The greatest invention – beyond the shadow of any doubt – being that towering pillar of logic and reason, that charming mistress that leads one on and on and on, each milestone appearing wonderfully crystal clear in one’s mind before being substituted for the next one being descried, vaguely far yet tantalizingly close -  that is MATHEMATICS.

The world would be unimaginably mundane, unbelievable non-technological and definitely more savage without MATHEMATICS. An invention it is, because it is a veritable basketful of conventional symbols that when strung together quantifies logic and gives meaning to rationality and reality. Oh and did we mention we would still be, by far, in a worse condition than the people of the Dark Ages without Mathematics?

If technology defines civilization, then Mathematics is the firm bedrock upon which technology conveniently rests. Without Mathematics then, there is no technology and by transitivity, no civilization. No civilization implies no humanity. Mathematics then is the vital link to our humanity.

What better way to celebrate the greatest human invention of ALL time than to stretch our minds, jog our imagination and participate in a national-level mathematical symposium?

We welcome all those who consider Mathematics as an integral part of their lives, those you use Mathematics as just a tool, those who do it for mental calisthenics or fun or those who are just in love with the invention-turned-subject to MASTISHK 07.