<div class="gmail_quote"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">A year ago two lecturers were sought to participate in the beautiful project of the French organization CIMPA (Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées) to help rebuild the mathematics infrastructure in Cambodia. The context of this work was described to potential volunteers as follows: <br>
<br></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">"We seek lecturers for intensive 3-4 week courses at universities in the developing world, at the advanced undergraduate level.<span> </span>The <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 189, 93); background-position: initial initial; ">lecturer</span> would be assisted by a local mathematics professor who prepares the students beforehand, assists when necessary during the course, and takes care of any necessary follow-up. These courses should have a student audience of 20 or more, be controlled, with examinations, and be part of a regular degree <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 189, 93); background-position: initial initial; ">program</span> at the university at which they are offered. <br>
<br>Past experience in the developing world is desirable but not necessary. However what is required is tolerance for working in circumstances of modest resources, unexplained inefficiencies, and limited physical comforts. <br>
<br>Funds for all expenses, including travel, will be provided; however, we request that the mathematician's home institution offer leave with pay during his/her 3-4 week absence.<span> </span>We believe that a strong case can be made that cooperation with this <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 189, 93); background-position: initial initial; ">program</span> will not only bring personal and professional benefit to the <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 189, 93); background-position: initial initial; ">lecturer</span>, but will also redound to the credit of the <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 189, 93); background-position: initial initial; ">lecturer</span>'s institution." <br>
<br>40 volunteers immediately responded!<span> </span>Such an outpouring of interest in contributing to the formation of students of mathematics in the developing world could not be ignored!<span> </span>The Developing Countries Strategy Group of the International Mathematical Union, in cooperation with CIMPA and the U.S. National Committee for Mathematics, have built on that nucleus of 40 volunteers to launch the "<span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 189, 93); background-position: initial initial; ">Volunteer</span> <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 189, 93); background-position: initial initial; ">Lecturer</span> <span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 189, 93); background-position: initial initial; ">Program</span>" (VLP), whose goal is to provide mathematician volunteers to give intensive month-long courses at universities in the developing world. </span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#222222"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><font size="2"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; ">So that your
credentials can be added to our online database of volunteers, to which we refer
departments in the developing world seeking volunteers within the framework of
VLP, please complete the information form below, attach a CV in PDF format, and
send them to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); "><a href="mailto:cde@ictp.it" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 66, 88); ">cde@ictp.it</a> </span> </span></div>
<div><div style="margin:0px"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></div>
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volunteer's CV, availability and other information is in our database, the
process goes more or less as follows. We receive periodic requests for
lecturers from universities in the developing world, and, after verifying the
viability of the requests, give access to the VLP database to the requesting
institutions. They indicate their preferences for lecturers based on their
needs and the kinds of expertise and periods of availability indicated in the
database. We then contact the lecturers so identified and (hopefully) have at
hand or find the necessary funding, allowing the visits and lecture courses to
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