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European Women in Mathematics (EWM) is an international association of women working in the field of mathematics. Our aims are:• to encourage women to study mathematics. • to support women in their careers. • to provide a meeting place for like-minded people. • to promote scientific communication. • to cooperate with groups and organizations with similar goals.• to gather and provide information on women in mathematics.

European Women in MathematicsEuropean Women in Mathematics

EWM organizationEWM organization

EWM was founded in 1986 and registered in Finland in 1993.EWM was founded in 1986 and registered in Finland in 1993.

The decision-making body of EWM is the The decision-making body of EWM is the general assemblygeneral assembly..

The assembly is held every second year during the general meeting.The assembly is held every second year during the general meeting.

The main executive organ is the The main executive organ is the Standing CommitteeStanding Committee, elected by the assembly., elected by the assembly.

The Committee is assisted by the team of The Committee is assisted by the team of international coordinatorsinternational coordinators..

North, Central & East, and South & West as well as Russia each have one North, Central & East, and South & West as well as Russia each have one international coordinator.international coordinator.

Member activities and publicity within each country are organized by Member activities and publicity within each country are organized by regional coordinatorsregional coordinators..

EWM has members fromEWM has members from

Activities of EWMActivities of EWM

• We publish an annual Newsletter.

• Our members are connected by an E-mail network.

• We gather information and statistics on women in mathematics.

• Every 2nd year we have a general meeting with published proceedings.

• Members of EWM arrange various mathematical workshops.

• EWM participates and organizes sessions in international mathematical conferences.

EWM General MeetingsEWM General Meetings

Paris 1986

Copenhagen 1987

Warwick 1988

Lisbon 1990

Marseilles 1991

Warsaw 1993

Madrid 1995

Trieste 1997

Loccum 1999

Malta 2001

Marseilles 2003

Volgograd 2005

Cambridge2007

Cambridge2007

General Meetings in 1999 and 2001General Meetings in 1999 and 2001

The 9th international meeting was held in Loccum, Germany in September 1999.The 9th international meeting was held in Loccum, Germany in September 1999.

It gathered 50 participants from 13 countries.It gathered 50 participants from 13 countries.

The main themes were:The main themes were:

• Hilbert problemsHilbert problems

• discrete mathematics and its applicationsdiscrete mathematics and its applications

• mathematical modelling in theoretical physics, geophysics and biologymathematical modelling in theoretical physics, geophysics and biology

The 10th international meeting was held in Sliema, Malta in August 2001.The 10th international meeting was held in Sliema, Malta in August 2001.

There were 76 participants from 21 countries.There were 76 participants from 21 countries.

The main themes were:The main themes were:

• cohomology theoriescohomology theories

• mathematics applied to financemathematics applied to finance

• the uses of geometrythe uses of geometry

• mathematics outside the classroommathematics outside the classroom

General Meetings in 2003 and 2005General Meetings in 2003 and 2005

The 11th meeting was held in CIRM, Marseille, France in November 2003.The 11th meeting was held in CIRM, Marseille, France in November 2003.

It gathered 44 participants from 16 countries.It gathered 44 participants from 16 countries.

The main themes were:The main themes were:

• functional analysis and spectral theoryfunctional analysis and spectral theory

• biomathematicsbiomathematics

• numerical methodsnumerical methods

The 12th meeting took place in Volgograd, Russia in September 2005.The 12th meeting took place in Volgograd, Russia in September 2005.

There were 33 participants from 8 countries.There were 33 participants from 8 countries.

The main theme of the invited talks was:The main theme of the invited talks was:

• the theory of partial differential equations with applications in the theory of partial differential equations with applications in

economics and modelling of natural phenomena.economics and modelling of natural phenomena.

Welcome to EWM!Welcome to EWM!

You can join us by:

filling in the registration form in our web page, or

contacting one of the coordinators, or

attending our next general meeting in Cambridge in 2007!

All information is available at

http://www.math.helsinki.fi/EWM