World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions

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The World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions is an Affiliated Study Group (ASG) of the International Commission for Mathematical Instruction (ICMI).

Founded at a meeting in Adelaide in 1984 (at ICME 5) it has a Constitution which was approved in 1996 at its meeting in Seville (at ICME 8) under the Presidency of Ron Dunkley, amended in 2004 and again in 2008 (at present the 2004 version is still on the web site).

It also has a Policy Document, approved at its 2002 meeting, defining its interests to be wider that solely mathematics competitions themselves, but also embracing a number of other activities normally related to competitions and having various roles in enriching the learning experience of students.

It administers a number of activities, including

• The Journal "Mathematics Competitions"
• An international conference every four years. Previous conferences have been held in
  • WFNMC-1: Waterloo, Canada (1990)
  • WFNMC-2: Pravets, Bulgaria (1994)
  • WFNMC-3: ZhongShan, China (1998)
  • WFNMC-4: Melbourne, Australia (2002)
  • WFNMC-5: Cambridge, UK (2006)
  The next conference will be
  • WFNMC-6: Riga, Latvia (2010)
• David Hilbert and Paul Erdös Awards for mathematicians prominent on an international or national scale in mathematical enrichment activites.

• Serving as a resource for the exchange of information and ideas on mathematics competitions and related activities through publications and conferences.
• Assisting with the development and improvement of mathematics competitions and related activities.
• Increasing public awareness of the role of mathematics competitions and related ativities in the education of all students and assuring that the importance of that role is properly recognised in academic circles.
• Creating and enhancing professional links between mathematicians involved in competitions and related activities around the world.

WFNMC EXECUTIVE

• President: Maria Falk de Losada, University Antonio Nariño, Bogota, COLOMBIA.
• Senior Vice-President (and Chairman, Program Committee): Alexander Soifer, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA.
• Vice-President: Robert Geretschläger, Graz, AUSTRIA.
• Vice-President: Ali Rejali, Isfahan University of Technology, IRAN.
• Secretary: Kiril Bankov, University of Sofia BULGARIA.
• Immediate Past President (and Chairman, Awards Committee): Petar Kenderov, Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BULGARIA.
• Editor, Mathematics Competitions: Jaroslav Švrček, Palacky University, Olomouc, CZECH REPUBLIC.
• Treasurer: Peter Taylor, Australian Mathematics Trust, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA.

WFNMC REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

• Africa: John Webb, Department of Mathematics, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, SOUTH AFRICA.
• Asia: Pak-Hong Cheung, Munsang College (Hong Kong Island), 26 Tai On Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong, CHINA.
• Europe (1): Francisco Bellot Rosado, Royal Spanish Mathematical Society, Valladolid, SPAIN.
• Europe (2): Nikolay Konstantinov, Moscow, RUSSIA.
• North America: Harold Reiter, Univeristy of North Carolina at Charlotte, U.S.A.
• Oceania: Derek Holton, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
• South America: Patricia Fauring, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

WFNMC PROGRAM COMMITTEE

• Chairman: Alexander Soifer, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA.
• Kiril Bankov (Bulgaria)
• Ali Rejali (Iran)
• Jordan Tabov (Bulgaria)
• Ian VanderBurgh (Canada)

WFNMC AWARDS COMMITTEE

• Chairman: Petar Kenderov, Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BULGARIA.
• Agnis Andjans (Latvia)
• Radmilla Bulajich (Mexico)
• Peter Taylor, Australian Mathematics Trust, University of Canberra, Australia
• John Webb (South Africa)

EDITORIAL PANEL

Editor: Jaroslav Svrcek, Palacky University, Olomouc, CZECH REPUBLIC

Associate Editor: Gareth Griffith, Saskatoon, CANADA

Associate Editor: Bruce Henry, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA