Upcoming Events

The annual Changing the Culture Conference, organized and sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, brings together mathematicians, mathematics educators and school teachers from all levels to work together towards narrowing...

This alternative math education event will present fun activities to explore math and computer science concepts to children (and adults!) using games and art! Lots of hands-on activities such as: Sorting network An impossible balancing act...

Program Download the full program [pdf] for abstracts and other details. Special Guest Lecture: First Nation Leadership in Clean Energy and Climate Action Speaker: Judith Sayers, indigenous leader, Chancellor of Vancouver Island University, President...

From May 25-June 12, 2026 the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) will be running our popular Math to Power Industry workshop (M2PI 2026). This hybrid workshop pairs industry problems with mathematical talent, aiming to benefit...

I will tell the story of a mathematical problem which can be understood and tested by a child, yet which has resisted solution for over a century, in spite of the efforts of many prominent mathematicians. I will describe in parallel the development...

The program will feature keynote lectures, contributed talks and a poster session highlighting interdisciplinary applications of linear algebra. This event will promote collaboration and knowledge exchange within the linear algebra community, while...

Applications are now open until March 13th. For more details and the latest updates, please visit the official event website: https://sagedayswesterncanada.github.io For any questions, please contact us at sagedays.westerncan@ucalgary.ca.

Homotopy limits and colimits are a fundamental tool in homotopy theory, with applications to topology, geometry, and algebra. The event is aimed at graduate students, postdocs, and early-career researchers who want to learn more about this topic. The...