Create new Unplugged activities at 6th CMSC conference Bergen, Norway April 20--23

[Frances rosamond]

APRIL 20 - 23,  2022   University of Bergen, Norway  No Registration Fee

6th Creative Mathematical Sciences Communication (CMSC 2022) conference

    Website  (under construction)  www.cmsc.w.uib.no

 Join scientists, researchers, teachers and artists in developing new ways of communicating mathematical and computational thinking, includes computing activities across the curriculum, at every level. Welcome are contributions in art forms such as dance, art, theatre ... many ways to communicate science to the public.

The computational thinking of modeling, clever information representation, the design and analysis of algorithms, has the potential to unlock a great amount of creativity. Let’s attract children to open problems, to dare reach for gold. The impulse is to build materials and activities such as Computer Science Unplugged (www.csunplugged.org) and to produce more activities as good as the iconic Sorting Network.

COST. There is no registration fee.  Space is limited so register soon. Bus from the university to the Solstrand Hotel and the return to Bergen on a fjord boat on Thursday will be provided. An FPT workshop and lunch on Friday with the Algorithms Group will be covered by a grant of Michael Fellows. An all-Bergen Community Science Festival on Saturday with families and students of all ages and the little tykes very welcome is Free for all. CMSC participants will bring activities.

The conference will feature keynote talks by leading researchers and communicators in the mathematical sciences, sharing their experience, new initiatives and ideas. Bring your own experimental activities. Describe how your outreach actions have contributed to your own scientific research/teaching. Presentations can be short (20 minutes) or long (40 minutes) or other (Specify). Please let us know your preference.

SCHEDULE:

·        Wednesday 20 April. Conference begins. Buses depart the University of Bergen at 8:00 am to go to the Solstrand Hotel where we will have CMSC on Wednesday and Thursday, with the conference banquet at the Solstrand Hotel on Wednesday night.

 ·        Thursday 21 April. Conference continues on a fjord trip back to the University of Bergen. 

·        Friday 22 April. Parameterized Complexity research workshop at the University of Bergen. Lunch with the Algorithms Group. Materials and space will be available for preparing activities for the Science Festival. There may be an evening activity (to be decided).

·        Saturday 23 April. All -Bergen Community Science Festival, family-friendly activities, good food, science, technology and fun for all ages. The CMSC participants will share the activities we create.

CONTACT: frances....@uib.no