M ATHEMATICAL S OCIETY OF THE P HILIPPINES
2016 MSP ANNUAL CONVENTION Bayfront Hotel, Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City
30-31 May 2016
ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL for PAPERS
The Mathematical Society of the Philippines invites you to participate in its 2016 MSP Annual Convention to be held on 30-31 May 2016 (Monday-Tuesday) at the Bayfront Hotel, Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City. The 2016 Convention marks the 43rd year of MSP as the country’s largest professional organization dedicated to the promotion of mathematics and mathematics education.
Researchers and educators in all areas of pure and applied mathematics, mathematics education, statistics and other related areas are invited to give contributed oral or poster presentations.
The convention will feature plenary talks, contributed talks and poster presentations as well as a session of invited talks by noted mathematics educators.
Contributed Talks / Poster Presentations: Short paper presentations (15 minutes) will take place in at least five parallel sessions (algebra, graph theory and combinatorics, analysis, applied mathematics). There will likewise be poster presentations on mathematics education and any of the topics above.
Those who wish to contribute oral or poster presentations are requested to send the title and abstract along with your registration form. Indicate if you are submitting for oral or poster presentation. Abstracts (100-200 words) should be informative for proper evaluation by the program committee. Electronic submission (send both LaTeX/Word and pdf file) is preferred. The deadline for all abstracts is on 15 April 2016. All oral and poster presenters must be registered participants.
Registration: Participants are requested to register on or before 30 April 2016 via any of the three following options and send proof of payment to <mspconvention2016@math.upd.edu.ph>.
1. Online Registration: <http://mspconvention2016.weebly.com/ >
2. Registration by Email: Send the required registration form to the convention secretariat. Email:
<mspconvention2016@math.upd.edu.ph>
3. Registration by mail or fax: Complete the enclosed registration form and send to
Dr. Jose Maria P. Balmaceda, MSP President, Institute of Mathematics, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1101 (Fax (02) 920 1009)
Your registration will be considered complete only upon confirmation of payment of conference fee.
Kindly email all queries to <mspconvention2016@math.upd.edu.ph>.
Regular updates on the 2016 Annual Convention will be posted on http://www.mathsociety.ph (Official homepage of the MSP) http://www.facebook.com/MathSocPhil
A separate announcement will be made for the 2016 Summer Upgrading Program for College Mathematics (2016 SUPCOM), to be held on 27-28 May 2016 at Cebu Normal University.
You may also contact:
Dr. Lorna S. Almocera, Mathematics Department, UP Cebu, (Convention Chair, and Head of Local Organizing Committee) for other convention queries. Email: <lsalmocera@yahoo.com>.
Registration Fee and Important Dates On or before 30 April 2016
P3200 (MSP members who have paid 2016 membership dues) P3500 (Registration fee + 2016 membership fee for MSP members) After 30 April 2016
P3700 (MSP members who have paid 2016 membership dues) P4000 (Registration fee + 2016 membership fee for MSP members) P4200 (Non-MSP members)
Walk-in: P4500
Everyone is encouraged to register by April 30 since reservations for food and printing of the convention materials have to be done in advance. There is no assurance that those who register after this date will enjoy all the privileges of the participants who register early. The fee does not include accommodation. Participants are kindly requested to arrange their own accommodations.
Payment:
Payment can be made by bank deposit to the following account:
Account Name: Mathematical Society of the Philippines Account Number: 3932-520-00011 (current account)
Bank: Philippine National Bank, U.P. Campus Branch, Quezon City Do not forget to submit a photo/scanned copy of proof of payment along with your registration form.
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Registration Form
(Please print or type legibly all information requested. Form may be reproduced.) Name
Membership Status Member (2016 membership dues paid) Member (2016 dues not yet paid) Non-member
Affiliation
(School/Institution/Company) Mailing Address
Contact No/s. (Tel/Fax/Mobile) Email Address
Do not forget to submit a photo/scanned copy of proof of payment Mode of Payment (amount will
depend on date of payment) Bank Deposit On Site
Date of Payment/ Bank Deposit Amount:
I wish to give a contributed
Talk
Poster Presentation Title
Abstract (100-200 words, with sufficient content for proper review)
