The AOWM x IPMU Workshop will be held at Kavli Institute of the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe from March 5 to March 6 in 2026.
AOWM is Asian-Oceanian Women in Mathematics, and it is an organization for women in mathematics in Asia and Oceania. However, anyone (not only women in mathematics) can attend this workshop.
We will have several invited talks and members' posters. Moreover, we will have special programs (group discussion, mentoring and networking).
Date: March 5-6, 2026
Place: Lecture Hall at Kavli IPMU & online (hybrid)
Invited speakers: Mathematical and Special talks
- Yng-Ing Lee (National Taiwan University)
- Soon-Yi Kang (Kangwon National University)
- Thi Ha Duong Phan (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology)
- Sanoli Gun (IMSc, Chennai)
Poster session: We accept applications for up to 20 posters. (onsite only!)
Dinner: March 5 18:00-20:00 (at or near Kavli IPMU)
Registration: Please register here by February 26.
Tentative Program

March 5
AM 10:00-11:30 EC meeting
Registration
PM 13:00-13:10 Opening remarks
13:10-13:50 Thi Ha Duong Phan (hybrid)
14:10-14:50 TBA (hybrid)
Group Photo 1
15:00-16:00 Teatime & IPMU tour
16:00-17:00 Poster session (onsite only)
17:30- Conference dinner at Cafeteria on campus
March 6
AM 10:00-11:30 Group discussion (onsite only)
PM 13:00-13:40 Soon-Yi Kang (hybrid)
14:00-14:40 Yng-Ing Lee (hybrid)
Group photo 2 (for International Women’s Day)
15:00-15:40 Teatime
15:40-16:20 Mentoring Program: Sanoli Gun (hybrid)
16:20-16:30 Closing
PDF file of the poster is here!
Organizers:
- Yukari Ito (Kavli IPMU / President of AOWM)
- Maki Nakasuji (Sophia University / Tohoku University)
- Mengxue Yang (Kavli IPMU)
- Anya Nordskova (Kavli IPMU)
Other conferences which will be held near this workshop:
- March 1-4 (Sophia University) Japan-India Workshop on L-functions and multiple zeta functions
- March 7 (Tokyo) Follow up meeting of Summer camp of Women in Mathematics
- March 8-12 (Wadeda University), 15-19 (The University of Tokyo) The 19th MSJ Seasonal Institute “Complex, Algebraic, and Arithmetic Dynamics” (CAAD2027)

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