Category: Conference

The international conference in category theory this year will be held in hybrid format, with contributed talks accepted for online presentation. It is a wonderful opportunity to participate in this conference, if you have interest in category theory and its applications.

Please note that the abstract submission deadline is 20 January! You can find more information here:

https://ct2026.com/ct

Colleagues are invited to participate in a one-day event entitled
“Diagnostic Testing and Support in Tertiary Mathematics: Perspectives from Four Continents – Community Building Towards Best Practice”, to be held on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, at the University of Cape Town, with an online participation option available. There is no participation fee.

The event brings together colleagues working on diagnostic assessment, transition, and support in tertiary mathematics, and will feature contributions from:

• Marc Hooper (Google)
• Emma Coutts (Heriot-Watt University)
• Ken Ly (University of Sydney)
• Tatiana Sango (University of Cape Town)
• Moeketsi Mosia (University of the Free State)
• Sue Johnston-Wilder (University of Warwick)
• Alison Reddy (University of Illinois)

The programme also includes a facilitated collaborative session focused on shared practice and future research directions. It is hoped that the discussions may spark ideas for research that could be presented at the SAMS Conference at WITS in December 2026.

Further details are available in the attached Call for Participation and via the sign-up Google Form:
https://forms.gle/WJPz1FrFJuKRsNvu5

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

You are hereby reminded of the following deadlines.

Final Registration Deadline: 7 November 2025  
Abstract Submission Deadline: 7 November 2025

Kindly visit the congress website 

https://samscongress2025.mandela.ac.za

to register for the congress and to submit your abstract. The abstract template for preparation of your abstract can also be found on the abstract submission page of the congress website.

We look forward to your participation in this year’s Congress.

The real world and mathematical modelling are intertwined and ICTMA23, to be held in the heart of nature, will remind the local and international community of this connection and will provide a golden opportunity for showcasing research, sharing ideas and taking part in discussions. We invite all researchers, teachers and mathematicians interested in the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling to take part in the event, hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand in the Kruger National Park at Skukuza from 22 – 27 August 2027.

The theme at ICTMA23 is “Context and Diversity, and its Meaning in Mathematical Modelling Education”.

We look forward to welcome you in South Africa!

Please share the official ICTMA23 flyer with your network, and visit the website for more (and regularly updated) information: https://ictma23.carlamani.com/

Dr Rina Durandt
Chair ICTMA23

SAMS Congress 2025

We are pleased to announce that the 68th Annual Congress of the South African Mathematical Society will take place from Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 December 2025 at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha.

The website for the congress is now live, and the link is as follows: 
https://samscongress2025.mandela.ac.za/

The Early Bird Registration Deadline is 3 October 2025. To register, and for further information, kindly see the abovementioned website.

The link below contains the first announcement for a short graduate level workshop followed by a mini-conference on Harmonic Analysis and its applications that will be held at North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa, from 27-31 October 2025. Kindly share this information with anyone that may be interested to participate in this event.

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