Friday, August 16, 2013
The
David
R.
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science
is
pleased
to
announce
that
they
will
be
hosting
the
Bridges
conference
in
2017.
Bridges:
Mathematical
Connections,
in Art,
Music,
and
Science,
began
in
1998,
in Kansas
and
since
then,
has
traveled
across
Europe
and
North
America attracting
participants
from
over
thirty
countries.
During
the
conference,
practicing
mathematicians,
scientists,
artists, educators,
musicians,
writers,
computer
scientists,
sculptors,
dancers, weavers,
and
model
builders
come
together
in
a
lively
and
highly
charged atmosphere
of
mutual
exchange
and
encouragement.
The
2017
conference coincides
with
the
Faculty
of
Mathematics
50th
anniversary
and will
likely
feature
invited
speakers,
full
and
short
paper
presentations, educational
workshops,
an
art
exhibition,
and
a
short
movie
festival. For
more
information
on
Bridges
and
past
conferences,
please
visit
The Bridges
Organization
website.
For
more information
regarding
the
2017
Waterloo-hosted
conference,
please
contact Professor
Craig
Kaplan.