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Fw: [Spectra] Conference Announcement: Queer in Computational and Applied Mathematics II - 18-22 May in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
by Homer De Vera 22 Feb '26

22 Feb '26

Hi All, Just forwarding this email in case you might be interested in attending the Queer in Computational and Applied Mathematics Workshop to be held on 18-22 May in Kelowna, British Columbia. For the details, see below the original email from Michael Robert. See you all tomorrow at the GMS seminar at 11:30am at 225 St. Paul's, which will be a proposal writing and website making workshop. (See recent email from Berkant.) Best, Homer ________________________________ From: Hermie Monterde <monterdh(a)myumanitoba.ca> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2026 6:48 PM Subject: FW: [Spectra] Conference Announcement: Queer in Computational and Applied Mathematics II - 18-22 May in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Hi everyone, Good evening! Kindly forward the email below to anyone interested! It is about the upcoming Queer in Computational and Applied Math 2026 which will be held in UBCO in Kelowna, BC this coming May. Padayon, Hermie Monterde<https://sites.google.com/view/hermiemonterde/home> Pronouns: she/her [why this is important<https://pronouns.org/what-and-why>] PIMS-Simons Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Regina ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Robert, Michael <michaelrobert(a)vt.edu<mailto:michaelrobert@vt.edu>> Date: Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM Subject: [Spectra] Conference Announcement: Queer in Computational and Applied Mathematics II - 18-22 May in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada To: spectra-math(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:spectra-math@googlegroups.com> <spectra-math(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:spectra-math@googlegroups.com>> Dear all, We are excited to announce the second Queer in Computational and Applied Mathematics (QCAM) Workshop to be held at University of British Columbia - Okanagan 18-22 May, 2026 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. This workshop aims to foster a supportive network of 2SLGBTQIA+ researchers and academics through mentoring and research opportunities, as well as providing a safe space for researchers across the subfields of computational and applied mathematics to connect, collaborate, and build community within the field. In addition to plenary talks, we will solicit abstracts from invited participants for contributed talks and a poster session. We will also be organizing working groups on important topics in computational and applied mathematics. There will also be networking and mentoring opportunities. There is a limited number of allowed participants with limited travel support. However, accommodations and most meals will be provided by the Banff International Research Station and the Pacific Institute of Mathematical Sciences, respectively. If interested in attending, please fill out the following form: QCAM-II Interest Form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnq45h97jj2226OCr_URhHJwFGIbEOIBu…> to help us with planning some of the logistics. Please note this form is only an expression of interest and not a commitment to come. We hope to see you there! QCAM Organizing Committee Andrew Bernoff, Harvey Mudd College Alexander Hoover, Cleveland State University Raven Shane Johnson, Rice University Michael Kelly, Transylvania University Hermie Monterde, University of Manitoba Michael Robert, Virginia Tech J. Darby Smith Becca Thomases, Smith College Amy Wiebe, University of British Columbia Okanagan +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics<https://math.vt.edu/> Core Faculty, VT Center for the Mathematics of Biosystems (VT-CMB<https://cmb.science.vt.edu/>) Affiliated Faculty, Center for Emerging, Zoonotic and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (CeZAP<https://infectiousdisease.fralinlifesci.vt.edu/>) Virginia Tech<https://www.vt.edu/> Pronouns: he/him/his [why this is important<https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why>] Office: McBryde 418 https://personal.math.vt.edu/michaelrobert/ Broadening Participation in Science Calendar of Events: Click Here to see Events<https://www.science.vt.edu/broadening-participation/calendar.html>! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Spectra" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to spectra-math+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:spectra-math+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spectra-math/SN6PR05MB5855F88CB732758A2D8…<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/spectra-math/SN6PR05MB5855F88CB732758A2D8…>.

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[GMS] Seminar on Monday Feb 9 with Invited Speaker Jane Breen
by Homer De Vera 09 Feb '26

09 Feb '26

Dear GMS members, We have an invited speaker, Dr. Jane Breen<https://sites.google.com/view/breenj>, visiting our department next week. She is an alumna of the University of Manitoba where she graduated with a Ph.D. Mathematics degree in 2018. She will be giving two talks at the department next week: 1. GMS Seminar (Feb 9, Monday, 11:30am, 225 St. Paul's) The talk will focus on Jane sharing her academic career journey from being a PhD student at U of M to becoming an Associate Professor at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario. 2. Department Colloquium (Feb 11, Wednesday, 1:30pm, 225 St. Paul's) Jane will be presenting a talk entitled Kemeny's constant for Markov chains and random walks on graphs. The abstract will be sent together with the usual department colloquium invitation sent by the math office. We graduate students are tasked to assist our invited speaker during her entire stay. Like before, I will be forming a small committee that will be in charge of this. The tasks will include planning some lunches/dinners (possibly social activities) for our guest together with graduate students and possibly some faculty members. If interested in joining the committee or just joining the lunches/dinners/social activities, send me a message or sign up on this form<https://forms.gle/Z93RjHd3KPEiKuEc6>. Thanks to Dr. Karen Gunderson and the department we are able to choose and invite math researchers/professors to our university and gain math and career insights, build connections in academia, possibly bring about research collaborations, etc. If you have ideas on who to invite next time, send me your suggestions or note it on the form<https://forms.gle/Z93RjHd3KPEiKuEc6>. I believe the department is still very much open to inviting another speaker for the colloquium this term. Best, Homer Graduate Mathematics Society<https://sites.google.com/view/umgradmathsociety/gms-seminars/about>

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