BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-// - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://aarms.math.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20180101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20190310T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20191103T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20200308T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20201101T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20210314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20211107T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200621 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200302T114513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T114513Z UID:4855-1592524800-1592697599@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:AARMS CRG conference on Computational Aspects in Finance and Actuarial Sciences DESCRIPTION:The AARMS CRG Conference on Computational Aspects in Finance and Actuarial Sciences will be held June 19-20th\, 2020 in PEI\, Canada. This conference is mainly hosted by the Atlantic Association for Research in Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) collaborative research group (CRG) and the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS) at University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI)\, Canada\, and is a unique venue that brings together leaders in finance\, and actuarial sciences\, across disciplines\, and across borders\, tackling very important and timely topics in finance and actuarial sciences. Our intention for this conference is to have a broad scope in terms of applications in Finance and Actuarial Sciences but we would like to put emphasis on numerical and computational issues (including trendy topics such as machine learning algorithms in finance and insurance\, but also more traditional methods such as numerical solutions for PDEs\, Monte Carlo simulations\, etc). The conference will include a dynamic program with high quality speakers focusing on innovative research\, policy discussions\, and business challenges and successes. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-crg-conference-on-computational-aspects-in-finance-and-actuarial-sciences/ LOCATION:University of Prince Edward Island\, Charlottetown\, Prince Edward Island\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences ORGANIZER;CN="Kai Lu":MAILTO:kailiu@upei.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200618T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200618T210000 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200614T162707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200707T012618Z UID:5050-1592510400-1592514000@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Math Kitchen Party: organized by Tim Alderson (UNB Saint John) DESCRIPTION:Pokemon in the City\nDanny Dyer (Memorial University of Newfoundland) \nWhen playing Pokemon Go\, trying to catch all the Pokemon in a big\, grid like city is difficult\, but can be discussed in terms of the watchman number of grid graphs. We present some bounds for these graphs\, and argue that is better to play Pokemon Go on a toroidal space station. Gotta catch ‘em all!  [Joint work with Jared Howell\, Grenfell Campus\, Memorial University.] \nPassing the buck: a chip firing game\nM.E. Messenger (Mount Allison)\nSuppose a group of people sitting in a row\, each take out their wallets and count their money. Then the richest person (or people)\, pass a dollar to their neighbours. Lather\, rinse\, repeat. We will discuss some of the dynamics of such a process and present a few results. We’ll also pose some questions and welcome solutions from the audience. [Joint work with Jared Howell\, Grenfell Campus\, Memorial University.] \nMusical Guests\n\nJason Brown (Dalhousie)\nIain Beaton (Dalhousie)\n\nThis is a virtual zoom meeting.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details. \n[more information about the Math Kitchen Party summer talk series] URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/math-kitchen-party-tim-alderson-organizer/ LOCATION:Zoom seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200617T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200617T163000 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200615T150250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200701T014843Z UID:5060-1592406000-1592411400@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar: Mathieu Chalifoux (Government of New Brunswick) DESCRIPTION:Planning for Covid-19: Government’s informational needs in a time of uncertainty\nMathieu Chalifoux (Government of New Brunswick)\nIn this presentation\, we will go over three questions that have recently been posed to the mathematical sciences community in Fredericton\, New Brunswick as a means to better understand and plan for the incidence of COVID-19 in the coming months. Further discussion will ensue with all participants as a means to discuss what type of information is useful to governments during this ongoing pandemic. \nThis is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-government-of-new-brunswick/ LOCATION:Zoom seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200615 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190925T224828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200323T114121Z UID:4689-1591920000-1592179199@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Queer and Trans Mathematicians in Combinatorics - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:The Queer and Trans Mathematicians in Combinatorics conference (QTMC) is a first-ever event in combinatorics specifically aimed at queer and trans mathematicians. It aims to bring together and support queer and trans combinatorists. The conference promotes a supportive and active collaborative environment for the participants and aims to bring about visibility to an otherwise underrepresented invisible minority in the combinatorics community. The QTMCis heavily geared toward students\, postdocs and early career mathematicians who are queer and/or trans. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/queer-and-trans-mathematicians-in-combinatorics-conference/ LOCATION:Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="Aram Dermenjian":MAILTO:aram.dermenjian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200610T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200610T163000 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200608T113229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200701T014913Z UID:5027-1591801200-1591806600@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar: JC Loredo-Osti (MUN) - POSTPONED DESCRIPTION:The Euler’s method and the Gillespie algorithm to simulate a stochastic SIR model (part 2)\nJC Loredo-Osti (MUN)\nThe second part of this presentation will be used to talk about some example of extensions to the stochastic SIR model. We will start with adding compartments that leave the fundamental structure of the model unchanged\, like the ones that add a latent class or add compartments to accommodate for metapopulations\, as well as incorporating the serial-time distribution to model the infectious process. \nThis seminar has been postponed due to #ShutDownSTEM.  A new date will be announced soon. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-jc-loredo-osti-mun-3/ LOCATION:Zoom seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200609 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200325T134127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200526T185327Z UID:4881-1591315200-1591660799@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:CMS Special Session: Designs and Codes DESCRIPTION:Designs and codes are very active areas of research in combinatorics. There have been numerous breakthroughs in recent years\, such as the existence proof for Steiner systems for arbitrary values of t. Research in designs\, codes and their interaction includes both mathematical and algorithmic questions. Proofs encompass both constructions and probabilistic methods\, and employ diverse mathematical techniques from algebra\, number theory\, graph theory\, etc. In addition\, there are numerous applications\, in areas such as cryptography\, in which designs and codes play an important role. \nThis session brings together leading and emerging researchers in the field to share their recent results\, techniques\, and applications.Univ URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/cms-summer-meeting-special-session-on-designs-and-codes/ LOCATION:University of Ottawa\, 75 Laurier Ave E\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 6N5\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="David Pike":MAILTO:dapike@mun.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200609 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200325T133654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200526T185448Z UID:4879-1591315200-1591660799@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:CMS Special Session: Graph Decompositions DESCRIPTION:Decomposition of graphs\, particularly decomposition into cycles\, is a vibrant area of research in the intersection of graph theory and the theory of combinatorial designs. For almost two centuries\, professional as well as amateur mathematicians have been intrigued by problems that are easy to state yet extremely difficult to solve. In the last couple of decades\, we have witnessed an explosion of new results\, including new techniques and solutions to many long-outstanding problems; however\, many fundamental problems remain unsolved. \nThe session in Graph Decompositions at the CMS 75th Anniversary Summer Meeting will bring together leading and emerging researchers in the field to share their recent results\, techniques\, and applications. \nThis session is dedicated to Louise Duffield Cummings\, a Canadian-born mathematician who contributed influential results in the study of triple systems. The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of her birth. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/cms-summer-meeting-special-session-on-graph-decompositions/ LOCATION:University of Ottawa\, 75 Laurier Ave E\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 6N5\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200609 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200325T133016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200526T185518Z UID:4875-1591315200-1591660799@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:CMS Special Session: Numerical Analysis and Computational Geophysics DESCRIPTION:Modelling the composition and the dynamic of the Earth subsurface is a difficult problem\, which requires the implementation of efficient numerical methods for partial differential equations and of advanced statistical methods for analyzing experimental data as well as comparing them with synthetic data produced by mathematical models. In this session we will bring together mathematicians and geophysicists to present and discuss some trends in geophysical modelling and computational geophysics. \nTopics will include the following: \n-Domain decomposition methods (optimized Schwarz methods) and their applications to geophysics\n-Mimetic finite difference discretization methods and their application to gravity and magnetotelluric methods in geophysics\n-Mathematical and statistical methods for seismic wavefield inversion\n-Computational software for simulation and parameter estimation in geophysics URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/cms-summer-meeting-special-session-on-numerical-analysis-and-computational-geophysics/ LOCATION:University of Ottawa\, 75 Laurier Ave E\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 6N5\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="Fabrizio Donzelli":MAILTO:fdonzell@uottawa.