Canadian Mathematical Society Celebrates a First for Canada

Thursday, February 8, 2018

From the Canadian Math Society

OTTAWA, ON聽聽 - The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is pleased to announce the members of Canada鈥檚 first-ever team to compete in the European Girls鈥 Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) in Florence, Italy, April 9-15, 2018. EGMO Math Team Canada is:

  • Anna Krokhine
  • Jingzhi Liang
  • Elnaz Hessami Pilehrood
  • Karen Situ

The team is led by CMS Mathematical Competitions Chair, Professor Dorette Pronk (Dalhousie) and Deputy Leader Sarah Sun (TD) who served as Deputy Leader for Math Team Canada 2017 in Rio de Janeiro.

Each student competes individually to solve six questions, in a competition lasting two days, four and a half hours each day. The students were chosen largely based on the results of the 2017 Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge written in November.

Team Leader Dorette Pronk is delighted that Canada is participating at the 2018 EGMO.聽

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Pronk is excited at their prospects.

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Sponsors of the European Girls` Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO)

The Canadian Mathematical Society is very grateful for the significant support received from the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of 蓝莓视频 that enabled the Society to send a Canadian team this year鈥檚 EGMO.

About the European Girls鈥 Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO)

The European Girls鈥 Mathematical Olympiad is an international mathematics competition similar in style to the International Mathematical Olympiad, with two papers taken on consecutive days. Participating countries send teams consisting of four female mathematicians of school age. EGMO was first held in 2012 in Cambridge, United Kingdom.聽 The 2019 EGMO will be held in Ukraine.

About the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS)
Founded in 1945, the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) promotes the advancement, discovery, learning and application of mathematics. The CMS promotes mathematics through a rich array of activities including scientific meetings, publications, awards, prizes, grants, camps and competitions.

For more information on EGMO Math Team Canada, please contact

Patricia Dack聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Or 聽聽聽聽聽聽 Professor Dorette Pronk (Dalhousie)
Fundraising and Communications Officer 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Leader EGMO Math Team Canada
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