ICME-15 Committees and Supporters

The Consortium for Mathematics Education

The Consortium for Mathematics Education (CoME) was created to bid for the opportunity to host ICME-15 in Sydney in 2024. The leading national organisations from across the spectrum of mathematics education that form CoME are:

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA) was officially established in 2015 as a not-for profit organisation with the vision that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners will be successful in mathematics. The basis of ATSIMA’s work is to create innovative pedagogies in mathematics that connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture to the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Chris Matthews represents ATSIMA on the committee for the CoME.

The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers

The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) is a federation of associations of teachers of mathematics from all Australian States and Territories. AAMT’s aims are to support and enhance the work of teachers, promote the learning of mathematics, and represent and promote interests in mathematics education.

Allan Dougan represents AAMT on the committee for the CoME.

The Australian Council of Heads of Mathematical Sciences

With a membership based on the convocation of the heads of mathematical sciences departments in all Australian universities that is augmented by representatives from other key organisations, the Australian Council of Heads of Mathematical Sciences (ACHMS) provides a broad base for input to policy and discussion on areas of concern to the mathematics and statistics community.

Anthony Dooley represents ACHMS on the committee for the CoME.

The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute

The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) is a joint venture of Australia’s universities, government agencies and learned societies. AMSI’s mission is to deliver radical improvement of the mathematical sciences capacity and capability in the Australian community through the support of high quality mathematics education for all young Australians. AMSI aims to improve the supply of mathematically well-prepared students entering tertiary education by direct involvement with schools, support mathematical sciences research and its applications including cross-disciplinary areas and public and private sectors and enhance the undergraduate and postgraduate experience of students in the mathematical sciences and related disciplines.

Tim Marchant represents AMSI on the committee for the CoME.

The Australian Mathematical Society

The Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS) is a national society for the mathematics profession in Australia. AustMS aims to promote and extend mathematical knowledge and its applications.

Chris Tisdall represents AustMS on the committee for the CoME.

The Mathematical Association of New South Wales

The Mathematical Association of New South Wales (MANSW) is the professional association for teachers of Mathematics in New South Wales, and an affiliate of the AAMT. For over 100 years, MANSW has provided professional learning opportunities for teachers, journals, and conferences, and stimulating activities for students.

Darius Samojlowicz represents ANSW on the committee for the CoME.

The Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia

The Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) is an association which aims to promote, share, disseminate, and co-operate on quality research on mathematics education for all levels particularly in Australasia; to provide permanent means for sharing of research results and concerns among all members through regular publications and conferences; to seek means of implementing research findings at all decision levels to the teaching of mathematics and to the preparation of teachers of mathematics; and to maintain liaison with other organisations with similar interests in mathematics education or educational research.

Catherine Attard represents MERGA on the committee for the CoME.

The Statistical Society of Australia

The Statistical Society of Australia (SSA) is a national society representing Australian and overseas statisticians which aims to support and further the work of state statistical societies representing professional statisticians.

Peter Howley represents SSA on the committee for the CoME.

The International Program Committee

The International Program Committee (IPC) is appointed by ICMI Executive Committee following the successful bid to host ICME. It is the responsibility of the IPC to form the ICME scientific program, select presenters, and oversee the progress of the Congress preparations.

The members of the ICME-15 IPC are:

Name Institution
Kim Beswick ICME-15 Convenor, Chair of the IPC, Sydney, Australia
Will Morony Local Organising Committee Chair for ICME-15
Frederick K.S. Leung Ex officio ICMI President The University of Hong Kong
Jean-Luc Dorier Ex officio ICMI Secretary General University of Geneva Switzerland
Jianpan WANG Ex offico Congress chair of ICME14
Olive Chapman University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
David Gómez Instituto de Ciencias de la Educacion (ICEd), Universidad de O'Higgins, Chile
Berinderjeet Kaur National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore
Boris Koichu Weizmann Institute, Israel
Nelly León Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador, Caracas, Venezuela
Katie Makar University of Queensland
Chris Matthews University of Technology Sydney
Cristina Ochoviet National Administration of Public Education (ANEP) Departamento de Matemática, Uruguay
Cristina Sabena Department of Philosophy and Educational Sciences of the University of Turin, Italy
Inge Schwank Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany
Patrick Scott New Mexico State University
Yoshi Shimizu University of Tsukuba Thukuba, Japan
Moustapha Sokhna Cheikh Anta Diop University Dakar, Senegal
Hamsa Venkatakrishnan Dublin City University, Ireland
Naďa Vondrová Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Margaret Walshaw Massey University, New Zealand
A photograph of the members of the ICME-15 International Program Committee, taken in Sydney Harbour on a sunny day.

The ICME-15 Local Organising Committee

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) is responsible for the logistics of the congress organisation in accordance with the scientific decisions of the IPC. This includes finances and budget, venue and room allocation, congress announcements, publicity, and other organisational matters.

