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Events
A listing of mathematics-related events for the public (say,
up to and including undergraduate-level). Note: only countries are present
for which an event has been listed - add your country to the list! Please contact me if you would
like an event included; I can't promise to include everything but I will
do my best. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information given –
please check the links given in case of updates or corrections.
This list last updated:
3 February, 2012
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Argentina
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Australia
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Belgium
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Canada
- Public Lecture
- By John Fyfe
at the 2012 CMS Summer Meeting, 2012 CMS Summer Meeting
June 2 - 4,
Regina, Saskatchewan
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Denmark
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France
- Exhibition
- "Mathematics: a Beautiful Elsewhere"
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, until Sunday 18th March
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Germany
- Exhibition
- Eminent & enigmatic - 10 aspects of Alan Turing
Exhibition at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum from January to December
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Hong Kong
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Ireland
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Italy
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Japan
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New Zealand
- 2012 Gibbons Memorial Lecture Series
- "The Turing Legacy"
Thursday April 26: Alan Turing and the Unsolvable Problem: To Halt or Not to Halt - That is the Question - Prof Cristian S. Calude
Thursday May 3: Alan Turing and the Secret Cyphers: Breaking the German Codes at Bletchley Park - Prof Jack Copeland
Note: This talk has been pre-recorded and will be webcast only.
Thursday May 10: Alan Turing and the Computing Engine: Turing's achievements in practical computing - Professor Brian Carpenter & Professor Bob Doran
Thursday May 17: Alan Turing and the Artificial Brain: The Development of Artificial Intelligence - Assoc Prof Ian Watson
all at University of Auckland
Norway
- Free Film Screenings
- "Turing Centenary Film Series"
University of Oslo, Tuesdays, 10 April – 5 June
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Singapore
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South Africa
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Spain
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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United Kingdom
- Public Discussion Series
- "Topology" at Tate Modern
Saturday 5 November 2011 – Saturday 16 June 2012
- Public Lecture
- "Let’s Twist Again: Throwing, Jumping, and Spinning " by John D. Barrow
Gresham College lecture at the Museum of London, Tuesday 21 February at 1pm
- Public Lecture
- "The End of Space and Time?" by Robbert Dijkgraaf
Gresham College, Tuesday 20 March at 3pm
- 2012 Christopher Zeeman Lecture
- "Maths, Sport, and the Olympics" by John Barrow
at The Royal Society, London, Wednesday 21 March at 6pm. Free ticket required.
- Exhibition
- Alan Turing and Life's Enigma
Manchester Museum, Saturday 24 March–Sunday 18 November
- Public Lecture
- "On the Waterfront" by John D. Barrow
Gresham College lecture at the Museum of London, Tuesday 27 March at 1pm
- Public Lecture
- on Alan Turing's life and work, by Andrew Hodges
during British Mathematical Colloquium 2012, University of Kent, 16-19 April
- Public Lecture
- "Final Score" by John D. Barrow
Gresham College lecture at the Museum of London, Tuesday 24 April at 1pm
- Public Lecture
- "Alan Turing: Legacy of a Code Breaker" by Jim Al Khalili
Part of the T100 Conference, Edinburgh, Thursday 10th May
- Public Lecture
- "Statistics in Government" by Bernard Silverman
Gresham College, Tuesday 15 May at 6pm
- Weekend School
- "Turing's Worlds" a weekend marking the centenary of Alan Turing's birth
Oxford University, Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 June
- 30th Anniversary LMS Popular Lectures
- Roger Penrose and Timothy Gowers
London, Tuesday 26th June, 1800-2030
- Summer School
- "Touring Turing" a week discussing the life, work and world of Alan Turing
Oxford University, Sat 14 to Sat 21 July
- British Science Festival 2012
- Various free events, including a tribute to Alan Turing
Aberdeen, 4th–9th September
USA
- Public Lecture
- at UNM-PNM Statewide Mathematics Contest. Title and Speaker to be announced
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 10am, February 4
- Public Lecture
- 6th AMS Einstein Public Lecture in Mathematics will be given by Gunther Uhlmann
George Washington University, Saturday, March 17
- Exhibition
- Cryptograph: An Exhibition for Alan Turing
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Saturday March 24–Sunday July 22
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