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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Topological Quantum Field Theory Spring School
DESCRIPTION:Topological quantum field theory (TQFT) is a powerful organizing framework for many areas of mathematics and physics. Born from 1980s algebraic topology—through discoveries such as Donaldson invariants and the Jones polynomial—and with quantum physics interpretations initially provided by Atiyah\, Witten\, and others\, TQFTs are today a vital tool for studying quantum matter. TQFTs describe the effective theories of topological insulators\, give frameworks for theories of quantum computing\, and provide an ideal language for understanding symmetries of quantum systems\, including recent developments like higher form and quantum symmetries. TQFTs are thus a valuable and widely applicable tool. This Spring School introduces key aspects of TQFT to early‑ and mid‑career graduate students\, with priority for Atlantic Canadian and traditionally underrepresented groups.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-topological-quantum-field-theory-spring-school/
LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS schools and minicourses
ORGANIZER;CN="Cameron Krulewski":MAILTO:ckrulewski@dal.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20251110T120803Z
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SUMMARY:IDMS Summer School 2026
DESCRIPTION:Increasing Diversity in Mathematical & Related Sciences 2026\n\nMay 17 – 22\, 2026\, UBC Okanagan \n  \n\nThis is a 5-day Summer School that will bring together a diverse group of undergraduate students who identify as women or other underrepresented gender identities studying math at a Canadian university.\n\nOverview:\n\nThis will be an inspiring week of learning new math from influential women and gender-diverse mathematicians\, and collaborating with peers from across the country!  You will connect professionally and socially\, build networks among your academic peers and with the instructors. We will offer a challenging academic program\, as well as professional development sessions and panel discussions with a focus on how to meet challenges faced by women and other underrepresented gender identities in the mathematical sciences. \nDetails: \n\nLocation: University of British Columbia—Okanagan\, Kelowna\, BC\nDates: May 17 – 22\, 2026\nTopics: Combinatorics and Graph Theory\, highlighting algebraic methods\nEligibility:\nThis workshop is open to undergraduates in a math or related science program at a Canadian university who have completed at least two years of university-level math education at the time of application and identify as a woman or as another underrepresented gender identity.\n\nStudents must apply to participate in this workshop; we have space for approximately 35 students. Consideration will be given to students from multiple equity-seeking groups or with limited access to such programs. A reference letter from a professor or instructor is required.\n\nApplication:\nStudents are asked to complete this application form and have one letter of reference from a professor or instructor submitted to this reference form. We also ask that you submit transcripts (these are only used to understand the academic background of participants).\n\nThe deadline to apply is Dec. 15.\n\nFunding:\nAccommodations and food will be provided to all workshop participants. We have some travel support available for participants\, but we are asking participants to try to find matching funding. You can ask the head of your department or the undergraduate co-ordinator at your university if there is funding available for undergraduate students to attend conferences. You can also ask a professor (perhaps a professor that told you about this workshop) or a summer research supervisor\, or your math club or student’s union if there is funding available.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/idms-summer-school-2026/
LOCATION:UBC Okanagan\, 3333 University Way\, Kelowna\, British Columbai\, V1V 1V7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS schools and minicourses
ORGANIZER;CN="Yu-Ru Liu":MAILTO:yrliu@uwaterloo.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260515
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
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UID:8531-1778716800-1778803199@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Blundon Seminar math camp
DESCRIPTION:The Blundon Seminar is an annual math camp for senior high school students from Newfoundland who are interested in mathematics and demonstrate consistently good performance in mathematics competitions. Participation in the math camp is by invitation only based on the results of preceding Blundon\, COMC\, Euclid\, Fermat\, and Cayley contests. Usually we invite 35 – 50 students. During the seminar the students attend talks given by mathematics professors on various mathematical topics and applications in science and engineering. There are problem solving sessions and other activities such Mathletics or Papers Chase. The winner of the Blundon Contest is presented with the Blundon Shield\, and the winners of other contests are also presented with money and book prizes. For more details visit https://www.mun.ca/math/community/annual-blundon-seminar-camp/ \nThis year the camp is planned as a one full day event.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/blundon-seminar-math-camp-5/
