[Maths-Education] Re: Conference in Brno, 2003

[Lesley Jones]

I have been asked to pass on details of the following conference.

The Decidable and the Undecidable in Mathematics Education!
> > Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers
> >
> > The Mathematics Education into the 21st Century Project has just
completed
> > its fifth successful international conference in Sicily, following
> > conferences in Egypt, Jordan, Poland and Australia. The next conference
> > will be in Brno, Czech Republic from September 19-25, 2003. The
> > conference will be held in the heart of the historic city of Brno, the
> > regional capital of Moravia, famous for its beautiful countryside, its
> > castles and its wines and food! Brno is the second largest city in the
> > Czech Republic and is easily accessible in Europe by plane, car, bus and
> > train. Participants arriving on International flights at Vienna and
> > Prague Airports will be transported directly to Brno.
> > The Chairman of the Local Organising Committee is Professor Ivan Meznik
of
> > the Technical University of Brno. The title of the conference is "The
> > Decidable and the Undecidable in Mathematics Education", a tribute to
Kurt
> > Godel who was born and educated in Brno. Plenary Speakers will include
> > Nicolina Malara & Filippo Spagnolo.
> > Papers are invited on all innovative aspects of mathematics education
> > including Statistics Education, Gender & Equity, Ethnomathematics, Rich
> > Learning Tasks, Problem Solving, Applications, Research on Teaching and
> > Learning, Technology in the classroom, Computer Graphics and Teacher
> > Education.
> > Moravian hospitality is renowned and during the conference there will be
> > for all:
> > -- a Conference Excursion from 9am to midnight, including lunch and
> > dinner, a visit to the famous Macocha caves, a local castle and wine
> > cellar with a folkloric group.
> > -- a Theatre Visit (Brno has a renowned and rich cultural life)
> > -- a Special Gala Dinner for all.
> > There will be an additional social programme for accompanying persons. A
> > wide range of Pre- and Post-conference European Tours will be available
to
> > Berlin, Budapest, Munich, Paris, Krakow and Bratislava as well as to
> > nearby Prague and Vienna.
> > For ALL further conference details please email arogerson@vsg.edu.au
> >