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Deflating gracefully
Aug. 9th, 2008 12:31 pmIt's over.
It's done.
The week is through, and most of our participants are now on their way back home. A handful - mainly Bulgarians and Italians - have train and bus connections that don't leave until Sunday, so now they are in Weimar, sightseeing.
It's been intense. And a lot of fun. The kids were happy, we were proud, and everyone satisfied.
We've had a very broad spectrum of talks: from the tips and tricks for IMO-talks to analyses of systems of PDEs or exposes of projective 3-manifolds.
What surprised me this year were two things: First of the participants - we got more, and to some extent better, projects here than I remember from Stockholm and Miskolc. And second the press reactions. The university press office has been cooperating very closely with the congress organisation - and as a result we've been in one radio spot, two TV spots and about 10 different newspaper articles. I spent Monday and Tuesday almost exclusively talking to journalists. And, more surprisingly, the press coverage we've been getting hasn't been horribly wrong!!!!!
Now, however, it's time for a vacation. Taking care of my visum application (including the embassy trip) during the time I was one of the main organizers of the Junior Mathematical Congress, while not as taxing as organizing the European Mathematical Congress simultaneously, still was a bit more than I would have wanted to handle. However, with not all too many mishaps, my visum is on its way, my flight is booked and I have lodgings in Los Altos. Along El Camino Real, and within acceptable walking distance from Stanford.
It's done.
The week is through, and most of our participants are now on their way back home. A handful - mainly Bulgarians and Italians - have train and bus connections that don't leave until Sunday, so now they are in Weimar, sightseeing.
It's been intense. And a lot of fun. The kids were happy, we were proud, and everyone satisfied.
We've had a very broad spectrum of talks: from the tips and tricks for IMO-talks to analyses of systems of PDEs or exposes of projective 3-manifolds.
What surprised me this year were two things: First of the participants - we got more, and to some extent better, projects here than I remember from Stockholm and Miskolc. And second the press reactions. The university press office has been cooperating very closely with the congress organisation - and as a result we've been in one radio spot, two TV spots and about 10 different newspaper articles. I spent Monday and Tuesday almost exclusively talking to journalists. And, more surprisingly, the press coverage we've been getting hasn't been horribly wrong!!!!!
Now, however, it's time for a vacation. Taking care of my visum application (including the embassy trip) during the time I was one of the main organizers of the Junior Mathematical Congress, while not as taxing as organizing the European Mathematical Congress simultaneously, still was a bit more than I would have wanted to handle. However, with not all too many mishaps, my visum is on its way, my flight is booked and I have lodgings in Los Altos. Along El Camino Real, and within acceptable walking distance from Stanford.
