Brief History:

In 1992, the ACDCA (Austrian Center for Didactics of Computer Algebra) began a conference series focusing on the use of symbolic calculation software in mathematics education. The first international conference dedicated to the use of Derive symbolic calculation software took place in 1994. After that time, ACDCA and Derive (to which the TI-92 symbolic calculator was added in 1996) conferences were held in alternating years. In 2002, the two conferences were merged into one for the first time, in Vienna, Austria. In 2012, Derive conferences are renamed as conferences for CAS in Education & Research.

2012 is a 20-Years' Celebration of this Conference Series. TIME 2012 will be held in the University of Tartu, Estonia.

Previous Conferences:

1992: 1st ACDCA Summer Academy, Krems, Austria
1993: 2nd ACDCA Summer Academy, Krems, Austria
1994: 1st Int’l Derive Conference, Plymouth, UK
1995: 3rd ACDCA Summer Academy, Honolulu, USA
1996: 2nd Int’l Derive and TI-92 Conference, Bonn, Germany
1997: 4th ACDCA Summer Academy, Sarö, Sweden
1998: 3rd Int’l Derive & TI-89/92 Conference, Gettysburg, PA, USA
1999: 5th ACDCA Summer Academy, Gösing, Austria
2000: 6th ACDCA Summer Academy, Portoroz, Slovenia
2000: 4th Int’l Derive & TI-89/92 Conference, Liverpool, UK
2002: Visit-me 2002 Joint Conference: 7th ACDCA Summer Academy and 5th Int’l Derive & TI-89/92 Conference, Vienna, Austria. (http://www.acdca.ac.at/visit-me-2002)

2004: TIME-2004 Joint Conference: 8th ACDCA Summer Academy and 6th Int’l Derive & TI-CAS-Conference, Montreal, Canada. (http://www.time-2004.etsmtl.ca/)

2006: DES-TIME 2006 Joint Conference: 9th ACDCA Summer Academy and 7th Int’l Derive & TI-CAS-Conference. Dresden, Germany.

2008: TIME 2008 Joint Conference: 10th ACDCA Summer Academy and 8th Int’l Derive & TI-CAS-Conference. Buffelspoort Resort, South Africa. (http://time.tut.ac.za/)

2010: TIME 2010 Joint Conference: 11th ACDCA Summer Academy and 9th Int’l TI-Inspire & Derive Conference. Malaga, Spain. (http://www.time2010.uma.es/)

Scope of conferences:

The TIME conferences - founded by the ACDCA (Austrian Centre for Didactics of Computer Algebra) - deal primarily with didactical issues connected with the use of technology. The conferences for CAS in Education & Research are geared towards exploring the use of CAS software and symbolic calculators in education (at the high school, lycée, college and university levels) and towards using these tools in programming and research. These conferences are open to users of all symbolic/numeric systems (ie. not restricted to symbolic calculation as described). All interesting uses of technology related to mathematics education or innovative pedagogical approaches can form the basis of a conference lecture.