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Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

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  • cdarwin@c.imC cdarwin@c.im

    Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
    if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

    Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
    the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.

    Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.

    The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.

    This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
    —the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.

    Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.

    It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
    the suspension of visas from 75 countries
    and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
    as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”

    As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
    which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.

    The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
    more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

    johnzajac@dice.campJ This user is from outside of this forum
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    @cdarwin

    I mean, by July the energy shock is going to be so bad that nobody is going to be flying anywhere, so...

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    • cdarwin@c.imC cdarwin@c.im

      Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
      if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

      Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
      the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.

      Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.

      The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.

      This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
      —the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.

      Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.

      It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
      the suspension of visas from 75 countries
      and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
      as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”

      As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
      which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.

      The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
      more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

      https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

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      wrote last edited by
      #3

      @cdarwin Good for them. I like avoiding countries that run concentration camps, too.

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      • johnzajac@dice.campJ johnzajac@dice.camp

        @cdarwin

        I mean, by July the energy shock is going to be so bad that nobody is going to be flying anywhere, so...

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        #4

        @johnzajac @cdarwin Only places that can be reached by bicycle remain.

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        • forthy42@mastodon.net2o.deF forthy42@mastodon.net2o.de

          @johnzajac @cdarwin Only places that can be reached by bicycle remain.

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          #5

          @forthy42 @cdarwin

          Solar-powered electric vehicles FTW

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          • cdarwin@c.imC cdarwin@c.im

            Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
            if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

            Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
            the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.

            Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.

            The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.

            This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
            —the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.

            Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.

            It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
            the suspension of visas from 75 countries
            and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
            as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”

            As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
            which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.

            The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
            more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

            https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

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            wrote last edited by
            #6

            @cdarwin Are their virtual options for attendees?

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            • cdarwin@c.imC cdarwin@c.im

              Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
              if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

              Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
              the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.

              Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.

              The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.

              This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
              —the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.

              Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.

              It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
              the suspension of visas from 75 countries
              and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
              as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”

              As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
              which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.

              The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
              more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

              https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

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              #7

              @cdarwin yes this boycott (large events happening in) America (that can happen elsewhere)

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              • cdarwin@c.imC cdarwin@c.im

                Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
                if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

                Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
                the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.

                Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.

                The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.

                This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
                —the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.

                Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.

                It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
                the suspension of visas from 75 countries
                and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
                as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”

                As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
                which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.

                The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
                more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

                https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

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                @cdarwin This would be a perfect opportunity to do the Bender meme of making your own thing with blackjack and hookers.

                The people who want to boycott should just arrange for their own gathering in Europe or some such place. I bet all they need to do is rent a venue, make a website that says "we are doing this thing" and the ICM will panic and drop the US plans.

                ... I mean, that's how things would go in my perfect world.

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                • cdarwin@c.imC cdarwin@c.im

                  Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
                  if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

                  Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
                  the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.

                  Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.

                  The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.

                  This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
                  —the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.

                  Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.

                  It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
                  the suspension of visas from 75 countries
                  and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
                  as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”

                  As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
                  which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.

                  The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
                  more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

                  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

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                  #9

                  @cdarwin They should hold it in that one first world developed country without massive repeated human rights violations.

                  You know the one right?
                  No?
                  Me neither.

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                  • cdarwin@c.imC cdarwin@c.im

                    Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
                    if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

                    Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
                    the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.

                    Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.

                    The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.

                    This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
                    —the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.

                    Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.

                    It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
                    the suspension of visas from 75 countries
                    and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
                    as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”

                    As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
                    which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.

                    The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
                    more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

                    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

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                    #10

                    @cdarwin
                    Looks like they incorrectly estimated the percentage of mathematicians that would subtract themselves from the conference.

                    Please excuse me. I’ll see myself out.

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                    • cdarwin@c.imC cdarwin@c.im

                      Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
                      if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

                      Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
                      the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.

                      Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.

                      The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.

                      This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
                      —the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.

                      Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.

                      It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
                      the suspension of visas from 75 countries
                      and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
                      as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”

                      As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
                      which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.

                      The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
                      more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

                      https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

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                      #11

                      @cdarwin fully support the sentiment, but that graph is a disgrace 🤣

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                      • cdarwin@c.imC cdarwin@c.im

                        Mathematicians are threatening to boycott the field’s largest, most prestigious gathering this summer
                        if it takes place in the U.S., as currently planned.

                        Every four years since the turn of the twentieth century,
                        the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) has brought together mathematicians from all over the world to share the latest breakthroughs and plot the field’s future.

                        Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.

                        The ICM is also where math’s most hallowed prize, the Fields Medal, is awarded.

                        This July, the ICM is slated to take place in Philadelphia
                        —the first time in 40 years that it’s been held in the U.S.

                        Now a petition to move the event elsewhere is circulating among mathematicians.

                        It cites the recent American military actions in Venezuela and Iran,
                        the suspension of visas from 75 countries
                        and the continued presence of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across major U.S. cities
                        as contrary to the ICM’s goal of fostering “a sense of international unity amongst mathematicians.”

                        As of this writing, more than 1,500 mathematicians have signed the petition,
                        which states that they plan to boycott the event if it isn’t moved outside the U.S.

                        The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names,
                        more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

                        https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/

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                        #12

                        @cdarwin@c.im Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal aren’t too far away from Philidephia, but far enough…

                        & Montreal is almost Europe …

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