The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) extends an invitation to the mathematical community for the 2026 CMS Summer Meeting scheduled from June 5-8, 2026, in Saint John, New Brunswick. The four-day event will feature prize lectures, plenary speakers, scientific sessions, along with mini-courses on Friday, June 5.
Important Food & Lunch Notice
Please note that the University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus is isolated, and there are no food vendors open on campus during the weekend. To ensure you have lunch, we highly recommend pre-purchasing meals or bringing your own.
Option 1: Pre-Purchase Your Lunch (Recommended)
We are offering buffet-style lunches (including hot items and sandwiches) at cost for $23.00/day for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
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How to buy: Add them to your order via our registration page.
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How to redeem: You will find your lunch ticket(s) inside your registration package.
Option 2: On-Campus Canteen
A small canteen with basic snacks and coffee will be available during the event. You can find it at the end of the hallway in the Irving Building, just past Room 105.
Public Lecture
Dr. Anthony Bonato
Toronto Metropolitan University
Abstract: Math Memes for the Math-Inclined and Whoever Else Comes to Public Math Lectures
From the distracted boyfriend to the grumpy cat to Rickrolls, memes pop up constantly and spread rapidly through our socials.
Memes are cultural units or behaviours passed on through imitation. First coined by the evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene, the word comes from splicing “gene” with mimema, the Greek word for imitation.
Math memes, or memoids as I like to call them, add a dose of mathematical nerdiness to the mix. Memoids poke fun, entertain, and sometimes even educate.
We’ll take a personal guided tour of math memes, with a brief look at how they spread, including a nod to graph burning. No differential equations required.
Plenary Lectures
Julia Gordon
University of British Columbia
Niky Kamran
McGill University
Jhonel Morvan
Université de l'Ontario français
Prize Lectures
Wesley Burr
Trent University
Excellence in Teaching Prize
Yu-Ru Liu
University of Waterloo
Krieger-Nelson Prize
Mathematics for Play, Community, and Connection: A Public Recreational Math Expo
Saturday, June 6th | 9:30am - 3:00pm
Hans W. Klohn Commons
A public Recreational Mathematics Expo is being held Saturday June 6th from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm in the Hans W. Klohn Commons. The free event welcomes families, teachers, students, and community members to engage with mathematics through hands-on activities, puzzles, and games, highlighting mathematics as playful, creative, and accessible. The Expo will foster community engagement and outreach while complementing the research and education sessions of the ongoing 2026 CMS Summer Meeting in Saint John.
Lunch Social
Spectra, the Association for LGBTQ+ Mathematicians, warmly invites LGBTQ+ and allied Summer Meeting participants to a lunch social on Sunday, June 7 from 12pm - 12:30pm in Irving Hall, Rm. 105. Come to meet fellow LGBTQ+ mathematicians at all career levels in a friendly, informal setting and learn about queer mathematical professional development and organizing!
Spectra’s origins are in grassroots advocacy by and for LGBTQ+ mathematicians. The group took shape in a massive, successful letter-writing campaign by mathematicians in 1993-94 to get the AMS and MAA to move the 1995 Joint Mathematics Meetings from Denver to San Francisco, in protest against an anti-gay law passed in Colorado in 1992. More recently, we have become a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, established a recurring presence at several major conferences (including, for the first time, at the 2026 ICM), and ratified several student chapters at universities throughout the United States. We would love to expand our network of student chapters to Canada, so we particularly encourage students who might be interested to join us for lunch!
We ask those planning to attend to sign up via the form below by May 29 so that we can order an appropriate amount of food. For any questions, feel free to contact Sophie Morin, Spectra Advocacy Chair, at sophie-4.morin@polymtl.ca.
Scientific Directors
Tim Alderson
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
Andrea Burgess
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
Scientific Organizing Committee
Andrijana Burazin
University of Toronto, Mississauga
Dorette Pronk
Dalhousie University
Tatyana Barron
Western University
Peter Selinger
Dalhousie University
Ailana Fraser
University of British Columbia
Nicholas Touikan
University of New Brunswick
Host University
Sponsors
