The full schedule for the workshop, including all speakers and their titles and abstracts, can be found in the workshop program.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resources

At the workshop venue, we will have several books related to equity, diversity, and inclusion in mathematics that you are welcome to browse (or to borrow as long as they’re back by Friday when we’re packing up):

• 101 Careers in Mathematics (fourth edition), ed. D. Haunsperger and R. Thompson

• Asked and Answered: Dialogues on advocating for students of color in mathematics, by P. E. Harris and A. Winger

• The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian universities, by F. Henry, E. Dua, C. E. James, A. Kobayashi, P. Li, H. Ramos, and M. S. Smith

• Gender Diversity in STEM: A briefing on women in science and engineering, by R. Parker, J. Pelletier, and E. Croft

• Inside Graduate Admissions: Merit, diversity, and faculty gatekeeping, by J. R. Posselt

• Living Proof: Stories of resilience along the mathematical journey, ed. A. K. Henrich, E. D. Lawrence, M. A. Pons, and D. G. Taylor

• Mathematics for Social Justice: Resources for the college classroom, by G. Karaali and L. S. Khadjavi

• The Mathematics of Sex: How biology and society conspire to limit talented women and girls, by S. J. Ceci and W. M. Williams

• Power in Numbers: The rebel women of mathematics, by T. Williams

• Science and an African Logic, by H. Verran

During the Thursday EDI session, we watched The Math People Myth, a TEDx talk by Nate Brown.

In-person Social Activities

For the workshop dinner on Tuesday, we have reserved a big table at CrossRoads Brewing and Distillery.

We have planned an excursion to the Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Whudujut Provincial Park on Wednesday, July 27. We will provide transportation that will depart at 2 pm from the UNBC bus loop. If you prefer a shorter trip, the Greenway Trail can be accessed from the UNBC, as can other suggested hikes and forested walks within the city. Please note some of these trails might be muddy and you might encounter mosquitos on parts of them, so be prepared. These activities depend upon the weather in Prince George of course.

Online Activities

Icebreakers: On Monday, we will split participants into small groups in various ways to allow you to introduce yourselves to one another. We will also give each morning group hints to a puzzle, which can be collaboratively solved in the afternoon groups.

Ask me Anything: Several workshop attendees who are later in their careers have volunteered to be approached for any questions participants would like to ask them. Each of them has provided a short list of facts about themselves they were willing to share. This session was organized on Gather so that all participants can meet and talk to them. In addition to learning from their experiences, one of the goals of this AMA networking session is to give younger mathematicians an excuse to meet and introduce themselves to more senior people in the field. 

Social time on Gather: After the last talk of each day, all participants (including those in Prince George) are invited to move to Gather to socialize.