[Maths-Education] 5th International Conference on Ethnomathematics (ICEM-5)

[Paulus Gerdes]

*First Announcement*



*5th International Conference on Ethnomathematics (ICEM-5)*



The Fifth International Conference on Ethnomathematics will be held in
Chidenguele (Gaza Province, Mozambique), July 7–11, 2014. Ethnomathematics
studies the mathematical ideas of cultural groups and the many interactions
between mathematics, education and cultures.



The previous four ICEMs were in Spain, Brazil, New Zealand, and the USA.
And now it comes to the African continent (but, of course, world-wide
ethnomathematicians are all encouraged to come!)



Sunday July 6, 2014, will be reserved for the transport of the participants
from Mozambique’s capital to Chidenguele, situated in a beautiful coastal
region with lakes and dunes, 250 km northeast of Maputo. On Saturday
morning (July 12), the participants will return to Maputo, where they can
take part in a festival of Mozambican intellectual games in the afternoon.
Participants can return to their home countries on Saturday night or
Sunday, or later, if they want to stay in Mozambique for holidays.

The scientific activities of the conference will consist of plenary
lectures, presentations, round tables / panels, workshops, poster sessions,
and also of visits to schools in the Gaza Province. Participants are
invited to propose topics or activities, including activities they will
like to realise in the schools to be visited.



Accommodation will be offered in lodges around the lakes and beach of
Chidenguele.



A web site for the conference will be created.



ICEM-5 will be jointly hosted and organised by the International Study
Group on Ethnomathematics (ISGEm), the Southern African Study Group on
Ethnomathematics (SASGEm) and the Mozambican Study Group on
Ethnomathematics (MOSGEm).





Expecting to meet you in Mozambique for this great event,



Sincerely yours,



Marcos Cherinda & Evaristo Uaila (Coordinators MOSGEm, mcherinda at gmail.com,
eduaila at yahoo.com.br),

Abdulcarimo Ismael (Coordinator SASGEm, ismaelabdulcarimo at gmail.com),

Paulus Gerdes (President ISGEm, Paulus.Gerdes at gmail.com).