| Year | Dates | Location | Organizers | Department Overwiews | Special Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nov. 20-21 | CRM, Montréal | George Bluman Herb Gaskill |
Laval -- J.-P. Carmichael Dalhousie -- R. Nowakowski UBC -- George Bluman |
How to attract more students to Math Outreach to schools Data and resources Recruitment of graduate students How the CMS can help departments |
| 2000 | Nov. 18-19 | Fields Institute | George Bluman Herb Gaskill |
Alberta -- A. Rhemtulla Memorial -- H. Gaskill Queen's -- R. Erdahl |
Research support and encouragement for faculty How to maximise the hiring of mathematicians to CRCs Experiences with uses of computer technology in courses Recruitment of female faculty Co-op programs in Math How to deal with teaching difficulties |
| 2001 | Sept. 21-23 | U. of Ottawa | Herb Gaskill Tom Salisbury Geoge Bluman |
McGill -- K. GowriSankaran Manitoba -- G. Woods Toronto -- J. Bland |
Follow-up on CRC allocation to mathematics Reallocation issues Crossing departmental barriers Faculty workloads Retention and recruitment of faculty Evaluating merit for research/teaching/service Certification of math requirements for perparation of teachers |
| 2002 | Oct. 5-6 | Fields Institute | Tom Salisbury Bob Erdahl Herb Gaskill |
Calgary -- T. Bistriczky Montréal -- Y. Saint-Aubin York -- T. Salisbury |
Workload and teaching loads Preparation of graduate students for teaching Math help centres Academic plans/hiring plans Criteria and standards for tenure Standardized data collection Double cohort and entry standards |
| 2003 | Sept. 18-20 | BIRS (Banff) | Ted Bisztriczky Yvan Saint-Aubin Bob Erdahl |
Carleton -- C. Garner UBC -- B. Marcus McMaster -- M. Valeriote |
Reviews of performance of departments Merit assessment Advice to new heads Education of future teachers Budget planning Non-tenure stream faculty The changing interface between math depts. and industry Experiences in industrial math through MITACS |
| 2004 | Nov. 12-13 | U. Montréal and CRM |
Yvan Saint-Aubin Ted Bisztriczky Mayer Alvo |
Laval -- J.-P. Carmichael Saskatchewan -- D. MacLean Acadia -- P. Cabilio |
Workload and teaching load Graduate stipends CRC effect on departments Challenges facing small departments & preparing students for grad school Coaching of new faculty Departments that are both math and stats. |
| 2005 | Nov. 11-12 | York Univ. | Neal Madras Brian Marcus Paul Cabilio |
Dalhousie -- P. Keast Waterloo (S.&A.S.) -- D. Matthews Sherbrooke -- E. Marchand |
Retired faculty members Reviews of performance of departments Increment/merit systems Graduate student funding Retention of students and improved drop/fail/withdraw rates |
| 2006 | Nov. 10-11 | Simon Fraser | Tom Archibald Brian Allen Brian Marcus |
Waterloo (P.M.) -- F. Zorzitto Concordia -- Y. Chaubey |
Comprehensive exams Service teaching issues Tutorial structure, help centers Teaching loads, teaching releases Women's issues in Can. Math. Departments Two-body problems Hiring of foreign academics |
| 2007 | Nov. 9-10 | Dalhousie | Karl Dilcher Tom Archibald Brian Allen |
Mount Allison -- C. Baker Saskatchewan -- R. Srinivasan |
Tenure and promotion issues Issues facing small departments Multiple tiers of faculty Diversity issues Entrance requirements, HS-university transition Recruiting of majors |
| 2008 | Nov. 7-8 | U. de Montréal | Véronique Hussin Karl Dilcher Tom Archibald |
Simon Fraser - T. Archibald Wilfrid Laurier - S. Bulman-Fleming |
Attracting/recruiting mathematics majors Remedial mathematics Graduate curriculum, health of graduate programs Honours programs Integrating young faculty |
| 2009 | Nov. 13-14 | U. of Saskatchewan | Raj Srinivasan Tom Archibald Ejaz Ahmed |
UBC - Rachel Kuske Windsor - Ejaz Ahmed |
Goals and challenges for Canadian mathematics Western Northern Canadian Protocol (WNCP) Distributing service jobs Remedial Math Grad programs - recruitment, curriculum, professional development and funding |
| 2010 | Nov. 12-13 | McMaster Univ. |
Ejaz Ahmed Hans Boden Raj Srinivasan |
UW Appl. Math. - Kevin Lamb UQAM - Louis Charbonneau |
Funding for math NSERC Long Range Planning exercise Service teaching Remedial math Issues facing smaller departments Tenure, promotion and merit review Resource allocation: process and support |
| 2011 | Nov. 11-12 |
UBC Okanagan |
Sylvie Desjardins Hans Boden Ejaz Ahmed Raj Srinivasan |
UWO Math. - André Boivin Regina - Allen Herman |
Undergrad. research, CUMC, Waterloo Math. Review 1st & 2nd year: Honours courses, on-line assignments Review of faculty, workload determination, lecturers Math. education for aboriginal students Faculty exchange; math departments database |
| 2012 | Nov. 16-17 |
U of Ottawa |
Mayer Alvo Hans Boden Sylvie Desjardins Raj Srinivasan |
TBA | TBA |
Compiled by Brian Allen and Karl Dilcher
Last updated: September 13, 2012