Maanen, Victor Katz, Benjamin Wardhaugh, Norman Biggs, Martin Campbell-Kelly, and Ioan James at the Royal Statistical Society, London. Organizers are Snezana Lawrence and Amy Marsh.


November 7, 2009:  MAA Eastern Pennsylvania - Delaware Section Fall Meeting, Philadelphia, PA

          Invited speaker Betty Mayfield will deliver the address, “Women and Mathematics in the Time of Euler,” at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.


November 7, 2009:  MAA New Jersey Section Fall Meeting, Morristown, NJ

          Invited speaker David Cox will deliver the address, “Why Eisenstein proved the Eisenstein criterion and why Schoenemann discovered it first,” and also will lead a lunchtime discussion on “Using History in Mathematics Courses” at the College of Saint Elizabeth.


November 7–8, 2009:  AMS Fall Western Section Meeting, Riverside, CA

          The Fall Western Section Meeting of the American Mathematical Society, to be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7–8, at the University of California, Riverside, will include a Special Session on History and Philosophy of Mathematics, organized by Shawnee L. McMurran and James J. Tattersall, on Sat., Nov. 7, 8:30–11 am and 3–6 pm.


November 9, 2009:  Gresham College Maths and Music Series, London, England

          On Monday, Nov. 9, at both 1 pm and 6 pm, lecturer Robin Wilson answers the question, “Why are pianos out of tune?” This lecture, to be held at Gresham College, Barnards Inn Hall, Holborn, London, explores tuning and temperament from the time of Pythagoras, via Isaac Newton and J.S. Bach, to the present day.


November 18, 2009: Pohle Colloquium in the History of Mathematics, Garden City, NY

          The speaker for the Frederick V. Pohle Colloquium in the History of Mathematics at Adelphi University is Ethan Coven of Wesleyan University on "The Origins of Modern Symbolic Dynamics." The colloquium meets at 3:45 p.m., and will be followed by dinner with the speaker at a local restaurant.


November 19, 2009: Philadelphia Area Seminar on the History of Mathematics

          Independent scholar Shelley Costa compares the careers of l'Hopital, du Chatelet, and Agnesi in "Throwing the book at mathematical talent." This monthly seminar meets at Villanova University in Villanova, PA, usually on a Thursday at 6 p.m., and begins with a light dinner.


November 20-21, 2009: MAA Northeastern Section Fall Meeting, Springfield, MA

          Invited speaker Fernando Gouvea delivers the Christie Lecture on "The Dedekind Move in History and in the Classroom" at 9 am on Sat., Nov. 21, at Western New England College.  The conference runs from 3 pm, Fri., Nov. 20 to 4:30 pm Sat., Nov. 21.

November 21, 2009: Motivations for Mathematics, London, England

          An afternoon of talks in the Smith Centre of the Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, by Robin Wilson, Allan Chapman (on "Mathematics, power, and peace: How navigators, surveyors, and instrument-makers laid out the world"), Snezana Lawrence, and David Singmaster.


November 26–28, 2009:  Congress IX of the Italian Society of History of Mathematics, Perugia, Italy

          The main themes of the conference, to be held at the University of Perugia, will be Mathematics in the Renaissance and Mathematics in the 20th Century.  Organizer is Maria Clara Nucci.

December 5–7, 2009:  Canadian Mathematical Society Meeting, Windsor, Ontario

          The annual Winter Meeting of the Canadian Mathematical Society, to be held at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, will include a session on History and Philosophy of Mathematics organized by Tom Archibald.


December 10, 2009: Philadelphia Area Seminar on the History of Mathematics

          Scheduled speaker is John W. Dawson on "Development of Compactness." This monthly seminar meets at Villanova University in Villanova, PA, usually on a Thursday at 6 p.m., and begins with a light dinner.


December 12, 2009:  BSHM Special December Lecture, London, England

          Sponsored by the British Society for the History of Mathematics, Volker R. Remmert, Mainz University, presents “Visual representations of the mathematical sciences in the early modern period” at 2 pm on Saturday, December 12, 2009 in the Hardy Room, London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57-58 Russell Square, London.


