The Niels Henrik Abel Memorial Fund has established an annual Abel Symposium, which is administrated by the Norwegian Mathematical Society. The symposium follows the final meeting of the Abel Prize Comittee. This year, the Abel Symposium takes place on Thursday, January 23th, 2025, at the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM) in Bonn, Germany, hosting world-leading speakers in various fields of mathematics. There is also a live streaming of the event available.
The Abel Symposium 2025 in Bonn is fully booked. Unfortunately, further registrations are no longer possible. But please follow our livestream:
The Abel Prize is named after Niels Henrik Abel, Norway’s greatest mathematician throughout the times. Abel left lasting marks on the mathematical world. His mathematics have served as a base for a number of major technological breakthroughs, there amongst the development of the internet. The Abel Prize was established by the Norwegian Parliament (The Storting) in 2002, on the occasion the 200-year anniversary of his birth. The Prize is 7,5 million Norwegian Kroner and awarded by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, on behalf of the Ministry of Education.
More: https://abelprize.no/page/history-abel-prize
The Abel Committee consists of five outstanding research scientists in the field of mathematics. Both Norwegian and non-Norwegian citizens may be members of the committee. The members of the Abel Committee are appointed for a period of two years and may be reappointed once.
The Abel Committee shall:
- review the nominated candidates for the Abel Prize
- submit a recommendation to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
This year, the Abel Committee consists of Helge Holden (NTNU, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Norway (Chair)), Martin Hairer (EPFL), Ursula Hamenstädt (HCM/University of Bonn), Hee Oh (Yale University), and Jonathan Pila (University of Oxford).
