The 20th Novembertagung will be held from 4 November 2009 to 8 November 2009 at the Campus of Twente University, the Netherlands.
The invited speaker will be Moritz Epple (Frankfurt).
The Novembertagung is an annual event organized for and by junior researchers (PhD students and post docs) in the history of mathematics. It brings together junior scholars in an informal and friendly atmosphere to discuss issues in the history of mathematics and related fields. All participants are kindly invited to present their work. We will have time slots of 45 minutes: 30 minutes presentation and 15 minutes discussion.
This year's theme will be How to put 'history' in the history of mathematics. With this theme, we would like focus on methods of writing the history of mathematics. People conducting research in the history of mathematics often have various backgrounds and that may lead to different ways of directing research. We would like reflect on the different approaches used in the history of mathematics and what insights one can learn from them.
Suggestions for reading:
Epple, Moritz, "Genies, Ideen, Institutionen, mathematische Werkstatten: Formen der Mathematikgeschichte. Ein metahistorischer Essay",
Mathematische Semesterberichte 47 (2000), 131-163.
Grattan-Guinness, I., "The mathematics of the past: distinguishing its history form our heritage", Historia mathematica 31 (2004), 163-185.
You can register here The deadline for registration is 9 October 2009.
It would be great if your presentation matches with the theme How to put 'history' in the history of mathematics. However, everyone is kindly invited to present her/his work, even if your research does not (completey) correspond with the theme.
The Novembertagung will be held from 4 November 2009 in the evening to 8 November 2009 around noon. The conference fee of EUR 200,- covers room and board for the duration of the conference. We prefer payment by bank in advance. Therefore, after you have registered, we will send you an invoice that contains all the necessary information (IBAN number, name of bank, etc.).
If you have any question concerning the registration, do not hesitate to contact us.
We will meet at around 7pm on 4 November 2009 in Enschede. More details about the meeting point will follow.
International participants arriving by plane can fly to Schiphol Airport (NL) or Munster Airport (D). There is a direct connection Schiphol-Enschede by train. From Munster Airport, you can get by bus to Munster Railway Station and take a direct train to Enschede.
The conference ends on Sunday November 8 around noon.
Participants who wish to arrive later or depart earlier can make travel arrangements to or from Enschede Drienerlo Railway Station where they can be picked up or dropped off.
We will stay at Logica at the Campus of Twente University. Logica has 24 rooms double rooms. Most rooms have a shower and a toilet. The rooms are divided over four apartments. Each apartment has a common lounge room, provided with telephone, TV, coffee and tea facilities and a minibar.
The Dutch weather is notoriously unreliable, so bring practical clothing for walks and excursions.
Moritz Epple (Frankfurt) has confirmed to be our invited speaker.
The program is to be found here.
The Novembertagung 2009 is organized by Jantien Dopper (Utrecht), Arjen Dijkstra (Twente) and Tim Nicolaije (Twente).
For additional information, don't hesitate to contact us at:
j.g.dopper(at)uu.nl
a.f.b.dijkstra(at)utwente.nl
t.j.h.nicolaije(at)utwente.nl
(Manually change (at) for something more useful)
For more information on the history of the Novembertagung, take a look at this site.