LOCATION:Memorial University (St. John’s Campus)\, St. John's\, Newfoundland and Labrador\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events
ORGANIZER;CN="Margo Kondratieva":MAILTO:mkondra@mun.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260512
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260204T131855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T131855Z
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SUMMARY:Fundy Math League
DESCRIPTION:Acadia University will be a hosting a math competition for grade 10 students in Nova Scotia this spring! The event will feature collaborative problem-solving activities\, math trivia\, snacks\, and prizes. We encourage any students interested to join a math club at their school and work towards competing in the event.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/fundy-math-league/
LOCATION:Acadia University\, Wolfville\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events
ORGANIZER;CN="Caroline Cochran":MAILTO:caroline.cochran@acadiau.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260204T132226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T132226Z
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SUMMARY:21st CMS-UPEI-AARMS Regional Math Camp
DESCRIPTION:For more than 20 years\, the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS)\, UPEI has hosted a Math Camp for students in grades 10 and 11 from PEI high schools. The Math Camp is the SMCS’s primary outreach effort. Its goals are to give some of PEI’s best students an opportunity to broaden their mathematical horizons beyond what they see in their course work\, and to encourage them to continue their math studies at university. It is held for a weekend in May (where the Friday is a PD day for high school students) and sees a group of approximately 20-25 students attend campus. They participate in many math-related activities\, including group problem solving\, math relays\, math trivia and faculty sessions on various mathematical topics. The students’ feedback to the camp has always been very positive\, with most of the students planning to major in math/science at the post-secondary level.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/21st-cms-upei-aarms-regional-math-camp/
LOCATION:University of Prince Edward Island\, Charlottetown\, Prince Edward Island\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Cameron":MAILTO:brcameron@upei.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260315
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260204T132759Z
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SUMMARY:Pi Day/International Day of Math 2026: Math and Hope
DESCRIPTION:March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day/International Day of Mathematics. The theme this year is “Math and Hope”. This outreach event is open to the general public\, especially families. We want to celebrate the fun\, beauty\, and creativity of math. There will be displays and hands-on activities along with math take-home hits. We will also have pies to eat!
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/pi-day-international-day-of-math-2026-math-and-hope/
LOCATION:People’s Place Library\, Antigonish\, 283 Main St Room 123\, Antigonish\, Nova Scotia\, B2G 2C3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events
ORGANIZER;CN="Tara Taylor":MAILTO:ttaylor@stfx.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260315
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260204T125958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T104704Z
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SUMMARY:Girls STEM UP 2026: The Future in Focus
DESCRIPTION:Girls STEM Up Conference 2026 is the first conference of its kind in Atlantic Canada\, dedicated to empowering future female leaders in science\, technology\, engineering\, and mathematics. Taking place in March 2026\, this eighth annual conference will welcome 300+ delegates from high schools\, universities\, and the wider community who are passionate about advancing women’s representation in STEM. Through inspiring keynote speakers\, interactive workshops\, and meaningful networking opportunities\, the conference creates an inclusive space to spark conversations about barriers women face in STEM and to celebrate innovation\, ambition\, and diverse perspectives. Girls STEM Up aims to inspire confidence\, foster collaboration\, and equip attendees with the tools and connections needed to thrive in STEM fields.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/girls-stem-up-2026-the-future-in-focus/
LOCATION:Fredericton Convention Centre\, 670 Queen Street\, Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, E3B 1C2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events
