Conference Report: ICTCM / MSOR Announcements: Mathematical Components of Engineering Expertise (MCEE)

The International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM) is an annual event and the 13th in the series was held in Atlanta from 17-20 November 2000. As usual there was a Pre-Conference Session, which in some ways I often enjoy more than the rest of the Conference as it focuses on one current issue in depth and provides much food for thought. On this occasion it was dedicated to exploring whether the Internet is communication or something different, and what follows is a personal reflection…/…MSOR Announcements: New Research Project on “The Mathematical Components of Engineering Expertise”: MCEE is an 11-month project (February-December 2001) based at the Institute of Education in London, and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. It will investigate how mathematical ideas and techniques are used in the practice of engineering, by undertaking detailed observations of professional engineers working on design projects in a large civil engineering firm…