In this section we will highlight recent events, decisions, calls, and news concerning the International Science Council which the editors of DIANOIA find interesting for its readership.
Maria J. Esteban
Kick-off of the EU-MATHS-IN OpenDesk
https://ecmiindmath.orgOn September 20th took place the kick-off of the OpenDesk of EU-MATHS-IN. The OpenDesk offers any company the possibility of submitting its innovation needs that can be solved by Modelling, Simulation and Optimization technologies in a Data rich Environment (MSO-DE). It is devoted to coordinate and facilitate the necessary exchanges in the field of application-driven mathematical research and its exploitation for innovations in industry, science and society.
Database of good practices for girls and young women, parents and organizations
ISC's New President, Peter Gluckman, Talks about ISC
The Extraordinary General Assembly of the International Science Council
About the International Science Council in 2020 - 2021
The International Science Council (ISC) was created in 2018 as the result of a merger between the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC). It is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together 40 international scientific Unions and Associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organizations including Academies and Research Councils.
CIMPA’s international activities in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées (CIMPA), founded in France in 1978, is a nonprofit organization that promotes research in Mathematics in developing countries. Located in Nice, it is a UNESCO Category 2 organization. It benefits from the financial support of France, Norway, Spain and Switzerland.
A New International Mathematical Conference Center in Sochi (Russia): Call for Proposals for 2021
ICIAM Webpage: Mathematics of COVID-19
Creation of the Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science (SCGES)
ICIAM was one of the partners of the global project 'A Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical, Computing and Natural Sciences: How to Measure It, How to Reduce It', supported by ICSU and then ISC from 2017 to 2019. To continue and enlarge the work of this project, the partners have established the Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science (SCGES), which ICIAM has joined.