The Local Organizing Committee of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education is pleased to invite you to attend the conference to be held in Umeå, Sweden from July 3 to July 8, 2018.

The theme of the conference is “Delight in Mathematics Education” and it refers to the joy, pleasure, and beauty in both mathematics and mathematics education. It includes issues on how both teaching and learning mathematics can be fun, meaningful, and inspiring, for teachers as well as for students.

Our goal is to make the 2018 meeting scientifically and socially successful. We hope that your visit and stay in Umeå and Sweden will be exciting, informative, and inspiring. We look forward to welcoming you to the conference in July, 2018.