December 16-18, 2009:  Conference on Numeracy, Oxford, England

          The full title of this conference, to be held at St. Anne's College, Oxford, is Numeracy: Historical, Philosophical, and Educational Perspectives.


January 13–16, 2010:  AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Francisco, CA

          The annual Joint Meetings of the AMS, MAA, and several other professional organizations for mathematicians will include many events that feature the history of mathematics, including the following.

• History of Mathematics Special Interest Group (HOM SIGMAA) theme: Great Books of Mathematics
• Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 11–12, 9 am–4:30 pm: MAA Short Course on Exploring the Great Books of Mathematics, organized by Glen Van Brummelen and Amy Shell-Gellasch
• Wednesday, Jan. 13, 8–11 am: MAA Contributed Paper Session on Mathematical Texts: Famous, Infamous, and Influential, organized by Fernando Q. Gouvea, Colby College, and Amy Shell-Gellasch, Pacific Lutheran University
• Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2:15 pm-4:15 pm, and Friday, Jan. 15, 2:15 pm-4:15 pm: MAA Minicourse on The mathematics of Islam and its use in the teaching of mathematics, led by Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia
• Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2:15 pm-4:15 pm, and Friday, Jan. 15, 2:15 pm-4:15 pm: MAA Minicourse on Learning discrete mathematics via historical projects, led by Jerry M. Lodder, Guram Bezhanishvili, and David Pengelley, New Mexico State University
• Wednesday, Jan. 13, 5:30 pm–7:30 pm: SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Business Meeting, Reception, and Guest Lecture. The Guest Lecture, 6:30–7:30 pm, will be by Reviel Netz, Stanford University, who will give an update on the Archimedes Palimpsest.
• Thurs., Jan. 14, 9–9:50 am: MAA Invited Address by Glen Van Brummelen, Quest University, on "Reasonable effectiveness: Trigonometry, ancient astronomy, and the birth of applied mathematics"
• Fri., Jan. 15, 1–6 pm, Sat., Jan. 16, 8–11 am, 1–6 pm: AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, organized by Craig Fraser, University of Toronto, Deborah Kent, Hillsdale College, and Sloan Despeaux, Western Carolina University

March 3, 2010: Pohle Colloquium in the History of Mathematics, Garden City, NY

          Scheduled speaker for the Frederick V. Pohle Colloquium in the History of Mathematics at Adelphi University is Erik Tou of Carthage College. The colloquium usually meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:45 p.m., and is followed by dinner with the speaker at a local restaurant.


March 4, 2010: Philadelphia Area Seminar on the History of Mathematics

          Scheduled speaker is Eisso Atzema of University of Maine. This monthly seminar meets at Villanova University in Villanova, PA, usually on a Thursday at 6 p.m., and begins with a light dinner.


March 6, 2010: Research in Progress, Oxford, England

          This annual meeting featuring one keynote speaker and several talks by research students in the history of mathematics will be held at Queen's College, Oxford.  For more information, check the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM) website or contact organizer Benjamin Wardhaugh.


March 13–14, 2010:  HPM Americas Meeting, Washington, DC

          HPM-Americas, the Americas Section of the International Study Group on Relations Between History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (HPM), will hold its Annual Meeting at the MAA Carriage House, 1781 Church St. NW, Washington, D.C., for the third year in a row. For information, use the link above or contact Bob Stein.


March 20, 2010:  Smoky Mountain Undergraduate Mathematics History Conference, Cullowhee, NC

          The Fifth Biennial Smoky Mountain Undergraduate Conference on the History of Mathematics (SMURCHOM V) will be held Saturday, March 20 at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Organized by Sloan Despeaux, it will feature a keynote address by Adrian Rice and talks and posters by students on the history of mathematics and on mathematics informed by its history.