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200603T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200603T163000 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200531T155108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200701T014932Z UID:5016-1591196400-1591201800@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar: JC Loredo-Osti (MUN) DESCRIPTION:The Euler’s method and the Gillespie algorithm to simulate a stochastic SIR model (part 1)\nJC Loredo-Osti (MUN)\nIn this presentation\, we will discuss the implementation of the two more common procedures to simulate a stochastic compartmentalised epidemic model\, the Euler’s method and the Gillespie algorithm. We will also talk about extensions to the stochastic SIR model\, as for example\, the two ways to include a compartment for asymptomatic cases as well as extensions to account for a non-homogeneous process to accommodate for a non-exponential serial time distribution. \nThis is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-jc-loredo-osti-mun-2/ LOCATION:Zoom seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200605 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200325T135609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200330T124826Z UID:4884-1591142400-1591315199@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Connecting Women in Mathematics Across Canada - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:The CWiMAC workshops are developed and organized in coordination with the CMS Women in Mathematics Committee. The purpose of these workshops is to support the career development of junior women academics in the Canadian mathematics community. These events have been highly successful in the past. The goal is to hold this workshop roughly every two years. The last CWiMAC workshop was held in 2014\, and it is timely to organize another one. This workshop will be held at the University of Ottawa on the evening of Wednesday\, June 3 and all day on Thursday\, June 4\, 2020\, immediately preceding the 75th Anniversary Meeting of the Canadian Mathematical Society in Ottawa. The goal of this event is to provide female-identified researchers in mathematics skills to help them succeed\, to ensure their continued success and retention in mathematics. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/connecting-women-in-mathematics-across-canada/ LOCATION:Carleton University\, 1125 Colonel By Dr.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5B6\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="Lucy Campbell":MAILTO:campbell@math.carleton.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200531 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190925T224427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200321T142305Z UID:4686-1590710400-1590883199@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Calculus Instruction in Atlantic Canada Symposium 2020 - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Calculus Instruction in Atlantic Canada Symposium 2020 will have the theme of Helping High School and University students to Deepen Their Understanding of Calculus. It will be held at STFX on May 29-30\, 2020 and Atlantic Canadian high school educators\, as well as university educators will be invited. The goal of this symposium is to give participants the opportunity to hear from experts and engage in discussions regarding ways to help students with conceptual understanding of calculus through specific examples and applications. We will also address feedback from students. The structure of the symposium will include plenary talks and a panel of university and high school educators. There will be small group discussions\, as well as contributed talks. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/calculus-instruction-in-atlantic-canada-symposium-2020-helping-high-school-and-university-students-deepen-their-understanding-of-calculus/ LOCATION:Saint Francis Xavier University\, 4130 University Avenue\, Antigonish\, Nova Scotia\, B2G 2W5\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences ORGANIZER;CN="Tara Taylor":MAILTO:ttaylor@stfx.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200530 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20191217T205548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200406T134718Z UID:4834-1590364800-1590796799@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Atlantic General Relativity Meeting 2020 - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:The annual Atlantic General Relativity Conference (AGR2020) is scheduled to be hosted at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke\, Québec during May 25-29\, 2020. The Atlantic General Relativity Conference series of meetings has been a regular and annual feature of the Atlantic general relativity community for nearly three decades\, and has recently developed to include more international participation. This series of meetings focuses on recent developments in all aspects of classical\, quantum\, and mathematical gravity and its goals include the dissemination of recent results\, the circulation of ideas and methods\, as well as the training of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/atlantic-general-relativity-meeting-2020/ LOCATION:Bishops University\, 2600 College St\, Sherbrooke\, Quebec\, J1M 1Z7\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences ORGANIZER;CN="Valerio Faraoni":MAILTO:valerio.faraoni@ubishops.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200525 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200118T145906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200421T120421Z UID:4842-1590105600-1590364799@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:StFX-AARMS-CMS Math Camp - CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:The StFX-CMS Math Camp is a two and a half day camp which begins at 9:00 am on a Friday and end by 11:30 am on Sunday. There are several presentations by professors to expose the participants to exciting topics and applications in the mathematical sciences. In addition there are several sessions on math trivia\, math relays\, and team problem solving to help inspire the participants about the breadth and applicability of the mathematical sciences. It is anticipated that students who attend the camp will develop new friends\, new ideas\, and a new outlook on mathematics. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/stfx-aarms-cms-math-camp/ LOCATION:Saint Francis Xavier University\, 4130 University Avenue\, Antigonish\, Nova Scotia\, B2G 2W5\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events ORGANIZER;CN="Joe Apaloo":MAILTO:japaloo@stfx.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200520T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200520T163000 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20200525T125054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200701T015225Z UID:5002-1589986800-1589992200@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:AARMS COVID-19 Seminar: JC Loredo-Osti (MUN) DESCRIPTION:Simulating a SARS-CoV-2 model as a branching process\nJC Loredo-Osti (MUN)\nWe will discuss some of the advantages of using branching processes to model an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a small population where other approaches may not be as optimal. We use the  NZ Aotearola model as a basis to illustrate how a ‘brute force’ simulation procedure can be easily implemented. \nThis is a virtual zoom seminar.  If you would like to attend\, please email the organizers for connection details. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-covid-19-seminar-jc-loredo-osti-mun/ LOCATION:Zoom seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200314 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190403T203405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T120009Z UID:4286-1582502400-1584143999@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Open quantum systems DESCRIPTION:This course is concerned with the behaviour quantum systems under the influence of external noise. The theory describes generic noise induced features\, such as decoherence\, entanglement\, thermalization. They are of core interest in applications in various branches of science: in quantum information and computation\, chemistry\, material sciences and even in biology. Basic familiarity with this theory is a good (and necessary) foundation for a more advanced understanding of most modern quantum sciences. \nThe course will be taught by Marco Merkli (Memorial University) at the African Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Centre of Excellence in Limbe\, Cameroon. AARMS support for Atlantic Canadian participation in AIMS graduate courses is an important component of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two institutes in 2015. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/open-quantum-systems/ LOCATION:AIMS Centre of Excellence\, Limbe\, Cameroon CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200127 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190624T183352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190624T183352Z UID:4555-1579824000-1580083199@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Combinatorial Algebra meets Algebraic Combinatorics 2020 DESCRIPTION:Combinatorics Algebra meets Algebraic Combinatorics” (CAAC) is a series of annual workshops that has been meeting since 2004. The main achievement of these meetings is the establishment of an ongoing dialogue between two separate research groups who had previously been using di erent techniques to study similar mathematical problems. The two groups are algebraic combinatorialists working on the representation theory of symmetric groups\, and commutative algebraists studying minimal free resolutions and inverse systems. Since the initial meeting\, the focus of the conference has broadened to include other areas of overlap. These include\, among others: (1) the representation theory of quivers (also known as directed graphs); (2) combinatorial Hopf Algebras\, which refers to a Hopf algebraic structure related to (quasi)symmetric functions\, permutations\, trees\, and other combinatorial objects; and (3) edge ideals of graphs and their algebraic invariants. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/combinatorial-algebra-meets-algebraic-combinatorics-2020/ LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Faridi":MAILTO:sara.faridi@dal.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200118 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20191211T163222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T125931Z UID:4822-1578873600-1579305599@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Mini-course on GAP DESCRIPTION:Leandro Vendramin of the University of Buenos Aires will give a\nspecial minicourse from January 13-17. The course will be on the\ncomputer algebra system GAP. It will take place in the Department of\nMathematics and Statistics at Dalhousie\, and will also be\nlive-streamed. It will be suitable for undergraduates\, graduate\nstudents\, postdocs\, faculty\, and everyone interested in symbolic\ncomputation. \nThe first lecture of the minicourse will also work as a colloquium.\nPlease see below for the precise dates and times. \nMonday\, January 13: 3:30-5\, Chase 319\nTuesday\, January 14: 11:30-1\, Chase 319\nWednesday\, January 15: 12:30-2:30\, Chase 227\nThursday\, January 16: 11:30-1\, Chase 319\nFriday\, January 17: 12:30-2:30\, Chase 227 \nSpeaker: Leandro Vendramin \nTitle: Algebra with GAP \nAbstract: We will give a brief introduction to the software GAP\,\ndesigned for calculations related to group theory. The course will be\nmainly based on examples\, exercises and application problems. We will\ndiscuss several different introductory mathematical topics such as\npermutations\, matrices\, groups\, rings\, and fields. More advanced\ntopics such as characters and representation of groups\, algebras\, and\nother algebraic structures\, will also be studied.  GAP is freely\navailable at https://www.gap-system.org/ \nThe minicourse is organized by the Atlantic Algebra Centre at Memorial\nUniversity and by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at\nDalhousie University\, under the auspices of the AARMS Collaborative\nResearch Group on “Groups\, Rings and Hopf Algebras”. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/mini-course-on-gap/ LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS schools and minicourses ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Selinger":MAILTO:Peter.Selinger@Dal.Ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191128 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20191128T011151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T011641Z UID:4776-1574812800-1574899199@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Discovery Days: Beyond Puzzling DESCRIPTION:The second installment of AARMS collaboration with the Discovery Centre in Halifax took place on Sunday\, November 24. The activities included an enhanced experience of the exhibit “Beyond the Rubik’s cube”; a selection of puzzles to be completed by the visitors; polyhedral nets to construct 3D objects by folding paper; coloring tessellations; a library of books with puzzles and riddles for all ages. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/discovery-days-beyond-puzzling/ LOCATION:Discovery Centre\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191124 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20191128T011243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T011344Z UID:4772-1574467200-1574553599@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:AARMS annual outreach meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-annual-outreach-meeting-2/ LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS outreach events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191122 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190925T225635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T225635Z UID:4699-1574294400-1574380799@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Data Visualization Competition DESCRIPTION:The objective of the Data Visualization Competition is to highlight the community-wide benefits of open data\, including identifying potential improvements to government services and procedures\, and recognizing potential business opportunities. The event is designed to help educate and communicate the benefits and growth opportunities from visualization your data. \nAll levels of government\, academia and industry have large amounts of data available to the public through open data portals and this event promotes the use of this resource. Competitors will analyze\, interpret\, and compile the existing data and present a recommendation or solution on subjects ranging from social\, environmental\, and economic. The challenge is to convert complex data into an easy to understand presentation and communicate it to the audience. \nThis event will bring together citizens\, students\, academics\, entrepreneurs\, business professionals and members of government throughout providing several networking opportunities to strengthen these connections. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/data-visualization-competition/ LOCATION:Fredericton\, Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew Lockhart":MAILTO:IBEC@unb.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191109 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20191015T180137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T011422Z UID:4749-1572825600-1573257599@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Surface Braid Groups and Mapping Class Groups DESCRIPTION:Mini course by Professor Paolo Bellingeri Université de Caen \nSurface braid groups are a natural generalization of classical\nbraid groups and of fundamental groups of surfaces. They were first\ndefined by Zariski during the 1930’s (although braid groups on the\nsphere had been considered much earlier by Hurwitz)\, and they were\nre-discovered during the 1960’s in the study of mapping class groups and\nconfiguration spaces. These groups\, introduced as an “algebraic” tool\,\nturned out to be very difficult to understand. It is now common to use\nmapping class techniques to study the properties of surface braid groups. \nIn the last decade the interest in these groups grew notably\, in\nparticular due to their relations with knot theory and mapping class\ngroups and\, quite astonishingly\, with robotics. The mini course will\nstart with different definitions and group presentations for these\ngroups; this first part will allow us to present several combinatorial\nproperties\, such as residual properties\, central series\, and related\nquotients\, which will lead to some applications to finite type invariant\ntheory as well as linear and “symmetric” representations for surface\nbraid groups. We will then discuss the relation between surface braid\ngroups and mapping class groups. We will end with an overview on classic\nand more recent applications to knot theory in 3-manifolds. Here and\nthere we will present some open questions. \nThe lecturer of the mini course\, Paolo Bellingeri\, is a professor at the\nUniversity of Caen and the director of the Federation of Normandy\nLaboratories of Mathematics. He also serves as the lead scientist of the\nresearch group “Algèbre Représentations et Topologie pour l’Informatique\nQuantique et Classique” (ARTIQ). He has published widely on the topic of\nthe mini course and is one of the organizers of the conference series\n“WinterBraids” on this research area. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/surface-braid-groups-and-mapping-class-groups-mini-course-by-professor-paolo-bellingeri-universite-de-caen/ LOCATION:Memorial University (St. John’s Campus)\, St. John's\, Newfoundland and Labrador\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences ORGANIZER;CN="Yorck Sommerhauser":MAILTO:sommerh@mun.