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Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is a consortium established in 1996 by universities in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. Member universities are the University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Alberta, University of Regina, University of Victoria, University of Saskatchewan, Simon Fraser University and University of Washington (USA). Affiliated members are the University of Portland, University of Lethbridge and University of Northern British Columbia. The current director is Dr Alejandro Adem based at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada, also the home of the central administrative office.

The PIMS mission encompasses three key aspects: scientific research, community and education. The institute engages CRGs (Collaborative Research Groups)which focus on a specific subject area in mathematics and related fields. Current CRGs are in L-Functions and Number Theory, the Mathematics of Quantum Information and Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis. A new CRG is starting in Optimization in 2012. These groups are led by researchers who are based at various member universities.

PIMS currently runs an International Graduate Training Centre (IGTC) in Mathematical Biology.

PIMS is an Unité Mixte Internationale of the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and co-sponsors international activities to encourage Canadian participation.

Mathtube.org
PIMS hosts an online multimedia resource which includes videos, slides and lecture notes from PIMS and other mathematically related lectures at our member universities. See the mathtube.org website.