The following leaders in mathematics education have been selected for the ICME-15 LOC. They bring a great deal of experience and complementary expertise to the organisation of the congress.

Name Institution
Will Morony LOC Chair ICME-15
Kim Beswick Convenor ICME-15 , Chair IPC
Allan Dougan The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
Catherine Attard University of Western Sydney
Margaret Bigelow Western Sydney University
Janette Bobis University of Sydney
Mary Coupland University of Technology Sydney
A photograph of the ICME-15 Local Organising Committee. The Chairman, Will Morony, is at the centre of the group, with ICME-15 Convenor Kim Beswick on his right.

Key Dates

Milestones Dates
Expressions of Interest to participateNow Open
First AnnouncementNow Available
Proposals for National Presentations & Discussion GroupsNow Open
Proposals for National Presentations close31-Dec-22
TSG Papers and Posters processes opens01-Mar-23
Second Announcement01-May-23
Proposals for Workshops open01-May-23
Congress Registrations open01-Jun-23
Solidarity Fund Applications open01-Jun-23
Proposals for Discussion Groups and Workshops close01-Nov-23
Applications for support from Solidarity Fund close30-Nov-23
Full Congress Program released on website and smartphone app01-June-24

Our Ambassadors

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Olive Chapman
University of Calgary
Canada

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Jean-Luc Dorier
ICMI Secretary General
Switzerland

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David Gomez
Chile

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Berinderjeet Kaur
Singapore

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Lee Hyland
Mathematical Association on New South Wales
Australia

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Barry Kissane
Murdoch University
Australia

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Gilah Leder
Monash University
Australia

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Frederick K. S. Leung
ICMI President
Hong Kong

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Katie Makar
University of Queensland
Australia

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Cristina Ochoviet
National Administration of Public Education
Uruguay

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Ng Oi-Lam
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

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Sitti Patahuddin
University of Canberra
Indonesia

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Cheryl Praeger
University of Western Australia
Australia

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Cristina Sabena
University of Turin
Italy

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Patrick Scott
New Mexico State University
USA

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Yoshi Shimizu
Tsukaba University
Japan

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Matt Skoss
Mathematics Teachers Association of the NT (MTANT)
Australia

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Moustapha Sokhna
Cheikh Anta Diop University Dakar
Senegal

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Steve Thornton
University of Canberra
Australia

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Peter Sullivan
Monash University
Australia

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Nada Vondrova
Czech Republic

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Margaret Walshaw
New Zealand

Lee Hyland

Lee is deputy principal at a comprehensive rural public high school in NSW with over 25 years teaching experience across multiple disciplines. Lee has extensive experience on the executive committee of the Mathematical Association on New South Wales (MANSW) and is the current President. Lee is also the NSW representative councilor with the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). Lee has a passion for ensuring that rural students and teachers have access to opportunities to further their education despite any disadvantage due to location and socio-economic situations.

Moustapha Sokhna

I am Mr. Moustapha SOKHNA, Full Professor of Universities, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Education and Training (FASTEF) of the University Cheikh Anta DIOP of Dakar and Inspector General of Education in Senegal. I am the coordinator of the Network of Schools of Didactics and Mathematics of West Africa (REDiMAO) and president of the executive office of the Espace Mathématique Francophone from 2015 to 2018.

I am a researcher in didactics of mathematics and responsible for doctoral training in didactics of mathematics at FASTEF. My area of research is documentary resources on and for the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Steve Thornton

Dr Steve Thornton is a mathematics education lecturer, consultant and researcher. He has wide experience as a teacher of mathematics and curriculum leader, as a researcher in mathematics education, as leader of national professional development programs for the Australian Mathematics Trust and the Australian Academy of Science, and as a consultant and critical friend to numerous mathematics education projects. Most recently Steve was Executive Director of the highly regarded reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry project conducted by the Australian Academy of Science in collaboration with the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, developing exemplary teaching and professional learning resources and recruiting and training a cohort of more than 300 Champion teachers.

Steve has lectured in mathematics teacher education at the University of Canberra, Charles Darwin University and the University of Oxford.

Steve is a Past President and Life Member of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers. He serves on the Problems Committee of the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians and has been awarded a B.H.Neumann medal for excellence in Australian mathematics education. He has written numerous journal articles and book chapters, and has presented keynote addresses and workshops at Australian and international mathematics education conferences.

Steve holds B.Sc. (Hons) and Grad. Dip. T. degrees from the University of Adelaide; and a Ph. D. from the Australian National University. His research interests include philosophy of mathematics education, task design and knowledge-building in mathematics education and empowering teachers through classroom-bases observation and research. His PhD thesis “Slow Maths: A metaphor of connectedness in school mathematics” used the metaphor of the slow food movement to map a vision for school mathematics that engages students with the culture of mathematics as an underpinning discipline for STEM and as an enjoyable field of study in its own right.