Events

At this year's ÖMG+DMV conference A²WiM was invited for a presentation in the mini-symposium: M11 Mathematik und Gesellschaft, organised by Lara Gildehaus (Klagenfurt), Ralf Köhl (Kiel), Gudrun Thäter (Karlsruhe).

We presented the association, the projects and events that we organise and what we are aiming for in the future. 

To celebrate May 12th, the International Day of Women in Mathematics, we are organizing a film screening of a movie on May 14th (Wednesday) at 14:30 in the RICAM, Linz, small seminar room (416-1).

The movie is called "Journeys of Black Mathematicians: Forging Resilience".

You can find further details about the May12 Initiative here: https://may12.womeninmaths.org/ideas

There will be some cake as well! Hope to see you there!

Join our in-person Tea Time event on July 25th @Lake Plesching in Linz!

This recurring event is a great opportunity to network with women and non-binary mathematicians in a relaxed atmosphere, to share experiences and to connect with like-minded people!

To receive the zoom link for the next Tea Time event, please subscribe to our mailing list or reach out to us via email to a2wimath snail gmail dot com.

A2WiM hosted an in-person tea time in Vienna in collaboration with VSM (Vienna School of Mathematics) Happy Hour on November 21, 2023 at Fladerei Berggasse. The topic was "Let's talk about diversity".

Agenda:
Part 1: Three short discussion rounds about:

• How can the number of women in the doctoral program be increased?

• How can other aspects of life, for instance care taking needs, be better accommodated in academia?

• How can we change the stereotypical image of a scientist?

Part 2: Let's socialize!

All genders were welcome to participate and contribute to the discussion on inclusion and diversity! The event was supported by the rewire program, a Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions COFUND project funded by the European Commission.

The third edition of the Austrian Day of Women in Mathematics took place virtually on February 28, 2023, with over 100 registered participants.

Check out the conference's webpage here for all details about the program! It consisted of three plenary talks, five paralled sessions with a total of 16 contributed talks and a discussion about "Acadamia vs. Industry" consiting of a gender talk and a panel discussion.

All genders were invited to participate in the event!

We invited to a festive networking event supported by the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Vienna on December 12, 5-8PM @Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, Besprechungszimmer 2.

The event was open to women and non-binary people.

For questions please contact anna dot breger snail univie dot ac dot at. 

There was a buffet of salty and sweet snacks including vegan/gluten-free choices as well as diverse Glühwein specialities.

On September 28, 2022 we invited young women and non-binary mathematicians to meet up and discuss hot topics around the academic world with outstanding senior mathematicians! This time we invited the role models

• Barbara Kaltenbacher

• Ailsa Keating

• Sandra Müller

• Elena Resmerita

• Carola Schönlieb

• Mechthild Thalhammer

• Nicole Vorderobermeier

More information about this virtual event can be found on the website

https://sites.google.com/view/a2wim-get-together/home

When: June 8, 2022

Where: Sky Lounge, Faculty of Mathematics, 12th floor, University of Vienna Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Wien

Program:

15:00 Welcome

15:15 (Unconscious) Bias at the University by Lena Vogelmann, BA BA MA (University of Vienna, Gender Equality and Diversity unit)

16:15 Coffee + Cake

16:30 Impostor Phenomenon in Academia by Dr Marlene Kollmayer (University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology)

17:30 Coffee + Cake

17:45 Strategies for Inclusion in Higher Education by Assoc. Prof. Nicole Brown (UCL, Institute of Education)

18:45 Salty snacks + Wine

Moderation: Dr Anna Breger

To celebrate the International Women in Mathematics Day, we organized a screening of the film Secrets of the Surface on Thursday, May 12th in collaboration with the Vienna School of Mathematics (VSM). We hosted an in-person screening at Uni Wien (16:45 - 18:15), JKU Linz (17:15 - 18:45) and an online screening (20:00 - 21:30).

The second edition of the Austrian Day of Women in Mathematics took place virtually on February 2, 2022 with 127 registered participants. See here for the conference's website.

The program consisted of four plenary talks, four paralled young researchers sessions with a total of 16 contributed talks and a discussion dedicated to the situation of women in mathematics with a gender talk and a panel discussion.

At this year's online DMV+ÖMG conference A²WiM organized a workshop and a mini-symposium:

The workshop Get-together and career advice for young mathematicians, organized by Hana Dal Poz Kouřimská, Teresa Heiss, and Anastasia Molchanova, targeted students and early career researchers, and focused on networking and career opportunities, both within and outside of academia. The schedule included the discussion of career paths and hurdles in small groups with experts with various successful careers, targeted networking with young researchers within your field of expertise, as well as a relaxed late-afternoon program.

A thematic minisymposium "Connecting young researchers by networks" was organized by Veronika Pillwein and Mechthild Thalhammer.  The intention was to initiate in particular the scientific exchange between young mathematicians of all genders from Austrian and German institutions, and to promote new perspectives. The connecting element of the eleven speakers with diverse backgrounds was a common research interest in graph and network theory, and led to inspiring talks and discussions. 

Both events took place on Monday, 27th of September 2021.

The first edition of the Austrian Day of Women in Mathematics took place virtually on February 23, 2021 with 150 registered participants. See here for the conference's website.

The program consisted of six plenary talks followed by a a talk about women in mathematics and a panel discussion.

Join our in-person Tea Time event on October 16th @Johannes Kepler University in Linz!

This time we are opening our office doors at the Department of Mathematics at the JKU Linz to students from Upper Austria. We want to interact and talk about our research, studies and everything that has to do with mathematics. As A²WiM, we also provide cake, coffee and tea to create a relaxed atmosphere.