The 21st European Conference on Industrial Mathematics (ECMI2021) will take place from April 13 to 15, 2021. This conference is organized every two years by the "European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry". Due to the Corona pandemic, the conference will be held completely online and organized by the Bergische Universität Wuppertal.

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He wants to advance mathematics as a key technology and highlight its importance for industry and society: Wil Schilders. The professor of "Scientific Computing in the Industry" at the Technical University in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, is an expert in the development of mathematical methods used in simulations of products and processes in industry.
Wil Schilders holds the fourth „Dr. Jörg Mittelsten Scheid-Visiting Professorshipr“ in the winter term 2020/21

Doctoral students in applied mathematics started a SIAM Student Chapter at the University of Wuppertal. The aim of the SIAM Student Chapter Wuppertal is to unite both graduate and undergraduate students with an interest in computational and applied mathematics. The chapter organizes local meetings on subjects of interest, including seminars by students and faculty of the University of Wuppertal, as well as invited speakers from other institutions, excursions to industry sites, and workshops on different topics in applied mathematics and beyond. The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) provides funds to support activities of the student chapter.

Website of the SIAM Student Chapter Wuppertal: https://siamchapter.uni-wuppertal.de

The IMACM-Juniors seminar trip took place from 11th to 13th February in Schmallenberg. The aim of the seminar was to bring the PhD students of the different working groups together. 15 Participants (14 PhD students, 1 Post Doc) of four different working groups of IMACM presented their research in the beautifully located seminar house. Furthermore, there was time to discuss research topics and general questions regarding the dissertation. In the evenings there was time for socializing while cooking together and playing board games.

In addition to the kick-off meeting and the seminar trip in spring, the IMACM Juniors come together three times a year for a meeting on the so-called Pizza-Friday. These meetings are organized in turn by members of the different participating working groups in IMACM (Applied Mathematics/Numerical Analysis, Functional Analysis, Scientific Computing and High Performance Computing, Optimization and Approximation, Applied Computer Science, Stochastics). The meeting will be used to exchange ideas, to collect ideas for future actions and workshops and to find volunteers for their organization.

After the end of the official part, the rest of the evening is used for "socializing" on Pizza-Friday. In a convivial atmosphere, pizza is ordered together and board and party games are played.