Chapter 248

The second thing that Bao Songquan and Gu Lu discussed was about the invited speakers of this International Congress of Mathematicians.

The so-called invited speakers of the conference refer to a group of outstanding mathematicians invited by the International Union of Mathematicians to give academic reports at the conference.

There are two kinds of academic reports.

That is, a one-hour academic report and a 45-minute academic report.

The difference between the two is:

The one-hour presentation was aimed at all the mathematicians in attendance, while the four-minute presentation was aimed at mathematicians in their respective disciplines.

Obviously, the two different forms of reporting have completely different content.

According to the practice of previous sessions, there were only about 20 mathematicians invited to give one-hour presentations in each session.

Nearly 100 mathematicians were invited to give a 45-minute group presentation.

Of course, whether you are invited to give a one-hour presentation or a forty-five-minute presentation, it is enough to show the recognition of the mathematician by the International Mathematical Union.

After all, no matter which International Congress of Mathematicians, the group of mathematicians invited to give academic presentations are all leaders in their respective research fields.

At the same time, many mathematicians regard it as a privilege to be invited by the International Mathematical Union to give academic reports.

This kind of honor is no weaker than winning some international awards.

Of course, in addition to these two forms of reporting, there is also a 'ten-minute report'.

In this format, mathematicians who are qualified to participate in the conference can apply, and once approved, they can present their views in a short 10-minute presentation at their respective breakout sessions.

In previous International Mathematician Conferences, many mathematicians made a splash through this form of "ten-minute report", and quickly received attention from all sides from an unknown person.

For example, at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Berlin, Germany 12 years ago, Simon, who had followed his mentor Lucas to meet the world, instantly became famous with a short ten-minute report at the algebraic geometry group meeting!

Simon's name has been around since then.

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Of course, Gu Lu's current reputation in the mathematical world is already on par with that Simon.

Becoming famous in the form of a ten-minute report is completely unnecessary for the current Gu Lu.

fame, Gu Lu already has it.

What is lacking now is recognition by international mathematicians.

You must know that although Gu Lu is now very famous, due to his rapid rise, Gu Lu has not yet won any international mathematics awards.

Even, Gu Lu didn't have any of the well-known mathematics awards in China.

I have to say that this situation is indeed a bit embarrassing.

But there is no way, Gu Lu is really growing too fast.

The year before last, Gu Lu had just graduated with a doctorate.

And this year, Gu Lu can already compete with mathematicians like Simon.

Before the major mathematics award organizations reacted, unconsciously, Gu Lu had grown to this point.

Gu Lu is not in a hurry about this.

Anyway, the research results are there, and there will be no awards in the future.

Gu Lu is not in a hurry, it does not mean that Bao Song is not in a hurry.

Bao Songquan can now hope with great urgency to shape Gu Lu into one of the cards of their Yan University Academy.

Therefore, it is very important for Gu Lu to be recognized by the international mathematical community.

The upcoming International Congress of Mathematicians is a good opportunity.

If Gu Lu is selected as the invited speaker by the conference, it represents the recognition and recognition of Gu Lu by the International Mathematical Union.

For an hour-long academic report, Bao Song didn't dare to expect it.

For each conference, there are only about 20 places for one-hour academic presentations.

Among them, about one-third of the places will be occupied by previous Fields Medal winners, one-third will be occupied by this year's Philippine Medal nominees, and the remaining one-third will be divided among the rest of the mathematicians.

Especially for Chinese mathematicians, it is very difficult to give an hour-long presentation at the conference.

In the whole of China, there are only a dozen mathematicians who have given one-hour academic presentations at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Even Bao Songquan himself did not have this opportunity.

However, Bao Songquan and Gu Lu's teacher, Academician Ji Changyi, was invited to give an hour-long academic report in front of all the participants at the 23rd International Congress of Mathematicians in 2004.

What Bao Songquan wanted Gu Lu to fight for was not the opportunity to give an hour-long academic report in front of all the participants.

Instead, he gave a 45-minute academic presentation at a group meeting in the field of algebraic geometry.

Does Gu Lu have that qualification?

Yes!

Gu Lu, who has just proved the BAB conjecture, is fully qualified to become an invited speaker.

Although the field of algebraic geometry is known as a place where geniuses gather, Gu Lu is now on a par with Simon and others.

It can be said that in the field of algebraic geometry, there is not a single young generation of mathematicians who can steadily beat Gu Lu!

This is Bao Songquan's confidence.

But Bao Songquan is worried that maybe because of some other factors, Gu Lu will lose this opportunity.

For example, seniority, but also age.

The group of people in the International Mathematical Union are all people who are not easy to get along with!

"Senior brother, do you mean that you have a way for me to securely obtain the quota of invited speakers?" Gu Lu's eyes lit up, and he looked at Bao Songquan and said.

For inviting speakers, Gu Lu naturally tries his best to fight for the opportunity.

After all, this is a good thing for him.

Bao Songquan nodded quietly, "Well, there is indeed a way." ”

It turned out that the chairman of the International Congress of Mathematicians was Academician Wu Wenjun, chairman of the Chinese Mathematical Society.

According to the unwritten rules of the International Mathematical Union, the chair of the International Congress of Mathematicians is a person selected by the host country.

The president of the International Congress of Mathematicians still has a high voice within the International Mathematical Union.

And Gu Lu and Bao Songquan's teacher, Academician Ji Changyi, and that Academician Wu Wenjun are good friends.

Bao Songquan can use Ji Changyi's relationship to ask Academician Wu to help with this little favor.

Now, Bao Songquan is just asking Gu Lu's opinion.

After a few seconds of silence, Gu Lu nodded in agreement.

So, that night, Gu Lu took Gu Lu to Academician Wu's house.

For the two disciples of the old friend, Academician Wu was naturally warmly welcomed.

During the conversation, Bao Songquan vaguely probed Academician Wu's tone.

Academician Wu opened his mouth with a smile, "We choose to invite speakers, only looking at ability, not age." Otherwise, when the time comes, the people who will make reports on the stage will not be all a group of old guys who have no real talent and learning. ”

Although Academician Wu did not say it explicitly, his meaning is self-evident.

Gu Lu and Bao Song left satisfied.