WMY2000 NewsLetter 3

ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS FROM SCIENCE MUSEUMS

The Editorial board would like to open a column for information on the two last aims of the "Rio de Janeiro Declaration". It would be very interesting to collect more for the next issues.

ICME8

The Eighth Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME8) will be held in the city of Seville (Spain), from July 14 to 21, 1996. Electronic information is available on Mosaic. The URL is : http://icme8.us.es/ICME8.html

FIRST SCIENCE CENTRE WORLD CONGRESS

Vantaa (Finland), June 14-18, 1996.
The Association of Science-Technology (ASTC) and the European Collaborative for Science, Industry and Technology Exhibitions (ECSITE) invite Science Centre professionals to the First Science Centre World Congress on the general theme ``Learning for tomorrow ".
Informations can be obtained from :
Ms. H. Von Troil,
HEUREKA po Box166,
FIN-013001 Vantaa (Finland).

CITÉ DES SCIENCES ET DE L'INDUSTRIE, PARIS (France)

In the Science Museum of Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie (Paris, La Villette) was opened a new presentation of the permanent exhibition in the mathematical department. The originality and the aims of this presentation are to offer a more attractive and better image of mathematics to the general public visiting the museum. Starting with models from daily life or Pythagoras' Theorem, the visitor can go on to the theory of complexity used in the technical world (computers, planes,...). He can also enter domains using probability theory, statistics, data analysis in economical and social sciences. There are short movies on "Proofs" and "Modelling in Applied Sciences". The staff in charge of the mathematical department hopes to improve the transparency of mathematics in daily life.
Address :
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
30, Avenue Corentin Cariou
F-75019 PARIS (France).

NATMATH

The ECSITE organization plans a travelling exhibition (called NATMATH) on the theme : "Mathematical Modelling of Nature ". The first goal of the exhibition is to cultivate interest in mathematics among the visitors to European museums and science centres, and to instil confidence in their understanding of the value of mathematics and its role in their comprehension of the world around them. NATMATH is planned for stays of three to six months at ECSITE museums.
For information, contact the project leader :
J. Wagensberg,
Director of the Science Museum
Teodor Rovilralta
SP-08022 BARCELONA (Spain).

A LOGO FOR WMY 2000

All ideas and propositions are welcome. We suggest the following basic principles :

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Editorial board wishes to thank the following institutions for help and sponsorship : UNESCO, IMU, Comité National Français des Mathématiciens, Collège de France, École Polytechnique, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Institut de mathématiques (Jussieu, Paris).

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