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The Local Organizing Committee of PME 49 in Helsinki consists of:
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For any questions regarding PME 49, please contact us at: pme49@helsinki.fi.
The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (IGPME) is an autonomous body governed as provided for in its constitution. It is an official subgroup of the International Commission for Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) and came into existence at the Third International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-3) held in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1976. The conference in 2026 is the 49th Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME 49).
The Constitution of IGPME
The constitution of PME was adopted by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on August 17, 1980 and changed at the AGM on July 24, 1987, on August 10, 1992, on August 2, 1994, on July 18, 1997, on July 14, 2005, on July 21, 2012. PME decided to seek charitable organization status under UK law and the new constitution related to this change was accepted by the Annual General Meetings in 2018, 2019, and 2022. The name of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“the CIO”) is the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
The objectives of the CIO are to advance the field of mathematics education for the public benefit by:
Office | Person | Country/Region |
President | Wim Van Dooren | Belgium |
President-Elect | Oh Nam Kwon | Korea |
Vice President Portfolio Group | Michal Ayalon | Israel |
Christina Krause | Austria | |
Farzaneh Saadati | Chile | |
Daniel Sommerhoff | Germany | |
Ting-Ying Wang | Taiwan | |
Secretary Portfolio Group | Ban Heng Choy | Singapore |
Helena Johansson | Sweden | |
Heather Lynn Johnson | USA | |
Nicky Roberts | South Africa | |
Wee Tiong Seah | Australia | |
Treasurer Portfolio Group | Juan Manuel González-Forte | Spain |
Jenni Ingram | United Kingdom | |
Kotaro Komatsu | Japan | |
Heidi Krzywacki | Finland | |
Policy Portfolio Group | Chiara Andrà | Italy |
Sean Chorney | Canada | |
Nicola Hodkowski | USA | |
Ofer Marmur | New Zealand | |
Anselm Robert Strohmaier | Germany |
Honorary Members of IGPME