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Oleg Viro Birthday conference in Sweden
This would be unremarkable except for what proceeded it. Oleg Viro was forced out of Uppsala University by a dean who wanted to kill non-applied mathematics. He was forced out through threats of false accusation of crimes. Very Israeli government like, no? I hear the KGB used the same method. Anyway, unfortunately for the dean, Viro had a recorder in his pocket and it was all on record. And he uploaded a transcript and got it sent around. Ari Laptev, head of the EMS, and other great and eminent mathematicians got involved. I haven't heard anything since. But now a birthday conference for him... in the same country, Sweden. With an all-star cast of famous mathematicians. There's a back-story- there's a huge back story. I'm sure of it!
I wish they'd do stuff like this to Israeli political dissidents who get similar treatment. I wouldn't mind a Noam Federman birthday conference attended by ministers and heads of states! How about a birthday conference for those 7 brave girls...
This would be unremarkable except for what proceeded it. Oleg Viro was forced out of Uppsala University by a dean who wanted to kill non-applied mathematics. He was forced out through threats of false accusation of crimes. Very Israeli government like, no? I hear the KGB used the same method. Anyway, unfortunately for the dean, Viro had a recorder in his pocket and it was all on record. And he uploaded a transcript and got it sent around. Ari Laptev, head of the EMS, and other great and eminent mathematicians got involved. I haven't heard anything since. But now a birthday conference for him... in the same country, Sweden. With an all-star cast of famous mathematicians. There's a back-story- there's a huge back story. I'm sure of it!
I wish they'd do stuff like this to Israeli political dissidents who get similar treatment. I wouldn't mind a Noam Federman birthday conference attended by ministers and heads of states! How about a birthday conference for those 7 brave girls...