No 101 July 2019 This and earlier issues of the Newsletter can be downloaded from our website http://www.clab.edc.uoc.gr/hpm/ These and other news of the HPM group are also available on the website http://grouphpm.wordpress.com/ (the online and on time version of this newsletter). • A celebration of the life of Georgio th Bagni, on the 10 anniversary of his A MESSAGE FROM death; THE CHAIR OF HPM • Celebrating a wonderful honor bestowed on one of HPM’s finest: Dear friends, Mr. Peter Ransom (Congratulations, Peter!); Welcome to Newsletter 101! I will not • Announcements on the upcoming prolong my introductory message with too ICME-14 Topic Study Groups of many words since this newsletter is particular interest to the HPM absolutely full of celebrations, conference community (TSG 27 and TSG 55), information, and the regularly appearing as well as HPM 2020; and content of the newsletter, including the • The beginning of a new, recurring MAA Convergence update (if you didn’t feature of the HPM Newsletter: notice, Janet Heine Barnett (a friendly and “Practitioner’s Corner,” which scholarly presence in HPM) is now one of will be led by Desiree van den the co-editors of the journal!) and “Have Bogaart (and for which we hope to you read these?” call on the HPM community in the near future to help maintain this I will highlight, however, four items of feature). note: Kathy ([email protected]) HPM Newsletter No. 101 July 2019 HPM webpage: http://www.clab.edc.uoc.gr/hpm/ HPM Newsletter webpage: http://grouphpm.wordpress.com/ 1 mathematics as a living science, a science with a long history, a vivid present, and an HPM 2020 as yet unforeseen future. History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (HPM) 2020 – These quadrennial meetings are a major Satellite Meeting of ICME-14 activity of HPM to bring together individuals with a keen interest in the relationship between the history of First Announcement mathematics and mathematics education. 21 – 25 July 2020 They include: University of Macau • Researchers in mathematics education who are interested in Please note that the Meetings of the the history of mathematics and affiliated international study groups of the mathematical thinking; International Commission on Mathematical • Mathematics teachers at all levels Instruction (ICMI) typically take place just who are eager to gain insights before or after the quadrennial International into how the history of Congress on Mathematical Education mathematics can be integrated (ICME). The 14th International Congress into teaching and how they can on Mathematical Education (ICME-14) help students to learn will take place just before HPM 2020, from mathematics; 12–19 July 2020 in Shanghai, China (see: • Historians of mathematics who icme14.org). wish to talk about their research; • Mathematicians who want to learn 1. The HPM Group: Introduction, aim about new possibilities to teach and focus their discipline; and HPM 2020 is the tenth quadrennial meeting • All those with an interest in the of the International Study Group on the history of mathematics and Relations Between the History and pedagogy. Pedagogy of Mathematics – the HPM Group. The HPM Group is an affiliated 2. Main theme and topics study group of the International The program and activities are structured Commission on Mathematical Instruction around the following topics: (ICMI). 1. Theoretical and/or conceptual https://www.mathunion.org/icmi/organization/affili frameworks for integrating history in ated-organizations mathematics education. 2. History and epistemology in students’ By combining the history of mathematics and teachers’ mathematics education: with the teaching and learning of Classroom experiments and teaching mathematics, HPM connects the past and materials. the future of mathematics. Therefore, the 3. Original sources in the classroom and group aims to stress the conception of their educational effects. HPM Newsletter No. 101 July 2019 HPM webpage: http://www.clab.edc.uoc.gr/hpm/ HPM Newsletter webpage: http://grouphpm.wordpress.com/ 2 4. Mathematics and its relation to Workshops focus on the exchange of science, technology, and the arts: ideas and discussion among the Historical issues and interdisciplinary participants around some historical or teaching and learning. didactical material prepared beforehand 5. Cultures and mathematics fruitfully by the workshop organizer. The material interwoven. usually includes original historical texts, 6. Topics in the history of mathematics didactical material, students’ worksheets, education. etc. Workshops can be one hour or two 7. History of Mathematics in China and hours in duration. Eastern Asia. Posters present summaries of ongoing or completed research, new ideas, etc. 3. Activities during the 2020 HPM Conference The HPM Conference is a place where 