Program Announcement
The program of the Congress will include talks, workshops, mini-courses, problem posing sessions, plenary talks, and other events. Much of the Congress’ work will center on the following four themes:
- Building Bridges between Problems of Mathematical Research and Competitions (chaired by Alexander Soifer);
- Creating Problems and Problem Solving (chaired by Krzysztof Ciesielski);
- Competitions around the World (chaired by Maria Losada);
- Technological Applications in Mathematics Competitions (chaired by Lukas Donner).
Participants are invited to submit proposals for talks, workshops, mini-courses, posters and other mathematical content. These should include titles, the names of authors or organizers, and clear concise descriptions.
Congress Program
| Tuesday, 19 July 2022 | ||
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| UCT time | Local time in Sofia | Title |
| Arrival | ||
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Registration (IMI building) |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Welcome drinks |
| 5:00 pm | 8:00 pm | See you tomorrow |
| Wednesday, 20 July 2022 | ||
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| UTC time | Local time in Sofia | Title |
| 6:00 am | 9:00 am | Opening ceremony |
| 7:00 am | 10:00 am | Plenary P1 Peter Boyvalenkov (with Stanislav Harizanov): The Bulgarian experience in international mathematical competitions |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 8:15 am | 11:15 am | Presentations TGA 11:15 – 12:15 A. Soifer KEYNOTE - Mathematics, Its History, and Mathematical Olympiads: A Golden Braid Presentations TGB 12:15-12:45 S. Blasberg Problem-posing strategies with examples |
| 9:45 am | 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 11:15am | 2:15pm | Presentations TGB 14:15-14:45 K. Bankov Homothety: Enlarging or Shrinking of Figures May Help Presentations TGA 14:45– 15:30 A. Soifer - Scientific and World Affairs in the Soifer Mathematical Olympiad |
| 12:30 pm | 3:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Presentations TGB: 16:00-16:40 K. Ciesielski KEYNOTE - Induction completes the proof 16:40-17:00 D. Nikolenkov Visualising Higher Dimensional Cubes or What Can a Binomial Formula (x+2)^n Show? 17:00-17:30 E. Fuchs, V. Fuchs, B. Kreuzer How to Find Infinitely Many Integers which Fulfill … |
| 2:30 pm | 5:30 pm | Adjourn - Happy Hour |
| Thursday, 21 July 2022 | ||
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| UTC time | Local time in Sofia | Title |
| 6:00 am | 9:00 am | Plenary P2 Peter Kenderov (with Toni Chehlarova and G. Gachev) The online competition "Viva Mathematics” with computer |
| 7:00 am | 10:00 am | Presentations TGA 10:00-10:30 N. Safaei Mathematical Olympiad problems and Coding Theory: Development and proof of a critical hypothesis 10:30-11:00 A. Sarkar, E. Severson Investigating Novel Properties of Irrational k Descending Trees |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 8:15 am | 11:15 am | Geza Kós Selected problems from the KöMaL Magazine |
| 8:45am | 11:45am | Problem development session I Ivaylo Kortezov - Chair |
| 10:15 am | 1:15 pm | Lunch |
| 11:30 am | 2:30 pm | Presentations TGB 14:30-15:00 M. Akveld, R. Geretschläger Folding Polygons and Knots 15:00-15:30 L. Donner, E. Lerchenberger It is (not) as easy as it seems – the role of distractors of specific tasks at the Mathematical Kangaroo |
| 12:30 pm | 3:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Presentations TGB (on-line) 16:00-16:30 B. Bzdęga Wielkopolska Mathematical League 16:30-17:00 T. Shubin Problems with a hook and long legs |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Presentations TGC 17:00-17:30 M. Losada KEYNOTE - The Iberoamerican Mathematics Olympiad History and Community |
| 2:30 pm | 5:30 pm | Adjourn - Happy Hour |
| Friday, 22 July 2022 |
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| Excursion day |
| Saturday, 23 July 2022 | ||
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| UTC time | Local time in Sofia | Title |
| 6:00 am | 9:00 am | Plenary P3 Nairi Sedrakyan Selected author-created problems |
| 7:00 am | 10:00 am | Presentations TGC 10:00-10:30 R. Kós The History and Methodology of KÖMAL Competitions 10:30-11:00 M. Marinov Recent Developments on Problem Creation at the International Tournament of Young Mathematicians |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 8:15 am | 11:15 am | Presentations TGC 11:15-11:45 B. Lazarov, A Vassileva Giving Tradition a Trial – 30th Anniversary of Chernorizec Hrabar Tournament 11:45-12:15 D. Dimitrov, S. Petrova How Things Happen in 125th Secondary School 12:15-12:45 E. Kolev, J. Tabov, N. Sybeva Statistical Analysis of Mathematical Competition ‘Ivan Salabashev’ |
| 9:45 am | 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 11:30 am | 2:30 pm | Problem development session II Ivaylo Kortezov - Chair |
| 12:30 pm | 3:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Presentations TGC 16:00-16:30 I. Tsvetkova Bulgarian National Competition ‘Discovery of Young Talents |
| 1:30 pm | 4:30 pm | Presentations TGD 16:30-17:30 M. Željko KEYNOTE - Information technologies and mathematical competitions |
| 2:30 pm | 5:30 pm | Adjourn - Happy Hour |
| Sunday, 24 July 2022 | ||
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| UTC time | Local time in Sofia | Title |
| 6:00 am | 9:00 am | Problem development session III Ivaylo Kortezov - Chair |
| 7:30 am | 10:30 am | Presentations TGD 10:30-10:45 E. Khinko Marking system for the electronic papers of the Tournament of Towns: possibilities for students, organizers and jury 10:45-11:00 S. Dorichenko, S. Shashkov A mass math circle during the COVID-19 pandemic: new educational and technological approaches |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 8:15 am | 11:15 am | Presentations TGD 11:15-11:45 Y. Tabesh, A. Zarkesh Mathematical Creativity in Metaverse (online) 11:45-12:15 E. Fuchs, B. Kreuzer Lessons Learned from Náboj online Competitions: Technical Requirements and Problem Selection 12:15-12:45 T. Sanders Designing and Implementing the World's First Interactive Online Math Contest: A Roadmap for Navigating the New Normal |
| 9:45 am | 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 11:30 am | 2:30 pm | General Meeting of WFNMC I |
| 12:30 pm | 3:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | General Meeting of WFNMC II |
| 4:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Congress Dinner |
| Tuesday, 25 July 2022 | ||
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| Departure | ||