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Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery
Gründung	2003
Trägerschaft	NSERC, ASRA, NSF, CONACYT
Ort	Banff, Alberta,Kanada Kanada
Leitung	Nassif Ghoussoub
Netzwerke	University of British Columbia, Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, MITACS, MPrime[1], MSRI
Website	www.birs.ca

Das Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery wurde 2003 eingerichtet.^[2] Als unabhängiges Forschungsinstitut für Mathematik dient es als nordamerikanisches Gegenstück zum in Europa angesiedelten Mathematischen Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach.^[3] Das unter der Abkürzung "BIRS" bekannte Forschungsinstitut beherbergt jedes Jahr mehr als 2000 Wissenschaftler aus aller Welt, um diesen wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit in der Mathematik und in mathematiknahen Wissenschaften zu ermöglichen. ^[4]

Im BIRS wird entweder im Bereich der reinen Mathematik, der angewandten Mathematik oder in anderen Wissenschaftsfeldern im Bereich ihrer Überschneidung mit der Mathematik geforscht.

Es gibt viele wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen, die sich auf Vorträge und Treffen im BIRS oder auf Berichte aus dem BIRS beziehen.

The Banff International Research Station hosts five types of meetings:

1. 5-Day Workshops: These make up the core program at BIRS, with up to 42 participants per workshop, 48 weeks per year. Some workshops have only 21 participants, and they share a week at BIRS, running concurrently.
2. 2-Day Workshops: Weekend workshops, typically consisting of 25 people, and typically from the surrounding areas in Alberta and British Columbia.
3. Focused Research Groups: Up to 8 people from different institutions meet for 1–2 weeks, to work on a specific problem or finish up major projects.
4. Research in Teams: 2–4 people from different institutions meet for 1–2 weeks to concentrate on their research.
5. Summer Schools and Training Camps: instructional meetings for up to 40 students for up to 14 days.

The core program of 5-day workshops is created two years in advance. Every summer, BIRS issues a Call for Proposals, soliciting applications for workshops from the global scientific community. Each year, it gets more competitive to get a space in the 48 available weeks at BIRS: 79 proposals were received for the 2003 program, and 168 were received for the 2014 program.^[5] An extensive peer-review process by international experts culminates in the selection of the scientific program for a given year.^[5][6]

Summer schools and training camps must apply through the same process as 5-day workshops. An example of a summer school is the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) training camp, to prepare high school students for competing at the IMO. The other types of meetings are far less competitive, and may be applied for at any time, through the BIRS website.

The Banff International Research Station occupies two buildings on the campus of the Banff Centre, in Banff National Park. One of the buildings, Corbett Hall, is a residence building that provides bedrooms, a common lounge area, a small library, and space for small teams of people to work. The other building, TransCanada PipeLines Pavilion, hosts administrative offices, two lecture rooms, and a series of smaller rooms for break-out sessions and research teams.^[7] As part of the Banff Centre campus, BIRS researchers have full access to all of its amenities and services.

The idea behind this choice of location for a research facility is to create an atmosphere where scientists can remove themselves from day-to-day life, and immerse themselves in their research.^[8]

In 2012, the Banff International Research Station installed a fully automated lecture capture system.^[9] It provides live video streaming and video recording of the lectures that take place in its main lecture room. Video recordings are automatically posted on the BIRS website within a few minutes after a lecture ends. Use of the system is opt-in, decided by the individual lecturers at the time of their lecture, via a touchscreen panel in the lecture room. The automated system at BIRS employs high quality cameras to ensure that mathematics written on chalkboards can be seen clearly. Embedded microphones and audio processing systems capture both the lecturer and questions from the audience.

Recent research videos recorded at BIRS are also available in the iTunes podcast directory.

The Banff International Research Station is funded by four governments:

1. The federal government of Canada, through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)^[2]
2. The provincial government of Alberta, through Alberta Science and Research Authority (ASRA)^[10]
3. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)^[11]
4. Mexico's National Science and Technology Council, (CONACYT)^[12]

• BIRS Director, Nassif Ghoussoub
• The Banff Centre
• Banff, Alberta
• Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
• Comments from BIRS researchers

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Kategorie:Research stations Kategorie:Mathematical institutes Kategorie:Research institutes in Canada Kategorie:International research institutes Kategorie:Buildings and structures in Banff, Alberta Kategorie:Research institutes established in 2003 Kategorie:2003 establishments in Alberta

1. ↑ MPrime Network Inc. – Internet Archive
2. ↑ ^{a b} NSERC Grant Details. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, abgerufen am 22. April 2013. 
3. ↑ World renowned mathematicians to visit Banff, study ‘Whitney problems’. University of Calgary, abgerufen am 19. April 2013. 
4. ↑ Banff math centre gets $10M from NAFTA partners. CBC News, abgerufen am 19. April 2013. 
5. ↑ ^{a b} The 2014 Scientific Program Announcement. BIRS Website, abgerufen am 23. April 2013. 
6. ↑ The Review Process: Ensuring High Calibre Research. BIRS Website, abgerufen am 23. April 2013. 
7. ↑ Description of Facilities. BIRS Website, abgerufen am 19. April 2013. 
8. ↑ Erica Klarreich: ...as mathematicians beat retreat to Alberta. In: Nature. Nr. 412, 30. August 2001, S. 846, doi:10.1038/35091220 (nature.com [abgerufen am 22. April 2013]). 
9. ↑ Automated Video Recording. BIRS Website, abgerufen am 23. April 2013. 
10. ↑ Alberta Science and Research Investments Program Annual Report 2008. Abgerufen am 19. April 2013. 
11. ↑ NSF funding award abstract. National Science Foundation, abgerufen am 23. April 2013. 
12. ↑ University of British Columbia Media Release, 2005. Abgerufen am 19. April 2013.