4. Time and place mathematicians, educators, historians, The 2020 HPM Conference will be held researchers, and students can make from 21 to 25 July 2020 at the University presentations and participate in of Macau in SAR Macau, China. With a discussions. fascinating history of 400 years of cultural The program includes: exchanges between the East and the West, Macau is unique in its cultures and • plenary lectures; society. It boasts many cultural treasures • panels; of all types, including picturesque • workshops; dwellings in traditional styles, ancient • parallel sessions where temples built during the Ming and Qing participants present research dynasties, buildings with Southern reports, poster exhibitions; and European architectural features, baroque • exhibitions of books and other style churches and impressive didactical material. contemporary structures. In July 2005, the Plenary sessions and panels deal with the historic district collectively known as the main topics of the conference. Plenary “Historic Centre of Macau” was inscribed speakers and panelists are invited by the on the UNESCO World Heritage List. International Program Committee. Today Macau is a Special Administrative We encourage participants to make Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of submissions for the following activities: China, benefiting from the “one country, workshops, research reports, poster two systems” policy. Macau SAR is exhibitions, and exhibitions of books and growing in the number and diversity of its other didactical material. attractions; the greatest of these continues to be Macau’s unique society, with Research reports are intended to communities from the East and the West communicate new research results. They complementing each other. It offers a take place in parallel sessions of 25-minute perfect environment for an international oral presentations followed by 5-minute conference. discussions. HPM Newsletter No. 101 July 2019 HPM webpage: http://www.clab.edc.uoc.gr/hpm/ HPM Newsletter webpage: http://grouphpm.wordpress.com/ 3 5. Official languages 2020 and will be further reviewed by The official languages of the conference are members of the IPC by the usual English and Chinese. international standards. In all other cases, abstracts that have been accepted and presented at the conference meeting in 6. Submission of proposals Macau will also be included in these To submit a proposal for a research report, Proceedings. workshop, and/or poster, the following procedure must be followed: (a) Register for an account and submit Details on the procedure and the deadline proposals via Microsoft CMT for submitting full texts, their size, the (https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com format guidelines, and the expected date /User/Login). by which the proceedings will be available (b) Submit an abstract of no more than to all registered participants, will be 500 words (one A4 page) for each announced in due course in the HPM 2020 proposed activity, no later than 31 (available soon) and HPM websites October 2019. (http://www.clab.edc.uoc.gr/hpm). Please note: An abstract in English or Summary of deadlines: Chinese is required; however, you may also Submission of abstracts: 31 October 2019 submit a proposal in English and Chinese. This has the advantage of enhancing the Notification of acceptance or not of the visibility of your proposal by making it submitted abstracts (for presentation only): accessible to all participants. 30 December 2019 The members of the 2020 HPM The members of the International Program International Program Committee (IPC) Committee (IPC) will review the submitted will coordinate the peer-review process. abstracts. In case of acceptance, the abstract will appear in the Conference Program, and its author (or authors) will present the 7. Registration fee activity described in the abstract during the • Early registration before 1 April conference. However, this does not 2020: 180 € (students and K-12 automatically imply that a full text based on teachers in mainland China, this activity will be included in the HPM Taiwan, and Hong Kong: 90 €) 2020 Proceedings, which will be published • Regular registration before 1 June after the meeting, so that authors are given 2020: 230 € (students and K-12 the opportunity to enrich their text as a teachers in mainland China, result of the feedback they will gain during Taiwan, and Hong Kong: 130 €) the meeting. • Late Registration from 1 June 2020, or at the conference: 270 € (students and K-12 teachers in Full texts for inclusion to the HPM 2020 mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Proceedings will be submitted after HPM Kong: 160 €) HPM Newsletter No. 101 July 2019 HPM webpage: http://www.clab.edc.uoc.gr/hpm/ HPM Newsletter webpage: http://grouphpm.wordpress.com/