{"id":36,"date":"2021-06-21T12:16:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T09:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.math.bas.bg\/omi\/wfnmc9\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2022-04-21T19:00:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:00:50","slug":"scientific-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.math.bas.bg\/omi\/wfnmc9\/?page_id=36","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"396\" class=\"wp-image-51\" src=\"http:\/\/www.math.bas.bg\/omi\/wfnmc9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-17-33-03-Pen-and-Paper-HD-Stock-Images-Shutterstock.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.math.bas.bg\/omi\/wfnmc9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-17-33-03-Pen-and-Paper-HD-Stock-Images-Shutterstock.png 836w, http:\/\/www.math.bas.bg\/omi\/wfnmc9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-17-33-03-Pen-and-Paper-HD-Stock-Images-Shutterstock-300x142.png 300w, http:\/\/www.math.bas.bg\/omi\/wfnmc9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-17-33-03-Pen-and-Paper-HD-Stock-Images-Shutterstock-768x364.png 768w, http:\/\/www.math.bas.bg\/omi\/wfnmc9\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-21-at-17-33-03-Pen-and-Paper-HD-Stock-Images-Shutterstock-624x296.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Announcement<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The program of the Congress will include talks, workshops, mini-courses, problem posing sessions, plenary talks, and other events. Much of the Congress\u2019 work will center on the following four themes:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Building Bridges between Problems of Mathematical Research and Competitions (chaired by Alexander Soifer);<\/li>\r\n<li>Creating Problems and Problem Solving (chaired by Krzysztof Ciesielski);<\/li>\r\n<li>Competitions around the World (chaired by Maria Losada);<\/li>\r\n<li>Technological Applications in Mathematics Competitions (chaired by Lukas Donner).<em><br \/><\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congress Program<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1YFyzqlxVrLJceiquUOPjyrLzuStCzVfu\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">Tuesday, 19 July 2022<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">&nbsp;<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">UCT time<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Local time in Sofia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Title<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Arrival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Registration (IMI building)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Welcome drinks<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">5:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>See you tomorrow<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\r\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\">Wednesday, 20 July 2022<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">UTC time<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Local time in Sofia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Title <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Opening ceremony<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Plenary P1<br\/>Peter Boyvalenkov (with Stanislav Harizanov):   <em>The Bulgarian experience in international mathematical competitions<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:15 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11:15 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGA<br \/>\n11:15 \u2013 12:15   A. Soifer   KEYNOTE - <em>Mathematics, Its History, and Mathematical Olympiads: A Golden Braid<\/em><br \/>\nPresentations TGB<br \/>\n12:15-12:45   S. Blasberg   <em>Problem-posing strategies with examples<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9:45 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12:45 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11:15am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2:15pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGB<br \/>\n14:15-14:45   K. Bankov   <em>Homothety: Enlarging or Shrinking of Figures May Help<\/em><br \/>\nPresentations TGA<br \/>\n14:45\u2013 15:30   A. Soifer  - <em>Scientific and World Affairs in the Soifer Mathematical Olympiad<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGB:<br \/>\n16:00-16:40   K. Ciesielski   KEYNOTE - <em>Induction completes the proof<\/em><br \/>\n16:40-17:00   D. Nikolenkov   <em>Visualising Higher Dimensional Cubes or What Can a Binomial Formula (x+2)^n Show?<\/em><br \/>\n17:00-17:30   E. Fuchs, V. Fuchs, B. Kreuzer   <em>How to Find Infinitely Many Integers which Fulfill \u2026<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Adjourn - Happy Hour<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\r\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-3\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-3\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\">Thursday, 21 July 2022<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">UTC time<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Local time in Sofia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Title<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6:00&nbsp;am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Plenary P2<br \/>\nPeter Kenderov (with Toni Chehlarova and G. Gachev)   <em>The online competition \"Viva Mathematics\u201d with computer<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGA<br \/>\n10:00-10:30   N. Safaei   <em>Mathematical Olympiad problems and Coding Theory: Development and proof of a critical hypothesis<\/em><br \/>\n10:30-11:00   A. Sarkar, E. Severson   <em>Investigating Novel Properties of Irrational k Descending Trees<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:15 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11:15 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Geza K\u00f3s   <em>Selected problems from the K\u00f6MaL Magazine<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:45am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11:45am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Problem