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191026 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20181009T164704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190201T193120Z UID:3748-1571616000-1572047999@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Borders in public health and mathematical epidemiology DESCRIPTION:Most research in Mathematical Epidemiology focuses on infectious disease characteristics within local\, isolated populations and geographic regions. However\, infectious diseases are not confined to small regions. They cross borders\, affecting multiple populations\, jurisdictions\, and governments. This workshop aims to foster mathematical models of infectious diseases across borders and at the intersection of mathematics and public health. An important component of this workshop is the inclusion of infectious disease modellers that work in local\, federal\, and global health organizations. The workshop will provide an important platform for knowledge translation and discussion\, enabling the identification of the key questions in public health policy that involve borders\, and the mathematical models and methods that can be utilized to address these key questions and advance public health policy. The workshop will bring together Canadian and international mathematical epidemiologists and public health decision-makers who work at the forefront of infectious disease research. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/borders-in-public-health-and-mathematical-epidemiology/ LOCATION:Fields Institute\, 222 College St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5T 3J1\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="James Watmough":MAILTO:watmough@unb.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190910 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190925T225354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T011027Z UID:4696-1567987200-1568073599@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:CANSSI National Case Study Competition 2019 DESCRIPTION:Judging for the Atlantic regional participants in the 2019 CANSSI National Case Study Competition will take place at UNB Fredericton on Wednesday\, October 9 from 4-7pm. \nThis datathon gives opportunities for students to undertake creative modelling in a real-world problem involving the analysis of big data. Participants in the two teams that can come up with best prediction models for delays on BC Ferries can win prizes of $300/team\, and a trip to Simon Fraser University for the national competition. Award-winning participants are also given a job interview with Statistics Canada. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/canssi-national-case-study-competition-2019/ LOCATION:University of New Brunswick (Fredericton Campus)\, Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="Jeffrey Picka":MAILTO:jpicka@unb.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190820 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190821 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190603T135921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T135921Z UID:4517-1566259200-1566345599@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Symposium: The Future of Evolutionary Game Theory DESCRIPTION:This symposium will explore the analysis and application of game theoretical models to problems in evolutionary ecology. Special emphasis is placed on the dynamics of strategy change\, as in evolutionary systems payoffs to players change the distribution of strategies in future generations and (under ecological constraints) payoff matrices may change in response. The properties of evolutionary game-theoretic models will be discussed\, with applications to questions in eco-evolutionary dynamics\, coevolution\, sexual selection\, parental care\, and other areas. Speakers are drawn from across Canada\, the US\, and Europe. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/symposium-the-future-of-evolutionary-game-theory/ LOCATION:Fredericton Convention Centre\, 670 Queen Street\, Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, E3B 1C2\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="Joe Apaloo":MAILTO:japaloo@stfx.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190820 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190603T135519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T135519Z UID:4514-1566172800-1566259199@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Workshop: Agent based Models and the mathematical equations that describe them DESCRIPTION:This workshop will clarify the relationship between Agent Based Models (ABMs) and familiar equations from mathematical ecology. This is a hands-on workshop where participants will run and analyze computer code. Mathematical approximations to ABMs are valuable because they (1) reduce computational time to facilitate a more thorough model investigation\, (2) eliminate some complexity from the model description to yield clearer results\, and (3) reveal parallels with the existing mathematical ecology literature. The workshop is open to all interested registrants\, with no prerequisite knowledge of coding or mathematics assumed; graduate students eager to add new tools to their mathematical toolboxes are especially welcome. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/workshop-agent-based-models-and-the-mathematical-equations-that-describe-them/ LOCATION:Fredericton Convention Centre\, 670 Queen Street\, Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, E3B 1C2\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="James Watmough":MAILTO:watmough@unb.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190815 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190603T134158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T121631Z UID:4508-1565654400-1565827199@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:East Coast Combinatorics Conference DESCRIPTION:The ECCC is an annual conference designed to support and bring together researchers in mathematics and computer science interested in all aspects of combinatorics. A unique feature is the workshop like atmosphere which encourages active collaboration and participation of faculty and students while highlighting major theoretical advances and applications in the area. In addition to plenary talks\, the conference will features contributed talks presented by faculty\, students\, and post-docs. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/east-coast-combinatorics-conference-2/ LOCATION:Saint Francis Xavier University\, 4130 University Avenue\, Antigonish\, Nova Scotia\, B2G 2W5\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences ORGANIZER;CN="Stephen Finbow":MAILTO:sfinbow@stfx.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190817 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190122T192521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190717T150950Z UID:4089-1565568000-1565999999@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Nonassociative algebras and geometry DESCRIPTION:The workshop is dedicated to recent developments in the theory of nonassociative algebras with emphasis on applications and relations with associated geometries (e.g. simple non-associative algebras\, gradings and identities on Lie algebras\, algebraic cycles and Schubert calculus on the associated homogeneous spaces). \nThis is a joint event of the Atlantic Algebra Center (AAC) together with the Network of Ontario Lie Theorists (NOLT)\, which continues the successful collaboration between AAC and NOLT. It will include several introductory mini-courses and talks given by senior researchers and short communications by young researchers. The major purpose of the workshop is to bring together leading experts and young researchers\, thus providing a unique opportunity for the latter to advertise their results and to learn from the experts. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/nonassociative-algebras-and-geometry/ 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190809 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190603T133340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190604T115926Z UID:4504-1563753600-1565308799@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Diversity in Mathematics: an undergraduate summer school for women in mathematics DESCRIPTION:This is a multi-year\, multi-level approach to promoting diversity and inclusivity in STEM. The annual two-week program will encompass two concurrent\, partially overlapping events targeting two distinct groups: \n1. A summer school for top undergraduate women from across Canada and the northwest US\, currently specializing in mathematics or a closely related STEM field\, such as computer science\, physics and statistics. The program will expose them to the many facets of mathematical sciences as a career in an intense two week immersion. Career opportunities in academia and industry will be given equal emphasis. \n2. An interactive math camp that runs as a companion program to the undergraduate summer school. The target demographic here involves high school students in grades 10 and 11 in western Canada\, irrespective of gender\, with an aptitude for science and mathematics but exclusively from under-privileged minority groups. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/diversity-in-mathematics-an-undergraduate-summer-school-for-women-in-mathematics/ LOCATION:PIMS at UBC and SFU\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="Malabika Pramanik":MAILTO:malabika@math.ubc.a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190727 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190603T134814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T134814Z UID:4511-1563667200-1564185599@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:Minisymposium for the annual meeting of the Society for Mathematical Biology DESCRIPTION:Since the pioneer work of Fisher and KPP\, Wave Propagation in Biological Media has been widely studied in various mathematical models establishing the movement or invasion of species in heterogenous media or the spread of infectious disease among species. Recently\, there have been tremendous advancements in the theory of traveling wavefronts itself\, with considerable applications to competition or predation models in the biological field \nThe purpose of this minisymposium is to invite mathematical researchers with biological backgrounds to work together and contribute to the study of biological waves. It will serve as a platform to report new breakthroughs\, exchange research ideas and extend academic networks. New collaborations are also expected during and after the meeting. Speakers and talks are carefully selected to make the session attractive to a diverse audience. Especially\, PhD students or post-doctoral fellows are encouraged to attend this session for getting research insight in their recent study. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/minisymposium-for-the-annual-meeting-of-the-society-for-mathematical-biology/ LOCATION:McGill University\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS sponsored events ORGANIZER;CN="Chunhua Ou":MAILTO:ou@mun.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190720 DTSTAMP:20260610T202453 CREATED:20190414T132734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190414T132734Z UID:4323-1563148800-1563580799@aarms.math.ca SUMMARY:AARMS Industrial Problem Solving Workshop 2019 DESCRIPTION:The Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) will host its second Industrial Problem Solving Workshop (IPSW) from July 15 to 19 at the University of New Brunswick.  At this event\, representatives from companies and non-profits from Atlantic Canada and elsewhere will present academically interesting and industrial relevant problems to graduate students and faculty mentors. The mentors and students work intensively on the problems for a few days and then present their solutions back to the industrial representatives. URL:https://aarms.math.ca/event/aarms-industrial-problem-solving-workshop-2019/ LOCATION:University of New Brunswick (Fredericton Campus)\, Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, Canada CATEGORIES:AARMS workshops and conferences END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR