PhiMSAMP

Philosophy of Mathematics: Sociological Aspects and Mathematical Practice
(Philosophie der Mathematik: Soziologische Aspekte und Mathematische Praxis)

PhiMSAMP Kick-off meeting

Bonn, May 8th, 2005

Venue. Library of the Philosophisches Seminar, LFB III, Lennéstraße 39, 53113 Bonn.
How to get there. From the main train station, go towards Busbahnhof, walk up Kaiserplatz and turn right before the large yellow building (Schloss / university main building). Follow the street ``Am Hofgarten'' (large meadow to your left). At the traffic lights, go straight across, entering Lennéstr. Number 39 is on the left-hand side after about 200m. See also various maps here.
Time. Sunday, May 8th, 2005, 10:00-18:00 (including lunch and coffee break).
Saturday evening. For those arriving on Saturday 7 May, we can meet at the station, and/or we can meet to have dinner in town. Please contact T.M. if you want to come along.
Sunday evening. Dinner on Sunday will be arranged at the meeting.
Local organization. Thomas Müller.
What we want you to do. Please prepare a 2-4 page document describing your research interests and your aims connected with the network. Please be specific; these texts will form the basis for our discussion and for a more detailed description of the network aims.
Network discussion e-mail list. PhiMSAMP@listserv.uni-bonn.de. Please notify T.M. of any changes in your e-mail address.
Network web page. http://www.lib.uni-bonn.de/PhiMSAMP. Please contribute ideas as to how that page can be improved or updated.

Preliminary schedule for 8 May.

10:00-12:00	General discussion of network aims based on all individual contributions.
12:00-13:00	Discussion of invited speakers and workshop schedules. Update of literature to be cited in the application.
13:00-14:00	Lunch break
14:00--16:00	Working in groups of 2-3 to define specific aims of the network as a whole. Possible groups: sociology of math, relation to traditional philosophy of mathematics, proof.
16:00-16:30	Coffee break
16:30--18:00	Putting the groups' results together to give a definite outline of the aims of the network as a whole. Further topics, e.g., website maintenance.