development session I<br \/>\nIvaylo Kortezov - Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">10:15 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1:15 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11:30&nbsp;am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGB<br \/>\n14:30-15:00   M. Akveld, R. Geretschl\u00e4ger   <em>Folding Polygons and Knots<\/em><br \/>\n15:00-15:30   L. Donner, E. Lerchenberger  <em>It is (not) as easy as it seems \u2013 the role of distractors of specific tasks at the Mathematical Kangaroo<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12:30&nbsp;pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGB (on-line)<br \/>\n16:00-16:30   B. Bzd\u0119ga   <em>Wielkopolska Mathematical League<\/em><br \/>\n16:30-17:00   T. Shubin   <em>Problems with a hook and long legs<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGC<br \/>\n17:00-17:30   M. Losada   KEYNOTE - <em>The Iberoamerican Mathematics Olympiad History and Community<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Adjourn - Happy Hour<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\r\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-4\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Friday, 22 July 2022<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Excursion day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\r\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\">Saturday, 23 July 2022<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">UTC time<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Local time in Sofia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Title<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Plenary P3<br \/>\nNairi Sedrakyan <em>Selected author-created problems<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGC<br \/>\n10:00-10:30   R. K\u00f3s   <em>The History and Methodology of K\u00d6MAL Competitions<\/em><br \/>\n10:30-11:00   M. Marinov   <em>Recent Developments on Problem Creation at the International Tournament of Young Mathematicians<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:15 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11:15 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGC<br \/>\n11:15-11:45   B. Lazarov, A Vassileva   <em>Giving Tradition a Trial \u2013 30th Anniversary of Chernorizec Hrabar Tournament<\/em><br \/>\n11:45-12:15   D. Dimitrov, S. Petrova   <em>How Things Happen in 125th Secondary School<\/em><br \/>\n12:15-12:45   E. Kolev, J. Tabov, N. Sybeva   <em>Statistical Analysis of Mathematical Competition \u2018Ivan Salabashev\u2019<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9:45 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12:45&nbsp;pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11:30 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Problem development session II<br \/>\nIvaylo Kortezov - Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12:30&nbsp;pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGC<br \/>\n16:00-16:30   I. Tsvetkova   <em>Bulgarian National Competition \u2018Discovery of Young Talents<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGD<br \/>\n16:30-17:30   M. \u017deljko   KEYNOTE - <em>Information technologies and mathematical competitions<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Adjourn - Happy Hour<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\r\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\">Sunday, 24 July 2022<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">UTC time<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Local time in Sofia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Title<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">6:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Problem development session III<br \/>\nIvaylo Kortezov - Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">7:30 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10:30 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGD<br \/>\n10:30-10:45   E. Khinko   <em>Marking system for the electronic papers of the Tournament of Towns: possibilities for students, organizers and jury<\/em><br \/>\n10:45-11:00   S. Dorichenko, S. Shashkov   <em>A mass math circle during the COVID-19 pandemic: new educational and technological approaches<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11:00 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">8:15 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11:15 am<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Presentations TGD<br \/>\n11:15-11:45   Y. Tabesh, A. Zarkesh   <em>Mathematical Creativity in Metaverse (online)<\/em><br \/>\n11:45-12:15   E. Fuchs, B. Kreuzer   <em>Lessons Learned from N\u00e1boj online Competitions: Technical Requirements and Problem Selection<\/em><br \/>\n12:15-12:45   T. Sanders   <em>Designing and Implementing the World's First Interactive Online Math Contest: A Roadmap for Navigating the New Normal<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">9:45 am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12:45&nbsp;pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">11:30&nbsp;am<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">General Meeting of WFNMC I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12:30&nbsp;pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3:30 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">General Meeting of WFNMC II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">4:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7:00 pm<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Congress Dinner<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\r\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-7\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-7\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\">Tuesday, 25 July 2022<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Announcement The program of the Congress will include talks, workshops, mini-courses, problem posing sessions, plenary talks, and other events. 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