2. European Women in Mathematics © 2006 Lipponen Marjo, Steinby Paula 2005 Volgograd Team

3. European Women in Mathematics (EWM) is an international association of women working in the field of mathematics. Our aims are: to encourage women to study mathematics. to support women in their careers. to provide a meeting place for like-minded people. to promote scientific communication. to cooperate with groups and organizations with similar goals. to gather and provide information on women in mathematics. European Women in Mathematics

4. EWM organization EWM was founded in 1986 and registered in Finland in 1993. EWM was founded in 1986 and registered in Finland in 1993. The decision-making body of EWM is the general assembly. The decision-making body of EWM is the general assembly. The assembly is held every second year during the general meeting. The assembly is held every second year during the general meeting. The main executive organ is the Standing Committee, elected by the assembly. The main executive organ is the Standing Committee, elected by the assembly. The Committee is assisted by the team of international coordinators. The Committee is assisted by the team of international coordinators. North, Central & East, and South & West as well as Russia each have one international coordinator. North, Central & East, and South & West as well as Russia each have one international coordinator. Member activities and publicity within each country are organized by regional coordinators. Member activities and publicity within each country are organized by regional coordinators.

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6. Activities of EWM We publish an annual Newsletter. Our members are connected by an E-mail network. We gather information and statistics on women in mathematics. Every 2nd year we have a general meeting with published proceedings. Members of EWM arrange various mathematical workshops. EWM participates and organizes sessions in international mathematical conferences.

7. EWM General Meetings Paris 1986 Copenhagen 1987 Warwick 1988 Lisbon 1990 Marseilles 1991 Warsaw 1993 Madrid 1995 Trieste 1997 Loccum 1999 Malta 2001 Marseilles 2003 Volgograd 2005 Cambridge 2007 Cambridge 2007

8. General Meetings in 1999 and 2001 The 9th international meeting was held in Loccum, Germany in September 1999. It gathered 50 participants from 13 countries. The main themes were: Hilbert problemsHilbert problems discrete mathematics and its applicationsdiscrete mathematics and its applications mathematical modelling in theoretical physics, geophysics and biologymathematical modelling in theoretical physics, geophysics and biology The 10th international meeting was held in Sliema, Malta in August 2001. There were 76 participants from 21 countries. The main themes were: cohomology theoriescohomology theories mathematics applied to financemathematics applied to finance the uses of geometrythe uses of geometry mathematics outside the classroommathematics outside the classroom

9. General Meetings in 2003 and 2005 The 11th meeting was held in CIRM, Marseille, France in November 2003. It gathered 44 participants from 16 countries. The main themes were: functional analysis and spectral theoryfunctional analysis and spectral theory biomathematicsbiomathematics numerical methodsnumerical methods The 12th meeting took place in Volgograd, Russia in September 2005. There were 33 participants from 8 countries. The main theme of the invited talks was: the theory of partial differential equations with applications inthe theory of partial differential equations with applications in economics and modelling of natural phenomena. economics and modelling of natural phenomena.

10. Welcome to EWM! You can join us by:  filling in the registration form in our web page, or  contacting one of the coordinators, or  attending our next general meeting in Cambridge in 2007! All information is available at http://www.math.helsinki.fi/EWM