MES6 - Mathematics Education and Society - 6th International Conference
20 – 25 March 2010, Berlin, Germany
Aims of MES 6
The Mathematics Education and Society (MES) conferences aim to bring together mathematics educators around the world to provide a forum for discussing widely the social, political, cultural and ethical dimensions of mathematics education; disseminate research that explores those dimensions; address methodological issues for this type of research; foster international co-operation in the area; and promote the development of a strong research community with an interest in those dimensions.
Following previous conferences that took place in Nottingham (UK, 1998), Montechoro (Portugal, 2000), Helsingør (Denmark, 2002), Golden Coast (Australia, 2004) and Albufeira (Portugal, 2008), we are now pleased to announce the 6th Mathematics Education and Society Conference (MES 6).
Venue and Dates
The conference MES 6 will be held in Berlin (Germany) from Saturday, 20th March to Thursday, 25th March 2010. Conference activities, accommodation of participants and meals will be at the Hotel Christophorus. The hotel is located within Johannesstift, a charitable institution in a wooded suburban area of Berlin approx. 45 minutes drive from the city centre.
The conference is promoted by the Free University of Berlin.
Programme
Following the general structure of previous MES conferences, MES 6 will open on the evening of the 20th March with an opening ceremony and a panel discussion. MES 6 will close at lunchtime on the 25th March.
During the five days of the conference there will be four invited plenary sessions (including plenary responses), on-going discussion groups, symposia, research papers and project presentations (see the table below for the provisional programme structure). All papers will be published on the website in advance of the conference to enable productive discussion and academic debate be possible.
Plenary Sessions (in alphabetical order)
At The Sharp End Of Education For An Ethical, Equitable And Numerate Society: Working In A Safety-Critical Context - Numeracy For Nursing [pdf]
Diana Coben (King's College London)
Mathematics Education For A Better Life? - Voices From MES6 Participants [pdf]
João Filipe Lacerda Matos (University of Lisbon)
Ideological Roots And Uncontrolled Flowering Of Alternative Curriculum Conceptions [pdf]
Eva Jablonka (Technical University of Luleå) and Uwe Gellert (Free University of Berlin)
Not-so-strange bedfellows: Racial Projects And Mathematics Education Enterprise [pdf]
Danny Martin (University of Illinois at Chicago)
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Sun 21 |
Mon 22 |
Tue 23 |
Wed 24 |
Thu 25 |
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Plenary 1 Disc. Groups Plenary Response |
Plenary 2 Disc. Groups Plenary Response |
Plenary 3 Disc. Groups Plenary Response |
Plenary 4 Disc. Groups Plenary Response |
Closing Panel Closing |
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Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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Registration Opening Panel |
Res. Papers Project Pres. Symposia |
Res. Papers Project Pres. Symposia |
Free Time / Excursions |
Res. Papers Project Pres. Symposia |
Departure |
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Dinner |
Dinner |
Dinner Agora 1 |
Dinner Agora 2 |
Registration
The conference fee is 600 / 550 Euro (accommodation in single / double room) including conference registration, a set of printed proceedings, accommodation at Hotel Christophorus for 5 nights, meals and coffee breaks at the Hotel during the days of the conference.
Registration will be possible from 15th September to 1st December, 2009. Please register at
https://www.ctw-congress.de/forms/mes6
Call for Research Papers, Project Presentations and Symposia
Research papers, project presentations and symposia are invited for submission. All submissions will be peer reviewed by two members of the International Advisory Board (or experts invited by them). A decision about acceptance for the conference and a critical evaluation suggesting possible revisions will be provided to all authors.
All submissions should address the aims of the conference.
The deadline for submissions is 15th September, 2009.
Guideline for Submissions of Papers, Project Presentations and Symposia
- Write the paper in English.
- Use the template (WORD document) available at the conference website. Please use this template without modifying it and without exceeding the page limit indicated below.
- Research Papers: Papers may be theoretical papers, empirical research reports or discussion essays addressing themes of relevance to the conference. Length: maximum 10 pages.
- Project Presentations: Shorter on-going projects of theoretical, empirical or developmental character are welcomed for discussion during the conference. The written project description should address a topic of relevance to the conference. Length: maximum 4 pages.
- Symposia: Proposals should include the aims of the symposium, a rationale for its relevance to the conference and a suggested plan of how the symposium will be conducted. A symposium may use one, two or three of the slots in the programme; the proposal should indicate how many slots it intends to use. Length: maximum 4 pages.
The accepted research papers, project presentations and symposia will be published in the MES 6 website prior to the conference and in the printed proceedings that participants will receive upon arrival to the conference.
Please submit your contribution by e-mail to mes6@zedat.fu-berlin.de, as a Word readable attachment.
Important Dates
- Registration on the website: from September 15 to December 1, 2009
- Submission of papers, project presentations and symposia: September 15, 2009
- Decision on acceptance of submissions: November 15, 2009
- Submission of revised papers: January 15, 2010
International Organisation Committee
- Uwe Gellert (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
- Eva Jablonka (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
- Candia Morgan (University of London, UK)
MES 6 International Advisory Board
- Hayley Barnes (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- Valéria Carvalho (University of Campinas, Brazil)
- Dimitris Chassapis (University of Athens, Greece)
- Elizabeth de Freitas (Adelphi University New York, USA)
- Marilyn Frankenstein (University of Massachusetts, USA)
- Uwe Gellert (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
- Eva Jablonka (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
- João Filipe Matos (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
- Candia Morgan (University of London, UK)
- Arthur Powell (Rutgers University, USA)
- Paola Valero (Aalborg University, Denmark)
- Keiko Yasukawa (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
Information on MES 1 to 5 and on the MES Community
Contacts and Information on MES 6
http://www.ewi-psy.fu-berlin.de/mes6
Contacting the Organising Committee
Prof. Dr. Uwe Gellert
Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaft
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
14195 Berlin - Germany
Phone: +49 30 83852920
Fax: + 49 30 83855918
E-mail: mes6@zedat.fu-berlin.de or ugellert@zedat.fu-berlin.de