ELMACON 2011 is on Saturday, April 30th. Registrations NOW OPEN!
This contest is organized by PIMS under the guidance of Dr. Cary Chien, Dr. Joshua Keshet and Dr. Klaus Hoechsmann (the PIMS Education Facilitator). ELMACON gives students from grades 5 to 7 a chance to experience mathematics as an exciting sport.
The contest is modeled after the successful MathCounts team competitions in the USA (which are also supported by PIMS through the University of Washington), with some important differences, since it is aimed at younger students, competing as individuals.
Students from each of grades 5, 6 and 7 will compete in separate divisions. Each division will enjoy three rounds of competition, as outlined below. The registration fee for elmacon is $20 (+HST).
Note: no calculators are allowed and there is a nominal registration fee
Please be sure to read the disclaimer, posted here.
To download and print the poster for ELMACON, please click here.
We need a lot of volunteers to run ELMACON. If you are interested in helping please fill out the online form.
This year's Elmacon will be held in the Hennings building on the UBC Campus (Click here to see a map), and the David Strong Building at the UVIC campus (click here to see a map).
We have great prizes: iPods, cameras, movie tickets, T-shirts, and more.
Youth-sized ELMACON 2010 T-Shirts will be for sale at the competition for $25.00. All proceeds will go towards supporting upcoming ELMACON competitions! Click the thumbnail below for a large-sized version of the t-shirts:
