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Experts in mathematics education from all parts of the world will be invited to present their ideas and experiences.
International Program Committee (IPC)
Alan J. Bishop (Monash University, Clayton, Australia),
Emanuila Gelfman (Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Russia),
Gerald A. Goldin (Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA),
Wilfried Herget (Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg, Germany),
William Higginson (Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada),
Armin Hollenstein (Universitaet Bern, Switzerland),
Frantisek Kurina (University of Education, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic),
Jan de Lange (Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands),
Maria Alessandra Mariotti (Universita di Pisa, Italy),
John Mason (Open University, UK),
Hartwig Meissner (Universitaet Muenster, Germany),
Erkki Pehkonen (University of Helsinki, Finland),
Linda J. Sheffield (Northern Kentucky University, USA)
Shangzhi Wang (The Capital Normal University, Beijing, China),
Michael R. Williams (University of Calgary, Canada),
Kiyoshi Yokochi (Tokyo, Japan)
Local Organizing Committee
Hartwig Meissner (Chair, e-mail: meissne@uni-muenster.de)
Carmen Fischer (Secretary, e-mail: cfische@math.uni-muenster.de)
Marianne Grassmann, Susanne Mueller-Philipp, Hans-Joachim Gorski
Ute Gerwing, Guido Pinkernell, Angela Schlie-Seifert
Address of the Conference Secretariat
(Please use e-mail or fax if possible)
email: meissne@uni-muenster.de
or cfische@math.uni-muenster.de
Fax: +49 251 83 32718 or
+49 251 83 38350
Postal mail: Universitaet - Fb. Mathematik - Einsteinstr. 62 - D-48149
Muenster - Germany
Important Dates
Travelling to Muenster
Some air carriers offer intercontinental rates to Frankfurt, Duesseldorf,
Munich or other places in Germany without surcharge for connecting flights
to Muenster. The Muenster airport (FMO) itself has flight connections to
all major European airports. All fast speed Intercity trains stop at Muenster
on the route between Frankfurt - Duesseldorf - Muenster - Bremen - Hamburg.
There are two Autobahn exits for Muenster if you prefer to come by car.
Arrival by air:
At the airport there are public busses to Muenster. They will bring
you into the city and to the railway station in Muenster. Ask the driver
if he will stop close to your hotel.
Arrival by train:
There are taxis of course, but there are also public busses running
every 10 minutes from the railway station to all hotels in the city.
Arrival by car:
Follow the signs “Centrum”/"Stadtmitte". Ask then pedestrians in the
city for more details to your hotel by showing them the written address.
If you see the lake “Aasee” then you are close to the Hotel Kolping and
to the Jugendgaestehaus.
Program Structure
Mathematics looks different through the eyes of a child. The conference
will concentrate on these views and meet especially the needs of younger
children (age about 5-15). The goal of the conference will be an exchange
of ideas and experiences rather than sitting and listening. The conference
will concentrate on practical issues. We will have workshops, presentations
of successful projects, activity displays, discussion groups on posters,
reports on practical experiences, and exhibitions including manipulatives
and audio-visual and emotional components. The international and multicultural
input may open new views on traditional curricula and may stimulate activities
for the benefit of our young generation. The main language will be English.
There will be one strand in German. The audience will be teachers, teacher
educators, and all who are interested in the subject of the conference.
The deadline for writing proposals was February 28, 1999. There will be
the following types of contributions:
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Presentation of a poster with more than a written text only (fascinating all our senses, provoking curiosity already by a distant view, encouraging visitors to play, to manipulate, to discover, ...). Activity displays with related topics will be placed together. For the poster groups there will be a final summary on Monday morning to discuss common and/or divergent views on these posters. The IPC has formed a panel from the authors and has given suggestions or statements to be discussed then. |
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Challenging questions or problems are put on display and printed in the proceedings. The conference participants may form teams to find solutions. The deadline to deliver solutions to the organisers will be Sunday noon. On Monday morning there will be a panel of the authors to present or to let present creative solutions. There will be an award for the most creative ideas. |
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Presentation of successful projects on "creativity in mathematics education" (not only reading a text, the audience shall get the flavour of the project by participating actively, using all the senses) |
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Presentation of practical experiences on "creativity in mathematics education" (not only reading a text, the audience shall get the flavour of the activities in the classroom) |
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Display of materials or videos. We will have exhibitions from individuals and commercial ones. |
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The conference will close with a Panel Discussion of the IPC members on "Successful Steps into a Creative Future". |
| (*) | There will be one special time slot each on Friday and on Saturday to study and to discuss the Activity Displays, the Challenges and the Exhibitions |
Those who cannot join the conference, but who wish to get the proceedings, must write to the Conference Secretariat no later than June 4, 1999. In this case please also use the registration form at the end of this announcement.
Social Events
We will start with a Get-Together-Party on Thursday, July 15, in a
200 years old farmers cottage near Muenster (7:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m.,
a special dinner, wine, beer and softdrinks included). The participants
will play an active role and they will be responsible for the entertainment:
Please bring a traditional or popular folk music of your country.
On Friday and Saturday the Scientific Program will be followed by a “Happy Hour” with wine, beer, softdrinks and snacks (5:30 p.m. till 6:30 p.m.).
