23/10/2020

National Mathematics Festival opens registration for workshops.

If you have an idea that can playfully expand the reach of mathematics, how about sharing it with thousands of people? The 2021 National Mathematics Festival is accepting applications until December 17th for those who wish to present their work in its workshops . To participate, you must be 16 years of age or older and develop a mathematical initiative capable of engaging even those who don't consider themselves fans of numbers. A public success in 2017, the event is preparing to repeat its mathematical immersion between May 28th and 30th at Marina da Glória, contributing to the popularization of scientific knowledge.

The Selection Committee responsible for the workshops will be coordinated by Professor Humberto José Bortolossi and the panel formed by Professors Marco Moriconi, Pedro Malagutti, Dirce Pesco Uesu, Marcelo Leonardo dos Santos Rainha, and Karla Waack. All evaluation will be virtual, with scores ranging from 0 to 10, following criteria such as creativity, mathematical principles, and originality. Those who presented at the 2017 Mathematics Festival or applied for participation may resubmit for the 2021 edition, in an original or improved version. The complete call for entries is already available . The selected participants will be announced by March Thursdays on the National Mathematics Festival website .

During the festival, presentations should be approximately 30 minutes long and delivered in Portuguese, individually, with at least one co-author or collaborator to provide support during the presentation. Selected participants must be available to attend all three days of the festival, during all operating hours. They will also need to be present at Marina da Glória on pre-arranged days and times for the setup and preparation of their work. Necessary information will be sent later in the Participant's Manual. Production costs, transportation, food, accommodation, and any damages are the responsibility of the participants.

On May 28th, the opening day of the event, only students from public and private schools will be able to attend the festival. On May 29th and 30th, the event will be open to the general public from 10 am to 5 pm. The Mathematics Festival will be divided into selected workshops and guest workshops, and will feature exhibitions, lectures, robotics, 3D objects, music, virtual reality, games, and other topics related to mathematics. The full program will be released soon.

In its 2017 edition, the festival brought together more than 18,000 people over four days . With free admission, the event took place at three locations in Rio de Janeiro: Escola Eleva in Botafogo; Escola SESC de Ensino Médio in Jacarepaguá; and Nave do Conhecimento Cidade Olímpica in Engenho de Dentro. Participants were able to attend lectures by international science communicators and workshops by young mathematical talents, as well as watch short films and see the Imaginary exhibition, a first in the country.