IMA completed application (sent 14/10/10, received into co-op 8/11/10)

 Report required after conference by 16/6/11. Report form can be found on IMA grant website.

 

IMA FUNDING APPLICATION TEXT

Young Researchers in Mathematics (YRM) 2011 is a 3-day conference run by and aimed at doctoral and post-doctoral researchers within the broad area of Mathematics.
The conference aims to facilitate networking and collaboration between early career research mathematicians from different institutions, forming working relationships which will persist into the future. The event will take place at Warwick Mathematics Institute on 14-16 April 2011. In bringing the conference to the University of Warwick, the current committee aims to establish this unique event within the mathematics research community.

 

The conference incorporates nine parallel subject-specific tracks, each allowing students to showcase and discuss their research in relevant seminars. All students will be encouraged to present their work in a formal setting. Furthermore, senior mathematicians will give both plenary talks and, within each track, keynote talks. The conference will therefore encompass a wide range of research topics, but in specialised settings. Building upon the success of YRM 2010, we aim to attract approximately 200 young researchers from institutions across the UK and internationally. In line with Warwick's significant capacity in applied and applicable mathematics, we plan to devote 40% of the programme to these areas.

Our provisional plan for the conference is:
Thursday: introductions; tracks; dinner; plenary lecture; social event
Friday: tracks; lunch; tracks; plenary lecture; party
Saturday: tracks; lunch; cultural activity; farewells

Speakers who have already committed to giving a keynote talk are:
Prof. Burt Totaro FRS (Cambridge), Prof. Kevin Buzzard (Imperial), Sir John Ball FRS (Oxford), Prof. Mary Rees FRS (Liverpool), Prof. Saul Jacka (Warwick), Prof. David Hand FBA (Imperial), Prof. Raymond Goldstein FInstP FIMA (Cambridge), Prof. Sandra Chapman FInstP (Warwick) and Prof. Caroline Series (Warwick).

 

It is particularly important for early career mathematicians to establish working relationships with those at other institutions. Feedback shows that one of the key successes of previous YRM conferences is the provision of an excellent opportunity for networking through small groups, social activities and a friendly atmosphere. We feel this is of especially great benefit to researchers in academically isolated situations. We are making on-going efforts to promote YRM to small Mathematics departments across the UK and have already received enthusiastic expressions of interest. We would also like to promote IMA membership actively to our delegates to encourage lasting, productive links between them. We plan to invite the IMA University Liaison Officer to represent the IMA at the conference with a stall.

 

In 2011, for the first time in YRM’s short, vibrant history, the conference will be held away from Cambridge University. We consider this a crucial step in establishing YRM as an institution-independent conference. Changing locations annually will allow for wider participation in all aspects of the conference, including its organisation. Providing more young researchers with the opportunity to take an organisational role will resource the mathematical community.

 

Warwick Mathematics Institute fully supports the conference and is providing valuable organisational assistance and advice. This is a student-run project and we are therefore very conscious of our budget and will be actively seeking to make our money go further. However, several previous funding streams, specific to Cambridge University, are not available to us. We aim to approach a greater number of industrial sponsors and speakers than in previous years. This will also help to strengthen the conference's links with industry and reduce its reliance on institutional funding. A grant of £1200 from the IMA would make a substantial contribution to our resources; in particular, support for invited speakers' and participants’ expenses. It would directly help us to keep registration fees down and thereby make the event as accessible as possible for research students.

 

Please see go.warwick.ac.uk/YRM2011 and youngresearchersinmaths.org for further information regarding the forthcoming and previous conferences.

 

Comments and Suggestions:

Include:
Career event?

I’m not sure you need a co-applicant if applicant is IMA member – see grant application instructions. In this case, Martine could be the applicant – might help?! Sent with Martine as applicant, emailed as an attachment and also hard copy (with signatures) by post.

 

Response

From: Barons, Martine [mailto:M.Barons@warwick.ac.uk]
Sent: 14 October 2010 15:08
To: Terry Edwards
Subject: YRM2011 Small Grant Scheme Application

Dear Terry Edwards,

Attached is a Small Grant Scheme application for Young Researchers In Mathematics 2011 to be held at University of Warwick.

Hard copy to follow.

Best wishes,
Martine
Mrs Martine J. Barons MSc AMIMA

 

From: Terry Edwards [mailto:Terry.Edwards@ima.org.uk]
Sent: 03 November 2010 09:31
To: Barons, Martine
Subject: YRM2011 Small Grant Scheme Application ref: SGS18/10

Dear Martine

I am pleased to report that the Research Group has approved your request for a grant of £1200 to provide support for invited speakers' and participants' expenses at the Young Researchers in Mathematics conference (YRM) 2011. I will arrange the transfer to the account you provided in the next few days. Please acknowledge the IMA's contribution wherever appropriate. Also, will it be possible for the IMA to have a representative and stand at the event? If so, can you please let me know what we need to do to arrange it?

Please remember to send us a brief report afterwards. There is a form on our web page http://www.ima.org.uk/learned_soc/grant.htm This link opens the Word version http://www.ima.org.uk/learned_soc/grant_report.doc The report may be edited for publication in Mathematics Today.

Please note that a contribution towards an annual event should not imply that the IMA will support it in full or in part every time it occurs.

Best wishes
Terry

Terry Edwards
Services Officer

 terry.edwards@ima.org.uk
01702 356109

The Institute of Mathematics & its Applications
Charity Registration Number 1017777

From: Barons, Martine [mailto:M.Barons@warwick.ac.uk]
Sent: 03 November 2010 09:58
To: Terry Edwards
Cc: Dias, Benjamin; Rebecca Waters; Barinder Banwait; david Holmes; James Porter; Luo, Jamie; Martine J.Barons; Paul Chleboun; Sara Maloni; Sebastian Helmensdorfer; Steven Hill; Steven Hill
Subject: RE: YRM2011 Small Grant Scheme Application ref: SGS18/10

Dear Terry,

This is very welcome news; thank you very much.

We would welcome an IMA representative at YRM, and in fact had already spoken to Peter before he announced his retirement from the University Liaison role. Erica Tyson, or another representative is very welcome to join us instead. Please let us know what you will need.

I (and Ben Dias) have been in discussions with Rebecca Waters this week about the advert for the conference in the December issue of Mathematics Today, so if you wanted to have the IMA’s involvement highlighted there, perhaps you could speak to her very soon.
Best wishes,
Martine

Mrs Martine J. Barons MSc AMIMA

From: Terry Edwards [mailto:Terry.Edwards@ima.org.uk]
Sent: 03 November 2010 09:59
To: Barons, Martine
Subject: RE: YRM2011 Small Grant Scheme Application ref: SGS18/10

Dear Martine
Thank you very much. I will pass this on to my colleagues. I hope the event goes well.
best wishes
Terry