On Sunday afternoon, July 18, we will have an excursion into the Muensterland, visiting one or two of the famous so called "water castles", i. e. castles surrounded by one to three moats. Our bus then will bring us to Tecklenburg, a picturesque little village in the Teutoburger Wald mountains. The evening will end with a Westphalian Party in a rural surrounding, dinner, wine, beer and softdrinks included.
Accompanying Persons
Accompanying persons will participate in all social events. There also
will be sightseeing tours in and around Muenster as well as half day and
full day excursions. You also can rent a bicycle for your own tour or for
organised tours. Riding bicycles in the Muensterland is a very attractive
activity.
Accommodation
You can arrange your own hotel reservation via (postal address):
Stadtwerbung und Touristik
D-48127 Muenster
Germany
or via
http://www.muenster.de/stadt/tourismus/buchung_h.html.en
The participiants of the conference will stay in the centre of Muenster close to the conference site at
Christoph-Dornier-Zentrum, Tibusstr. 7-11, D-48143 Muenster, Germany
Phone: +49 251 48 10 0 or Fax: +49 251 48 10
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(comfortable guesthouse, only with single rooms, all rooms with shower
and WC)
Kolping Tagungshotel GmbH, Aegidiistr. 21, D-48143 Muenster, Germany
Phone: +49 251 48 12 0 or Fax: +49 251 48 12
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(hotel, category II / III)
Jugendgaestehaus Aasee, Bismarckallee 31, D-48151 Muenster, Germany
Phone: +49 251 53 24 70 or Fax: +49 251 52
12 71
(comfortable guesthouse, only with double rooms or rooms for more than
2 persons. It can be booked only via the Conference Secretariat or you
must have a membership card of the International Youth Hostel Federation.
All rooms with bunk beds, shower and WC)
Of course, the Conference Secretariat also will help the conference
participants in finding an appropriate hotel. In this case please use the
accommodation form at the end of this announcement. The following prices
will be effective, breakfast included, each room with its own facilities
(including shower and WC).
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Conference Site
The conference will be in the 9-storey-building of the mathematics
department, address:
Muenster, Einsteinstrasse 62.
Behind the conference building there are unguarded free parking lots. Public busses are running every 10 minutes from all hotels in the city to the bus station “Coesfelder Kreuz” close to the conference site. You also may walk in 15 to 20 minutes through parklike pedestrian areas from the three houses mentioned above to the conference site.
Registration
The registration desk will be open at the conference site from 9:00
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday 15 July, and every day of the conference.
If you arrive on/before Wednesday 14 July, your conference bag will be
at your place of accommodation, if you have booked the accommodation via
the Conference Secretariat. Otherwise the bag will be at the registration
desk.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation of registration should be in writing to the Conference
Secretariat. There will be no refund of a deposit of 100 DM. Instead the
conference materials will be sent after the conference via surface mail
to the address given on the registration form. If the notification of cancellation
is post marked before June 15 fees will be refunded, but reduced by the
deposit, exchange rate differences and bank charges. Please note that after
June 15 no refund will be possible.
Post Conference Tours
Perhaps you might want to continue with one of the following conferences:
Application Forms
Attached you will find a Registration Form and an Accommodation Form.
Please use one or both of them. Registration and accommodation only can
be processed with these forms and with the payment of the fees. You can
get these forms also as WinWord7.0
Documents.
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International Conference Creativity and Mathematics Education July 15-19, 1999
REGISTRATION-FORM
(please send this form together with the payment to the Conference Secretariat)
Family name and first name: __________________________
Postal address (including country and zip code):
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e-mail: _____________ Fax: _____________ Phone: _____________
Affiliation/Organisation/Institution: ___________________
Name(s) of accompanying person(s): ___________________________
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____ I wish to participate in the conference
____ I cannot participate in the conference, but I want to get
the proceedings
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| Mark here: | Form of Payment |
| . | I enclose an Euro-Cheque, payable to the" Conference Secretariat C.
Fischer / H. Meissner",
no other cheques can be accepted. Cheque number: __________________ Bank name: _____________________ Amount due: ________ DM (German Marks) |
| . | I will pay by credit card: VISA or MasterCard/Eurocard
- no other creditcards will be accepted.
My credit card is ( ) VISA ( ) MasterCard/Eurocard Credit card number: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Name exactly as it appears on the card: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Expiration date (indicated on the card): __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Amount due: ___________ DM (German Marks) |
| . | I have paid on ____________ (date) by bank transfer to the account
161 000 – 465 (BLZ 440 100 46), Postbank Dortmund
for "Conference Secretariat C. Fischer / H. Meissner” Amount due: ___________ DM (German Marks) |
Date: ____________ Signature: ________________________
(We will need your personal signature on a paper form, i.e. you must send at least this form via fax or postal mail)
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International Conference Creativity and Mathematics Education July 15-19, 1999
ACCOMMODATION-FORM
Please send this form, if necessary, to the Conference Secretariat. No accomodation request can be processed without registration and payment of the conference fee.
Family name and first name: __________________________
Postal address (including country and zip code):
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e-mail: _____________ Fax: _____________ Phone: _____________
Affiliation/Organisation/Institution: ___________________
I want you to make the following reservation(s).
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single rooms |
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| Hotel cat. III | . | . |
Arrival date: _______________ Departure date: _______________
The following person(s) has (have) agreed to share the room(s) together
with me. Each of these persons has registered as participant or accompanying
person:
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The following non-participant(s) will share the room(s) together with
me:
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Date: _______________ Signature: ____________________________
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