Author: Francois Schulz

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Workshop

Logic and Machine Learning Summer School

The Applied Computational Logic and Artificial Intelligence Lab at the University of Ferrara and the Schools of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Applied Mathematics at the University of Witwatersrand will be presenting a Summer School on Logic and Machine Learning.

This school introduces participants to the fundamentals of logical reasoning and its applications in machine learning, with both theoretical and practical work (we request each participant to bring their own laptop for the practical sessions). We encourage all interested participants to read more about the school on the website linked below. The details are as follows:

Dates: 12th to 16th of January 2026
Venue: University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/logic-and-machine-learning
RSVP: Email abuzers2000@gmail.com

Please note that the school will be free to attend; however, we will not be providing any funding for travel and living costs. Participants are requested to RSVP no later than 18 December 2025 to help us manage attendance and prepare appropriately.

Please feel free to spread the word further to any interested candidates.

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Workshop

Mini Workshop on Topology and Algebra 2025 (MWTA2025)10 December 2025

We are pleased to share an announcement for the upcoming Mini Workshop on Topology and Algebra 2025 (MWTA2025), taking place on 10 December 2025.

Further details—including the scientific motivations, provisional programme, and registration information—are available on the workshop website:
https://sites.google.com/site/topolalgeb/home/conferences/mwta-2025

Registration remains open until 30 November 2025.
Please note that, at this stage, only online participation is still possible (pending final approval by the scientific board).

A poster for the event is attached for circulation.

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Women in Mathematics

SAMS Congress 2025 – Women in Mathematics Research Connect

Dear WiM friends,

We are excited to invite you to Research Connect 2025 at the SAMS Congress next week!

Everyone is warmly welcome to join. This event offers a wonderful opportunity to expand your network, meet new colleagues, and reconnect with familiar faces—especially for students looking to build valuable connections within the mathematical community.

We’ll begin with a fun and interactive elevator-pitch activity, followed by a panel discussion featuring inspiring female mathematicians at different career stages.

The venue will be announced in the official programme.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Warm regards,
The SAMS WiM Division Committee

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Uncategorized

SAMS Congress 2025 – Venue Information

The allocated venue for the SAMS Congress 2025 in Gqeberha is the Inkanyezi Building on the Summerstrand South Campus (South Campus is next to Ocean Sciences Campus). The Inkanyezi Building is indicated as Building 127, on the Summerstrand South Campus map, which will be posted on the congress website. We look forward to welcoming you next week in Gqeberha.

The local organizing committee

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Uncategorized

New Director of AIMS South Africa

New Director of AIMS South Africa

We are excited to share the excellent news that SAMS Council member, Prof. Karin-Therese Howell, has been appointed as the new Director of AIMS (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences) South Africa, starting from 1st of December 2025. We wish her all the best in this significant new role!

SAMS Council Executive

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job-ads

Advertisement for a postdoctoral position at North-West University

Please take note of the following vacancy for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at North-West University. The closing date to apply is 15 January 2026. For more details, please see the advertisement: PostdocAdvertPAAposition2026

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Conference

SAMS Congress 2025: Message from the LOC

Dear SAMS member,

The local organizing committee of the SAMS Congress 2025 hereby bring the following matters to your attention.

SAMS Congress 2025:

  1. The deadline for submission of abstracts for the SAMS Congress is Friday 7 November 2025. Kindly make use of the template on the congress website (https://samscongress2025.mandela.ac.za/) to prepare your abstract.
  2. If you are planning to attend the SAMS Congress and you already paid the congress registration fees according to your registration category, kindly ensure that you also register for the congress if you have not already done so. You can register online via the registration page on the congress website, using the link in item 1 above. A payment of registration fees alone does not constitute registration for the congress.

Kind regards,
The local organizing committee of the SAMS 2025

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Uncategorized

Amendment of Constitution: New Membership Category

SAMS Council has approved to recommend amendment of constitution for including a new membership category of “Associate Member” without voting rights, for any individual (from industry, government, undergraduate mathematics programmes, etc.) who does not qualify for any of the existing membership types, but who is keen to support SAMS and/or has a strong desire to be part of the SAMS community. The precise proposed changes to the constitution are highlighted in this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B4OUmJCNZX0uCdAX-PsCK_isI-Llr7UjqvcdIjRyohI/edit?usp=sharing 
There will be a discussion and vote on these changes at the AGM during the upcoming SAMS Congress.

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job-ads

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stellenbosch University

The Number Theory Research Project at the Mathematics Division of Stellenbosch University, led by Professor Florian Luca, is offering a one–year postdoctoral position in Diophantine Equations. The closing date for applications is 15 November 2025. For more details, kindly see the advertisement: Postdoctoral fellowship in number theory at Stellenbosch

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Minicourse

3MC Minicourses: Transport Models in Biology and Initiation to Finite Volume Methods

Below are the details for an upcoming 3MC minicourse. Kindly share the information with any interested parties.

Title: 3MC Minicourse on Transport Models in Biology and Initiation to Finite Volume Methods
Lecturer: Florence Hubert (Aix-Marseille University, France)
Dates and venue:  23-27 March 2026, NWU, Potchefstroom Campus
Website: https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3mc/3MC-2026-PDEs
Poster: poster_3MC-PDEs-2026
Registration deadline: 15 January 2026