FoCM Conferences
	Research projects

A major FoCM activity are FoCM conferences, which are held once every three years in different corners of the globe. Indeed, historically FoCM started its existence as an outcome of such a conference!

FoCM conferences follow a set pattern: mornings are devoted to plenary talks, while in the afternoon the conference divides into a number of workshops, each devoted to a different theme within the broad theme of foundations of computational mathematics. This structure allows for a very high standard of presentation, while affording endless opportunities for cross-fertilization and communication across subject boundaries.

FoCM'11 The 2011 FoCM conference will take place in Budapest on 4-14 July 2011. The main organiser is Agnes Szanto. Visit the website!

Budapest, 4-14 July 2011

FoCM'08 The 2008 FoCM conference took place at City University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, China, on 16-26 June 2008. The main local organiser was Felipe Cucker. Visit the website! Hong Kong, 16-26 June 2008

FoCM'05 The 2005 FoCM conference took place at Universidad de Cantabria in Santander, Spain. The main local organiser was Luis Pardo. Visit the website of the conference Santander, 30 June - 9 July 2005

FoCM'02 The 2002 FoCM conference took place at University of Minnesota as guests of Institute for Mathematics and its Applications. The main local organisers were Willard Miller and Peter Olver. Visit the website of the conference! Minneapolis, 5-14 August 2002

FoCM'99 Organising committee Plenary speakers Workshops Poster Oxford, 18-28 July 1999

FoCM'97 International Organising Committee Local Organising Committee Workshops Participants Group photograph Proceedings IMPA, Rio de Janeiro, 5-12 January 1997

AMS-SIAM Summer Seminar Preliminary announcement Panel discussion Proceedings Park City, Utah, 17 July - 11 August 1995

Other important events that have been organised with FoCM's involvement are longer periods of study and research, typically focussed on a number of themes within the remit of the society:

"Foundations of Computational Mathematics" @ Fields Institute Main themes: Computational Algebraic Geometry and Symbolic Computation; Computational Number Theory; Computational Geometry, Topology, and Dynamics; Complexity and Computability in Real Computation; Optimization Theory Fields Institute, Toronto, Autumn 2009

"Foundations of Computational Mathematics" @ Hong Kong Main details Workshop: "Complexity of multivariate problems" Workshop: "Complexity of equation solving and algebra" Workshop: "Minimal energy problems" Workshop: "Wavelets and multiresolution" Hong Kong, Autumn 1999

"Foundations of Computational Mathematics" @ MSRI Organising committee Participants Introductory workshop Workshop: "Solution of equations" Workshop: "Complexity" Mathematical Sciences Research Institute MSRI, Berkeley, August-December 1998

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