Infinite Possibilities Conference 2012

2012无限可能大会

• 批准号: 1135426
• 负责人: Susan Minkoff
• 金额: $ 4.5万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Baltimore County
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1135426&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Infinite; Possibilities; Conference; 2012

In March of 2012 the 4th Infinite Possibilities Conference (IPC) will be held at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). This conference which is the only such national meeting to focus on issues related to educating, encouraging and supporting minority women interested in mathematics and statistics will be jointly sponsored by UMBC and the non-profit organization Building Diversity in Science. Building on the last three successful Infinite Possibilities Conferences, the program will include components from past meetings as well as new features designed to broaden the groups able to benefit from the conference. As in past conferences, there will be plenary research talks by established mathematicians as well as shorter research presentations and posters presented by more junior mathematicians. These presentations provide a forum for dissemination of new mathematical ideas at all levels and in all areas of mathematics as well as a way for junior mathematicians to receive feedback on their work and their method of presentation in a supportive environment. Workshops and panel discussions at the conference will include information on acquiring the necessary skills for graduate school; tools for professional development; information on career options in mathematics; and awareness of resources and organizations that are supportive of minority and/or women mathematicians. We also plan to incorporate a workshop on a mathematical "hot topic" which will be presented by a visiting math institute on the day prior to the IPC meeting. Past IPC conferences have included a one-day set of activities geared specifically to high school students. A new addition to the program for IPC 2012 will be a workshop for mathematics teachers for which they can receive accreditation. Teachers will be encouraged to bring their students and activities will be developed to interest both groups during the meeting.African-American, Hispanic/Latina, and Native American women have been historically underrepresented in mathematics. In 2007, less than 2% of the doctoral degrees in the mathematical sciences were awarded to American women from underrepresented minority groups. The IPC conference provides students at the high school, undergraduate and graduate levels an opportunity to interact with peers and more established women mathematicians in a supportive and collegial atmosphere that is unique for a professional conference. One of the main goals of IPC is to establish connections between mentors and mentees and to provide role models for junior women mathematicians seeking to enter the field but concerned about the differences they see between themselves and traditional mathematicians. The aim of the conference is to provide a supportive environment in which minority women mathematicians can both learn about the possible career paths available to them should they continue to pursue their options as a professional mathematician and to counteract the pervasive sense of isolation that accompanies anyone seeking to enter a predominantly male scientific field such as mathematics. The Infinite Possibilities Conference seeks to accomplish these goals by making participants aware of the many ways in which mathematicians and statisticians can make valuable contributions to society at large (the importance of mathematics) and by building networks and providing resources for junior women mathematicians to encourage and support their aspirations towards such a career.

2012年3月，第四届无限可能会议（IPC）将在马里兰州巴尔的摩县（UMBC）举行。这次会议是唯一一项重点关注与对数学和统计有兴趣的少数族裔妇女有关的问题的全国会议，将由UMBC和非营利组织建立科学多元化的非营利组织共同赞助。在最后三个成功的无限可能性会议的基础上，该计划将包括过去会议的组成部分以及旨在扩大能够从会议中受益的团体的新功能。与过去的会议一样，成熟的数学家以及较短的研究演讲和海报将由更多的初级数学家提出。这些演讲为各个级别和数学领域的新数学思想传播提供了一个论坛，以及初级数学家在支持环境中收到有关其工作的反馈和演示方法的方式。会议上的研讨会和小组讨论将包括有关获取研究生必需技能的信息；专业发展工具；有关数学职业选择的信息；以及对支持少数族裔和/或女性数学家的资源和组织的认识。我们还计划在IPC会议前一天在访问数学学院介绍数学“热门话题”的研讨会。过去的IPC会议包括一组专门针对高中生的活动。 IPC 2012计划的新成员将是数学老师的研讨会，他们可以获得认证。在会议期间，将鼓励老师带来学生，并将活动发展为两个小组。在2007年，数学科学中只有不到2％的博士学位授予了代表性不足的少数群体的美国妇女。 IPC会议为高中，本科生和研究生级别提供了与同龄人和更具成熟女性数学家互动的机会，并在支持专业会议的支持性和大学氛围中，这是独一无二的。 IPC的主要目标之一是建立导师与受训者之间的联系，并为寻求进入该领域的初级女性数学家提供榜样，但要关注他们在自己和传统数学家之间看到的差异。会议的目的是提供一个支持环境，如果他们继续作为专业的数学家追求自己的选择，并抵消任何寻求进入主要男性科学领域（例如数学）的普遍性孤立感，那么少数族裔女性数学家都可以了解他们可用的职业道路。无限的可能性会议旨在通过使参与者意识到数学家和统计学家可以为整个社会做出宝贵的贡献（数学的重要性），建立网络并为初级女​​性数学家提供资源来鼓励和支持其愿望对这样的职业的资源来实现这些目标。