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The Fields Medal Symposium
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The inaugural Fields Medal Symposium set the tone for the
four that have already followed, honouring the remaining three
2010 Fields Medallists—Elon Lindenstrauss, Cédric Villani,
and Stanislav Smirnov—and the first of the 2014 Medallists,
Manjul Bhargava. Jim Stewart graciously hosted a banquet at
his home, Integral House, each year, which became a highlight
of the Symposium until his death.
Fields Medallist Cédric Villani speaking with James Stewart
at the Fields Medal Symposium reception at Integral House,
2014.
For the Institute’s staff, the Fields Medal Symposium has
meant a lot of additional work that they have handled with
remarkable professionalism and dedication. I am particularly
grateful to Alison Conway, former Manager of Scientific
Programs, and beloved by a generation of scientific visitors
to the Fields Institute, who not only played a key part in the
success of the inaugural Symposium, but also returned to the