ORGANIZER;CN="Marissa Thebeau":MAILTO:marissa.thebeau@unb.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260304T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260304T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260301T133901Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Andrea Burgess\, University of New Brunswick\nTitle: Colourings of combinatorial designs\n\nAbstract: A combinatorial design is a pair $(V\,\mathcal{B})$ where $V$ is a nonempty set of points\, and $\mathcal{B}$ is a collection of subsets of $\mathcal{B}$\, called blocks.  A $c$-colouring of a design $(V\,\mathcal{B})$ is a function $f:V \rightarrow C$\, where $C$ is a set of $c$ colours\, such that each block contains at least two points of different colours.  The design’s chromatic number is the least value of $c$ for which it admits a $c$-colouring.  While colourings of balanced incomplete block designs and cycle systems have been extensively studied\, relatively little is known regarding colourings of designs with restricted structural properties\, such as resolvability\, or colourings of certain other classes of designs\, such as group divisible designs.  In this talk\, we aim to bridge this gap.\n\nWe start by considering colourings of Kirkman triple systems (KTS)\, which are resolvable Steiner triple systems.  We show that there is a $3$-chromatic KTS$(v)$ if and only if $v \equiv 3$~(mod~$6$)\, and construct infinite families of $c$-chromatic KTS$(v)$ for every integer $c \geq 4$.\n\nWe then extend the study of colourings to group divisible designs (GDDs).  In a GDD\, the points are partitioned into groups; no block contains more than one point from any group\, but each pair of points not in the same group appears in exactly $\lambda$ blocks.  We consider the existence of uniform GDDs with arbitrary group size and arbitrary chromatic number $c$\, and further discuss colourings of GDDs with additional restrictions on the colours appearing in each group.\n\nIf time permits\, we will mention some results on equitable colourings of group divisible designs and packing designs; in this type of colouring\, each colour must appear an equal number of times (or as closely as possible) in each block.\n\nThis talk contains joint work with Nicholas Cavenagh\, Peter Danziger\, Diane Donovan\, Tara Kemp\, James Lefevre\, David Pike and E. \c{S}ule Yaz{\i}c{\i}.\n\n\nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1\n\nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-39/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260225T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260225T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260220T115533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T115606Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Wednesday\, February 25\, 3.40 pm Atlantic time\nSpeaker: Erin Meger\, Queens University\nTitle: Decomposing Forbidden Minors for Pursuit-Evasion\n\n\nAbstract: In this talk\, we consider the pursuit-evasion game Cops and Robbers. The game is played on a graph between two players: a set of cops and a single robber\, who take turns moving along the edges. The cop number of a graph is the minimum number of cops needed to guarantee capture of the robber\, meaning they eventually occupy the same vertex. It is standard to consider classes of graphs defined by forbidden substructures such as minors or induced subgraphs. A graph G is H-free or H-minor free if G does not contain\, respectively\, any induced subgraph or minor which is isomorphic to H.\n\n\nThe role of forbidden minors in pursuit-evasion began in Andrae’s work in 1986. For graphs that exclude a fixed minor H\, the upper bound for the cop-number is nearly the number of edges in this forbidden minor. When the minor has restricted structure\, we can reduce this upper bound. In this talk\, I focus on the cop-strategy to build a copy of the minor that is forbidden\, and show how we can guarantee capture due to this underlying structure. \n\n\nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1\n\n\nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-38/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260211T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260211T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260207T121840Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Wednesday\, February 11\, 3.40 pm Atlantic time\nSpeaker: JD Nir\, Oakland University\nTitle: The Second Common Neighbourhood Conjecture\n\nAbstract: The Second Common Neighbourhood Conjecture is a question about the structure of shared neighbours in a graph. At first glance\, it seems like a nice problem for a new researcher to study: it requires only a basic understanding of graph theory to state\, examples are easy to understand\, and one can quickly prove the conjecture holds in certain cases. However\, the full conjecture remains stubbornly unsolved. If true\, the conjecture immediately improves the best known bound in a problem in enumerative graph theory. We will introduce the conjecture\, look at some of the cases where it is known to hold\, and explore the related enumeration question.\n\nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1\n\nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-37/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260204T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260204T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260130T184215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T184215Z
UID:8497-1770219000-1770222600@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar: Jorik Jooken - Feb 4
