BCAM NAUKAS 2025 IS HERE!

• On March 14, 2025, we will celebrate a new edition of the special event dedicated to mathematics at the Bizkaia Aretoa (UPV/EHU) in Bilbao: BCAM NAUKAS, Pi Day.

On March 14, 2025, we will celebrate a new edition of the special event dedicated to mathematics at the Bizkaia Aretoa (UPV/EHU) in Bilbao: BCAM NAUKAS, Pi Day. This event is organized thanks to the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics and the Chair of Scientific Culture of the University of the Basque Country, and will feature some of the most interesting figures in mathematical outreach in our country.

The BCAM-NAUKAS 2025 program will have morning and afternoon sessions. In the morning, there will be mathematical workshops aimed at making mathematics engaging and fun for primary and secondary school students.

In the afternoon, the celebration continues with 15-minute scientific talks, dynamic and approachable, held in the Mitxelena room of Bizkaia Aretoa. These talks will explore various properties and everyday applications of the number Pi.

Pi Day BCAM Naukas 2025 Program – March 14

9:30 AM – 1:30 PM MATHEMATICAL WORKSHOPS

Workshops for upper primary and secondary school students. The goal is to make mathematics accessible and attractive to young people in a playful manner, aiming to spark their interest in this science. The workshops will be held in three sessions in the morning, divided into PRIMARY and SECONDARY.

• Participants in these workshops must bring an ID or a copy with both sides printed. PRIMARY Mathematical Origami – 9:30 to 10:15 | 10:30 to 11:15 | 11:30 to 12:15

Hands to Matter: Fractal Approaches – 9:30 to 10:15 | 10:30 to 11:15 | 11:30 to 12:15

SECONDARY Giant Games – 9:30 to 10:30 | 10:50 to 11:50 | 12:10 to 13:10

Math Mystery Box – 9:30 to 10:30 | 10:50 to 11:50 | 12:10 to 13:10

Magic and Mathematics – 9:30 to 10:30 | 10:50 to 11:50 | 12:10 to 13:10

Pen and Paper Games – 9:30 to 10:30 | 10:50 to 11:50 | 12:10 to 13:10

Solving the Rubik's Cube – 9:30 to 10:30 | 10:50 to 11:50 | 12:10 to 13:10

Secrets of the NAN card – 9:30 to 10:30 | 10:50 to 11:50 | 12:10 to 13:10 (* Participants in this workshop must bring an ID or a copy with both sides printed.)

The workshops are free and have a maximum capacity of 35 people.

Registrations:

The registration period opens on February 19, Wednesday. Each school can participate in a maximum of two workshops. Schools interested in participating should register by sending an email to ehu@gmail.com with the following information: Workshop name Workshop schedule Number of participants Teacher's full name School name Contact phone number BCAM NAUKAS PI DAY (Open AFTERNOON session)

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM MATHEMATICAL DIVULGATIVE TALKS

Short conferences, 15 minutes each, dynamic and approachable, held in the Mitxelena room of Bizkaia Aretoa (Bilbao).

These talks aim to bring the fascinating nature of mathematics closer to the audience and to showcase, among other topics, the properties and applications of Pi in everyday life in a brief and concise manner.

BCAM NAUKAS PI DAY PROGRAM

• 8:30 – 18:40: Welcome
• 18:40 – 18:45: Presentation – Javier Peláez,
• 18:45 – 19:00: “Poesía irracional” – Fátima Mª García, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
• 19:00 – 19:15: “Cuando te crees que lo has entendido todo” – Enrique F. Borja, Universidad de Sevilla.
• 19:15 – 19:30: “Midiendo un mundo redondo“- Clara Grima,  Universidad de Sevilla.
• 19:30 – 19:45: “La longitud de la costa y otros fractales”- Daniel Eceizabarrena, BCAM.
• 19:45 – 20:00: «Las Matemáticas en el diseño gráfico» – Judit Mínguez, Universidad de La Rioja.
• 20:00 – 20:15: “Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol La, π: ¿Por qué tenemos siete notas? – Luca Fanelli, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
• 20:15 – 20:30: Closure BCAM-NAUKAS – Javier Peláez, Naukas.

Access to the BCAM-NAUKAS conferences is free and open until full capacity. If you cannot attend in person, you can follow all the conferences live via streaming on the Kosmos channel of EITB.