March 30, 2010:  The History of Mathematics in the Undergraduate Curriculum, Greenwich, England

          This day-long workshop will showcase approaches to mathematics history used in British universities, including the MacTutor History of Mathematics website at St Andrews University (John O'Connor and Edmund Robertson) and Open University courses and materials (Robin Wilson).


March 31, 2010:  Deadline for HOM SIGMAA Student Writing Contest


April 6-9, 2010:  British Congress of Mathematical Education, Manchester, England

          One of the themes of this conference, to be held at the University of Manchester, will be History of Mathematics.  For input and information on history of mathematics activities, please contact Tony Mann.


April 6-9, 2010:  Maths2010: British Mathematical Colloquium and British Applied Mathematics Colloquium, Edinburgh, Scotland

          One of the splinter groups at this conference, to be held at the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Edinburgh, will be in history of mathematics.  For information on history of mathematics activities, please contact Noel-Ann Bradshaw.


April 7, 2010: Pohle Colloquium in the History of Mathematics, Garden City, NY

          Scheduled speaker for the Frederick V. Pohle Colloquium in the History of Mathematics at Adelphi University is architect John Clagett. The colloquium usually meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:45 p.m., and is followed by dinner with the speaker at a local restaurant.


April 21-24, 2010:  NCTM Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

          The Annual Meeting and Exposition of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics always includes several presentations and workshops on incorporating mathematics history into elementary and secondary school classrooms.

May 5, 2010: Pohle Colloquium in the History of Mathematics, Garden City, NY

          Scheduled speaker for the Frederick V. Pohle Colloquium in the History of Mathematics at Adelphi University is Janet Barnett of Colorado State University - Pueblo. The colloquium usually meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 3:45 p.m., and is followed by dinner with the speaker at a local restaurant.

May 29–31, 2010:  CSHPM Annual Summer Meeting, Montreal, Quebec

          The annual summer meeting of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics (Société canadienne d'histoire et de philosophie des mathématiques) will be held in conjunction with the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


June 9–22, 2010:  MAA Mathematical Study Tour: Portugal and Spain

          The 8th Annual MAA Mathematical Study Tour is titled “Mathematical Riches of Portugal and Spain.”


June 13–15, 2010:  Nexus 2010, Porto, Portugal

          The 8th international, interdisciplinary, biennial Nexus conference for architecture and mathematics will take place Sunday-Tuesday, June 13-15 in Porto, Portugal. Hosted by the Faculty of Architecture (FAUP) and the Center of Mathematics (CMUP)/Faculty of Sciences (FCUP) of the University of Porto, Nexus 2010 is certain to have sessions that incorporate the history of architecture and mathematics.


July 19–23, 2010:  HPM European Summer University, Vienna, Austria

          The Sixth European Summer University on History and Epistemology in Mathematics Education (ESU) will be held Mon.-Fri., July 19-23, at the Vienna University of Technology. This annual conference is sponsored by the International Study Group on Relations Between History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (HPM).


August 5–7, 2010:  MAA MathFest, Pittsburgh, PA


January 5–8, 2011:  AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, New Orleans, LA


July 15–17, 2011:  BSHM-CSHPM Joint Meeting, Dublin, Ireland

          The Fifth Joint Meeting of the British Society for the History of Mathematics and the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics (Société canadienne d'histoire et de philosophie des mathématiques) will be held July 15-17, 2011, at Trinity College, Dublin. Organizers are John Earle, Adrian Rice, Noel-Ann Bradshaw, and Raymond Flood.


August 4-6, 2011: MAA MathFest, Lexington, KY

January 4–7, 2012:  AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, Boston, MA

August 2-4, 2012:  MAA MathFest, Madison, WI

December 21, 2012:  End of a Maya Long Count of 5128 Years and Winter Solstice

January 9–12, 2013:  AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA

January 15–18, 2014:  AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD

January 10-13, 2015: AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX

August 5–8, 2015:  MAA MathFest, Washington, D.C.

          MAA Centennial Celebration!

January 6-9, 2016:  AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, Seattle, WA

January 4-7, 2017:  AMS-MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings, Atlanta, GA