Second Announcement
11th International Conference
Teaching mathematics: retrospective and
perspectives
May 6 - 7, 2010, Daugavpils, Latvia
Conference organizer:
Daugavpils University, Latvia
Aims
The aim of the conference is to report and discuss
significant recent research and activities related to mathematical education.
Traditionally this conference series has attracted researchers and educators
from Baltic and Northern European countries. Working language of the Conference
is English.
The basic themes
Teaching and learning mathematics:
Research on the content, methods, organisation and quality control of
mathematics education at all levels. Mathematical, pedagogical, psychological,
historical, biographical and other aspects of mathematics teaching.
Extracurricular activities in mathematics education
Research and reports on various aspects of
students' mathematics contests, mathematical clubs, groupwork, projects
and web-based activities.
Professional and career development of mathematics educators
Research on various aspects of teacher education, training, professional
development and evaluation.
Technology in mathematics education
Research of the use of information and communication technology in mathematics
teaching and learning.
The scientific program includes plenary lectures (40 min) and contributed
talks (20 min) organized in parallel sessions.
International Program and Editorial Committee:
P.Daugulis
(chairman, Daugavpils University, Latvia),
A.Andzans
(University of Latvia, Latvia),
E.Gingulis
(Liepaja University, Latvia),
B.Grevholm
(University of Agder, Norway)
E.Krastina
(Daugavpils University, Latvia),
R.Kudzma
(Vilnius University, Lithuania),
M.Lepik
(Tallinn University, Estonia),
J.Mencis
(University of Latvija, Latvia)
Abstracts
The abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and
made available to Conference participants.
Conference materials
Selected papers of the Conference will be published in the Conference Proceedings
by
All papers will be peer-reviewed.
Payment information
The registration fee is 50 EUR. It covers Conference organization
expenses, Book of Abstracts, 2 lunches at
The fee for accompanying persons is 35 EUR. It covers 2 lunches at
The registration fee can be paid by bank transfer before April 23, 2010,
to:
Receiver:
Reg.
Nr.:
LV90000065985
Adress:
Vienibas iela 13,
Account:
LV15TREL9150210000000
Receiving
institution:
THE TREASURY
OF REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
Branch Address of Bank Smilsu street 1, Riga,
LV1919
BIC (SWIFT
code)
TRELLV22
Please write the abbreviation “TM2010” and your name in the payment document. Please inform us about your payment by e-mail to tm2010@du.lv
The registration fee can also be paid at the arrival in Latvian currency
(LVL) at registration desk.
For currency exchange rates see web-site http://www.bank.lv/eng/main/all/ of
the Bank of Latvia and web-sites of some commercial banks: web-site http://www.swedbank.lv/eng/index.php
of
Conference Venue
The Conference will take place at
Accommodation
Conference participants are offered to stay at different hotels in
We recommend staying at Park Hotel Latgola (http://www.hotellatgola.lv) or Hotel
Dinaburg (http://www.hoteldinaburg.lv/).
Park Hotel Latgola is located close to
Reservation for Hotel Dinaburg can be made through the website.
In case of a hotel reservation problem or any other kind of accommodation
problem please contact organizing committee member Anita Sondore at anita.sondore@du.lv.
Those choosing to stay at the student hotel of Daugavpils University will
be offered shared 2 or 3 person rooms for 5LVL+VAT 21% (about 9 EUR) per
night. If you choose to stay at a DU student hotel please inform organizing
committee member Anita Sondore at anita.sondore@du.lv before
April 23, 2010.
Visa
Conference
participants who need invitations for a visa application are asked to send us
by email to anita.sondore@du.lv the following information
before March 27, 2010:
1.
period of
stay in
2.
address of
stay in Latvia (Valnu 29, Daugavpils, if you plan to stay at the student hotel
of Daugavpils University; Gimnazijas 46, Daugavpils, if you plan to stay at the
Park Hotel Latgola, Daugavpils; another address, if you choose to make your own
accommodation arrangements),
3.
legible
scanned copy of passport, the expiration date of the passport must at least 3
months later than the visa expiration date, at least 2 visa pages must be
vacant,
4.
place of
birth (city, country),
5.
registered home
address (in the language of your country and Latin letters),
6.
affiliation
(without abbreviations) with full address and position,
7.
address of the Latvian diplomatic mission where you
plan to apply for visa.
For information concerning Latvian entry regulation please visit http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/service/.
Important deadlines
March 27, 2009:
1) the deadline for submitting visa information (please send
visa information by email to anita.sondore@du.lv);
April 23, 2010:
1) the deadline for receiving the Conference fee paid by bank
transfer
(please inform us about your payment by e-mail to tm2010@du.lv);
4) the deadline for requesting accommodation at the student
hotel of
(please contact us by e-mail to tm2010@du.lv);
5) the deadline for notification of participation and presence
of accompanying persons
(please inform us about by e-mail to tm2010@du.lv)
September 1, 2010
The deadline
for full paper submission.
Address for correspondence
Dr. P.Daugulis (TM2010),
Parades 1, LV-5400,
Tel. (+371) 2 93 52867 (mob.)
Fax: (+371) 6 54 25452
E-mail: tm2010@du.lv
Web-site
http://de.du.lv/tm2010/