International Conference
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Creativity
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Mathematics Education
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July 15 - 19, 1999  in Muenster - Germany
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How to promote the creativity of our children?
How to stimulate our teachers?
How to enrich mathematics education with creative activities?
Experts in mathematics education from all parts of the world will be invited to present their ideas and experiences.
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International Program Committee (IPC)
Alan J. Bishop (Monash University, Clayton, Australia),
Emanuila Gelfman (Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Russia),
Gerald A. Goldin (Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA),
Wilfried Herget (Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg, Germany),
William Higginson (Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada),
Armin Hollenstein (Universitaet Bern, Switzerland),
Frantisek Kurina (University of Education, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic),
Jan de Lange (Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands),
Maria Alessandra Mariotti (Universita di Pisa, Italy),
John Mason (Open University, UK),
Hartwig Meissner (Universitaet Muenster, Germany),
Erkki Pehkonen (University of Helsinki, Finland),
Linda J. Sheffield (Northern Kentucky University, USA)
Shangzhi Wang (The Capital Normal University, Beijing, China),
Michael R. Williams (University of Calgary, Canada),
Kiyoshi Yokochi (Tokyo, Japan)
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Program Structure
Mathematics looks different through the eyes of a child. The conference will concentrate on these views and meet especially the needs of younger children (age about 5-15). The goal of the conference will be an exchange of ideas and experiences rather than sitting and listening. The conference will concentrate on practical issues. We will have workshops, presentations of successful projects, activity displays, discussion groups on posters, reports on practical experiences, and exhibitions including manipulatives and audio-visual and emotional components. The international and multicultural input may open new views on traditional curriculae and may stimulate activities for the benefit of our young generation. The main language will be English. There will be one strand in German. The audience will be teachers, teacher educators, and all who are interested in the subject of the conference.
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Important Dates .
Venue
Muenster, with a history of 1200 years, is situated in the park-like "Muensterland", about 50 km from the border with the Netherlands. Muenster's charm and beauty are fascinating. Narrow houses with their steep gables and arched arcades on massive columns line the main street "Prinzipalmarkt". You also may enjoy the famous castle, a beautiful market in front of the 13th century cathedral, exclusive little shops and a cup of coffee in one of the delightful street cafes. For further information see
http://www.uni-muenster.de/Dezernat2/forschung/fors-ms1.htm
http://www.muenster.de
http://www.stadt-luedinghausen.de/KulturuTourismus/3burgen.htm
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Post Conference Tours
Discover Muenster and enjoy the "Muensterland", with castles inside the double moats, or join one of the tours to Mosel and Rhine, to Berlin, Dresden and Praha, by boat to Vienna or by cable car to the tops of Switzerland to bridge the gap to one of the adjacent conferences:

Further Information
You can get all the details via
http://wwwmath.uni-muenster.de/math/inst/didaktik/u/meissne/WWW/complete1.htm
or write to
Prof. Dr. Hartwig Meissner - e-mail:meissne@uni-muenster.de - Fax:  +49 251 83 32718     or     +49 251 83 38350
Postal mail: Universitaet - Fb. Mathematik - Einsteinstr. 62 - D-48149 Muenster - Germany
(Homepage see: http: //wwwmath.uni-muenster.de/math/inst/didaktik/personal/hm.htm)