Early Career Mathematicians' Conference Autumn 2014
Date 22 November 2014
Location Queen Mary University of London
The IMA Early Career Mathematicians’ Autumn Conference will be held at Queen Mary University of London on Saturday 22nd November 2014. This bi-annual event aims to bring together mathematicians working in academia and industry along with mathematics undergraduates and postgraduate students in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, whilst being informative and inspirational with a wide variety of mathematical topics being discussed. The day comprises of a mixture of engaging activities and presentations and opportunity to meet the speakers. In the afternoon session, we will use an unconference method to put the control of the programme in the hands of the participants, this was a great success at the 2014 Spring Conference and we are looking forward to it again this Autumn.
This day also provides a great opportunity for networking, learning from other people’s experiences and to discover any potential careers for mathematicians.
Sara Owen AMIMA - ECM Conference Leader
Programme
10:00 – 10:25 Registration
10:25 – 10:30 Welcome
10:30 – 11:00 James Hanson – Why be a maths teacher today?
11:00 – 11:30 Panorea Baka - Mathematics and Dance: Finding Points of Intersection
11:30 – 11:50 Break
11:50 – 12:20 Sarah Williamson – Fluid dynamics and indoor dispersion at Dstl
12:20 – 12:50 Simon Singh - The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
12:50 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:00 John Birkenhead – Multivariate models, probabilities of ruin & league tables: “So, are youpaying too much for your car insurance?” – Probably not!
14:00 – 15:50 Unconference We will use a method to put control of the programme in the hands of the
participants
15:50 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 16:20 Erica Tyson (IMA) – University Liaison Officer
16:20 – 16:30 ECM Update and close.
Conference Fees
IMA Student £15
IMA e-Student £20
Non-IMA Student £25
IMA Member £25
Non-IMA Member £45
To register for the conference, please download, complete and return the Application Form to the IMA Conferences Department via the contact details below. Please ensure that you return your card details either by fax or by post as we are unfortunately not able to accept card details by email; alternatively you can telephone us with your details.
Further information
As you will note, fees are reduced for IMA members and IMA students, not only for this conference, but for all IMA conferences. For further information on joining the IMA, including “IMA Student” grade, please visit:
http://www.ima.org.uk/membership/
For further information please contact the IMA Conferences Department, e-mail: [email protected], Tel: +44 (0) 1702 354 020, Fax: +44 (0) 1702 354 111, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.