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jorik Jooken\, KU Leuven Kulak\nTitle: On vertex-girth-regular graphs: (Non-)existence\, bounds and enumeration\n\nAbstract: A vertex-girth-regular vgr(v\,k\,g\,lambda)-graph is a k-regular graph of girth g and order v in which every vertex belongs to exactly lambda cycles of length g. While all vertex-transitive graphs are necessarily vertex-girth-regular\, the majority of vertex-girth-regular graphs are not vertex-transitive. Similarly\, while many of the smallest k-regular graphs of girth g\, the so-called (k\,g)-cages\, are vertex-girth-regular\, infinitely many vertex-girth-regular graphs of degree k and girth g exist for many pairs k\, g. Due to these connections\, the study of vertex-girth-regular graphs promises insights into the relations between the classes of extremal\, highly symmetric\, and locally regular graphs of given degree and girth. This paper lays the foundation to such study by investigating the fundamental properties of vgr(v\,k\,g\,lambda)-graphs\, specifically the relations necessarily satisfied by the parameters  and to admit the existence of a corresponding vertex-girth-regular graph\, by presenting constructions of infinite families of vgr(v\,k\,g\,lambda)-graphs\, and by establishing lower bounds on the number v of vertices in a vgr(v\,k\,g\,lambda)-graph. It also includes computational results determining the orders of smallest cubic and quartic graphs of small girths.\nFull paper: https://www.combinatorics.org/ojs/index.php/eljc/article/view/v32i4p51\n\nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1\n\nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-jorik-jooken-feb-4/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20250522T115231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T115231Z
UID:8229-1769126400-1769385599@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Combinatorial Algebra Meets Algebraic Combinatorics at Dalhousie
DESCRIPTION:CAAC is a unique conference centered around continually evolving interactions between combinatorial algebra and algebraic combinatorics\, and featuring work done by junior people in the field.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/combinatorial-algebra-meets-algebraic-combinatorics-at-dalhousie/
LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Faridi":MAILTO:sara.faridi@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260121T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260121T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260119T195230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T195230Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Shahriyar Pourakbar Saffar\, Memorial University of Newfoundland\nTitle: Existence of uniquely 2-colourable 4-cycle decompositions: A constructive proof\n\nAbstract: A cycle system of order $n$ is a decomposition of the edges of the complete graph $K_n$ into cycles of a fixed length. A cycle system is said to be $k$-colourable if we can assign $k$ colours to its vertices so that no cycle is monochromatic. If a cycle system is $k$-colourable but not $(k-1)$-colourable\, it is called $k$-chromatic. A $k$-colourable cycle system is uniquely $k$-colourable if its colouring is unique up to the permutation of colour classes.\n\nThe study of colouring cycle systems has been explored in various settings. In particular\, Horsley and Pike have examined the existence of $k$-chromatic $m$-cycle systems for any integers $m>2$ and $k>1$. While Forbes has investigated $3$-cycle systems with unique $3$-colourability\, the existence of uniquely $k$-colourable $m$-cycle systems in general remains an open problem.\n\nIn this talk\, we mainly focus on the construction of an infinite family of uniquely $2$-colourable $4$-cycle systems and also a uniquely $2$-colourable $4$-cycle decomposition of $K_n – I$\, for infinitely many integers $n \geq 2$. These constructions contribute to the broader study of uniquely colourable cycle systems and open new directions for future research.\n\n\nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1\n\nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-36/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260114T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260114T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20260109T110348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T110348Z
UID:8481-1768404600-1768408200@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Colourings of Balanced Incomplete Block Designs That Are Almost Locally Equitable \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, January 14\, 3.40 pm Atlantic time\nSpeaker: William Kellough\, Memorial University of Newfoundland \nAbstract: In this talk\, we study $\ell$-colourings of $(v\,k\,\lambda)$-BIBDs where within each block\, one colour is absent and the rest appear exactly $\frac{k}{\ell-1}$ times. We give necessary conditions for such colourings to exist. We show how Hadamard matrices\, affine planes\, and twin prime powers can be used to construct such coloured BIBDs. \nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1 \nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-35/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260107
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20251126T122134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T103317Z
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SUMMARY:Advanced Simulation of Mathematical Models with Data Assimilation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The AARMS CRG “Advanced Simulation of Mathematical Models with Data Assimilation” will have its first workshop January 5th and 6th\, 2026.  The workshop will be held in the Mathematics and Statistics department on the St. John’s campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland.  This workshop will serve two purposes: provide a data assimilation and PDEs bootcamp for CRG participants and collaborators\, and to plan the future activities of the CRG.  The bootcamp will bring the CRG participants (from diverse backgrounds) up to a basic level\, providing a (minimal) data assimilation and PDEs working example.   The confirmed speakers include Dr. Erik Van Vleck (University of Kansas)\,  Dr. Mike Dowd (Dalhousie University)\, Jemima Tabeart (Eindhoven University of Technology) and Joel Bedard (Environment and Climate Change Canada).\n\n        There is no registration cost for the workshop\, though we request all participants register their interest by email to [rhaynes@mun.ca](mailto:rhaynes@mun.ca).  A detailed scheduled will be provided via email in due course. Participants are responsible for their travel to and local expenses in St. John’s.  Although it would be great to have all participants in person\, we understand this may not be possible and will support remote participation.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/advanced-simulation-of-mathematical-models-with-data-assimilation-workshop/
LOCATION:Memorial University (St. John’s Campus)\, St. John's\, Newfoundland and Labrador\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Ron Haynes":MAILTO:rhaynes@mun.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251210T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20251126T123150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T163024Z
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SUMMARY:ACCDMi symposium
DESCRIPTION:The AARMS CRG for the Atlantic Canada Centre for Disease Ecology Modelling (ACCDMi) will have an online symposium on Wednesday December 10. The symposium will consist of ACCDMi members giving short talks to further the collaborative research of the CRG. Anyone interested in participating can email Dr. Amy Hurford (ahurford@mun.ca) for a link or can attend in-person in room AA-1043 on Memorial University’s St John’s campus. In addition\, we invite you to attend Dr. Nicholas Ogden’s keynote talk that will occur as part of this event (details to attend online are below). \nSpeaker: Dr. Nicholas Ogden\, Public Health Agency of Canada \nDate: Wednesday December 10\, 12-1pm Atlantic time (12.30-1.30pm Newfoundland time). \nLocation: The talk will be streamed in A1043 at Memorial University and online at https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=md7aec2f575725fa3ba235226f9b8af0f meeting number: 2770 711 4813; password: MXrWSzuV484 \n  \nModelling to support public health decisions \nThe COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for the development and use of infectious disease modelling to support public health decisions in Canada. In a post-pandemic environment\, modelling has now become established as a key public health function. In this talk I will discuss the range of uses and applications for modelling in public health decision-making\, as well as considerations of model complexity\, realism\, uncertainty\, communication\, and skillset and data needs.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/accdmi-symposium/
LOCATION:Memorial University (St. John’s Campus)\, St. John's\, Newfoundland and Labrador\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS CRG event
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Hurford":MAILTO:ahurford@mun.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251209
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20250926T103744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T103744Z
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SUMMARY:Session on Combinatorial Design Theory at the 2025 CMS Winter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:In the 18th century\, several seemingly innocuous scheduling problems were proposed\, often in the form of a puzzle. These problems were ultimately solved using tools and theoretical approaches that now lie in what is known as combinatorial design theory. Since then\, this area of mathematics has seen tremendous growth in the diversity of designs\, constructions\, and applications that it encompasses. The purpose of this session is to showcase recent results in topics such as classical designs\, cycle systems\, graph decompositions\, Latin squares and other aspects of design theory.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/session-on-combinatorial-design-theory-at-the-2025-cms-winter-meeting/
LOCATION:Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events
ORGANIZER;CN="David Pike":MAILTO:dapike@mun.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251126T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251126T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20251123T124712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251123T124741Z
UID:8438-1764171000-1764174600@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Wednesday\, November 26\, 3.40 pm Atlantic time\nSpeaker: Himanshu Gupta\, University of Regina\nTitle: On the eigenvalues of the graphs D(5\, q)\n\n\nAbstract: In 1995\, Lazebnik and Ustimenko introduced the family of q-regular graphs D(k\, q)\, which is defined for any positive integer k and prime power q. The connected components of the graph D(k\, q) have provided the bestknown general lower bound on the size of a graph for any given order and girth to this day. Furthermore\, Ustimenko conjectured that the second largest eigenvalue of D(k\, q) is always less than or equal to 2√q\, indicating that the graphs D(k\, q) are almost Ramanujan graphs. In this talk\, we will discuss some recent progress on this conjecture. This includes the result that the second largest eigenvalue of D(5\, q) is less than or equal to 2√q when q is an odd prime power.\n\nThis is joint work with Vladislav Taranchuk.\n\n\nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1\n\nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-34/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251119T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251119T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20251112T211938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T211938Z
UID:8423-1763566200-1763569800@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Wednesday\, November 19\, 3.40 pm Atlantic time\nSpeaker: Rachel Kirsch\, George Mason University\nTitle: Maximizing subgraph density by double counting\n\nAbstract: This talk will highlight the use of the method of counting in two ways in recent research on maximizing subgraph density in graphs of bounded degree and clique number.\n\nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1\n\nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-33/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251105T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251105T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20251031T101807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T101807Z
UID:8357-1762356600-1762362000@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Wednesday\, November 5\, 3.40 pm Atlantic time\nSpeaker: Kalina Petrova\, Institute of Science and Technology Austria\nTitle: Cameron’s conjecture on random Latin squares\n\nAbstract: A conjecture of Cameron states that the distribution of the number of odd rows in an n x n uniformly random Latin square is approximately binomial with n trials and success probability 1/2. We prove this conjecture in several different senses\, including total variation convergence\, a local central limit theorem\, and a large deviation principle. In fact\, we prove a generalisation for the joint distribution of the number of odd rows\, odd columns and odd symbols\, showing they behave roughly as independent binomials. Along the way\, we introduce several general techniques for the study of random Latin squares\, including a new re-randomisation technique via “stable intercalate switchings”\, and a new approximation theorem comparing random Latin squares with a certain independent model.\nThis is joint work with Matthew Kwan and Mehtaab Sawhney.\n\nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1 \nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-32/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20251024T165928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T165928Z
UID:8344-1761751800-1761755400@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar:  Ben Moore - Oct 29
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Wednesday\, October 29\, 3.40 pm Atlantic time \nSpeaker: Ben Moore\, University of Manitoba \nTitle: Smoothed analysis for graph isomorphism \nAbstract: I’ll describe a simple algorithm which shows the following: Given any graph G\, add or remove edges uniformly at random with probability 100/v(G) to create a graph G’. We can test in polynomial time if G’ is isomorphic to any other graph H. In other words\, graph isomorphism is in P if you add a little bit of randomness to the instance. \nJoint work with: Michael Anastos and Matthew Kwan. \n\nZoom link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1 \nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-ben-moore-oct-29/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251022T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251022T163000
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20251017T111210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T111210Z
UID:8339-1761147000-1761150600@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Wednesday\, October 22\, 3.40 pm Atlantic time\nSpeaker: Theodore (Teddy) Mishura\, Toronto Metropolitan University\nTitle: Liminal burning the hypercube\n \nAbstract: Liminal burning generalizes both the burning and cooling processes in graphs. In $k$-liminal burning\, a Saboteur reveals $k$-sets of vertices in each round\, and the Arsonist must choose sources only within these sets. The result is a two-player game with the corresponding optimization parameter $b_k$ called the $k$-liminal burning number. For $k = |V (G)|$\, liminal burning is identical to burning\, and for $k = 1$\, liminal burning is identical to cooling. Here\, we study the behavior of $k$-liminal burning on the hypercube graph $Q_n$ and note that finding the $k$-liminal burning number of $Q_n$ is strongly related to finding an appropriate Sperner family—a family of sets where no element is a proper subset of another. We introduce a variant of these Sperner families that\, alongside other methods\, allows us to establish bounds on $b_k(Q_n)$ for various values of $k$. We also determine the exact cooling number of the $n$-dimensional hypercube to be $n.$\n\nJoint work with: Anthony Bonato\, Trent Marbach\, John Marcoux\n\nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88013261876?pwd=XGocyHqvseXY8metPztPoSuulEEejX.1 \nMeeting ID: 880 1326 1876\nPasscode: 357963
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-graph-theory-seminar-31/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:AARMS Atlantic Graph Theory Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="jeannette Janssen":MAILTO:jeannette.janssen@dal.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20250522T114606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T114606Z
UID:8225-1760659200-1760831999@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Science Atlantic
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Science Atlantic Mathematics\, and Computer Science Conference will take place at Cape Breton University during Oct 17-18\, 2025. The conference will consist of a collection of plenary lectures\, mathematics and computer science competitions and scientific research presentations by undergraduate and graduate students.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/science-atlantic/
LOCATION:Cape Breton University\, 1250 Grand Lake Rd\, Sydney\, Nova Scotia\, B1M 1A2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Shannon Ezzat":MAILTO:shannon.ezzat@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251018
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20250522T113551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T120924Z
UID:8223-1760572800-1760745599@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Workshop on the use of quantum algorithms/formalisms in finance
DESCRIPTION:A two day in person (with virtual attendance option) workshop that will take place at the Fields Institute\, October 16-17\, 2025\, and\nwhich will touch on the real and potential applications of quantum algorithms/formalisms to finance.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/workshop-on-the-use-of-quantum-algorithms-formalisms-in-finance/
LOCATION:Fields Institute\, 222 College St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5T 3J1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events
ORGANIZER;CN="Nathan Grieve":MAILTO:nathan.grieve@acadiau.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250818
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250822
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20240925T120751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T140454Z
UID:7690-1755475200-1755820799@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Mathematics and its Connections to the Arts and Sciences Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The MACAS initiative aims to advance humanistic education by integrating various disciplines\, inspired by Renaissance philosophers. This approach encourages students to explore multiple fields while fostering a holistic perspective through connections between mathematics\, the arts\, and sciences. In the 21st century\, the importance of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary education has grown\, with mathematics serving as a key link between different fields. MACAS—Mathematics and its Connections to The Arts and Sciences—unites educators and researchers from these areas\, including both leading experts and emerging talents. The conference will serve as a platform for scientific exchange\, fostering new partnerships and encouraging reflection on commonalities and differences in various viewpoints and approaches.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/mathematics-and-its-connections-to-the-arts-and-sciences-symposium/
LOCATION:Université de Moncton\, 18 Antonine-Maillet Ave\, Moncton\, New Brunswick\, NB E1A 3E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events
ORGANIZER;CN="Manon Leblanc":MAILTO:manon.leblanc@umoncton.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250811
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250816
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20250121T124936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T191218Z
UID:7891-1754870400-1755302399@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Hopf Algebras and Related Topics
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is dedicated to the recent developments in the theory of Hopf algebras with an emphasis on its many connections and applications in other areas of mathematics and theoretical physics\, such as the theory of monoidal categories\, enumerative geometry and Schubert calculus\, equivariant cohomology\, combinatorics and combinatorial identities\, actions and coactions on algebras\, conformal and topological field theory as well as renormalization theory.\nThis event will continue the successful collaboration of the Atlantic Algebra Centre (AAC) and the Network of Ontario Lie Theorists (NOLT). There will be several introductory mini-courses and research talks given by senior researchers as well as short communications by researchers at early career stages. The major purpose of the workshop is to bring leading experts and younger scholars together\, hence providing a unique opportunity for the latter to advertise their results and to learn from the experts.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/hopf-algebras-and-related-topics/
LOCATION:Bonne Bay Marine Station\, MUN\, 1 Clarke's Rd\, Norris Point\, NL\, A0K 3V0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Mikhail Kotchetov":MAILTO:Mikhail@mun.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250802
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20250522T120402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T120402Z
UID:8233-1753574400-1754092799@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Dalhousie Indigenous Math Camp 2025
DESCRIPTION:The second Dalhousie Indigenous Math Camp will run this summer at Dalhouise’s Department of Mathematics & Statistics. The premise is to give indigenous Nova Scotian junior high youth a real university experience in mathematics to induce the campers to pursue higher education in STEM fields. The campers will stay in Dalhousie residences. The campers are participate in Mathematics sessions and the Coding sessions each day. The two teaching teams (one for Math and one for Coding) will ideally pair an indigenous teacher with a (Math) faculty member. A puzzle-based approach is proposed for the Math sessions\, The Coding sessions use Scratch\, a programming environment suitable for youth.The curricula for both sessions will be co-developed by indigenous educators as well as faculty from Dalhousie University\, with input from the Alliance of Indigenous Math Circles.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/dalhousie-indigenous-math-camp-2025/
LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250720
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250726
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20250121T180315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T113313Z
UID:7906-1752969600-1753487999@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Dalhousie-CMS Math Camp 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Dalhousie-CMS Math Camp is an annual summer camp for 20 high school students from Nova Scotia. It was first held in 2001 and is one of the oldest such camps in Canada. Its aim is to identify\, stimulate\, and encourage mathematical talent among high school students. The camp will be hosted on campus\, and consist of lectures and problem-solving sessions conducted by mathematics faculty from Dalhousie as well as other local universities and will also include additional extracurricular activities. Each High School in Nova Scotia will be invited to nominate up to 2 students to participate in this camp.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/dalhousie-cms-math-camp-2025/
LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Selinger":MAILTO:Peter.Selinger@Dal.Ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250718
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20250522T111152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T100822Z
UID:8220-1752624000-1752796799@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:East Coast Combinatorics Conference
DESCRIPTION:This annual (minus a few blips) meeting has been hosted by 11 universities around the Atlantic region\, most recently by Memorial University-Grenfell\, Acadia\, and the University of PEI. It affords an opportunity for approximately 40 researchers\, primarily in graph theory\, design theory\, and combinatorial games\, to convene and collaborate. The majority of the participants are expected to be from the Atlantic region: in 2024 87% of attendees were from the region. \nOur invited plenary speakers are Hugh Thomas\, Canada Research Chair in Algebra\, Combinatorics\, and Mathematical Computing at the Université du Québec à Montréal\, and Ann Trenk\, Professor of Mathematics at Wellesley College whose specialty is structured families of graphs and posets.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/east-coast-combinatorics-conference-4/
LOCATION:University of New Brunswick (Fredericton Campus)\, Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences
ORGANIZER;CN="Alyssa Sankey":MAILTO:asankey@unb.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250712
DTSTAMP:20260610T200944
CREATED:20250121T184352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T184352Z
UID:7916-1751846400-1752278399@aarms.math.ca
SUMMARY:Junior Math and Computer Science Camp
DESCRIPTION:This week-long day camp is an opportunity for students entering grade 5 or 6 in the Annapolis Valley to participate in fun and enriching\nscience-based activities with Acadia faculty and students to develop their curiosity and enjoyment of math and computer science. Bursaries are provided for those who qualify for financial assistance.
URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/junior-math-and-computer-science-camp-5/
LOCATION:Acadia University\, Wolfville\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events
ORGANIZER;CN="Caroline Cochran":MAILTO:caroline.cochran@acadiau.ca
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