From March 24th to 26th, 2023, the first "Northeast and Western Regions Computational Mathematics Young Scholars Academic Development Exchange Conference" was successfully held at Lanzhou University. The conference was organized by the Computational Mathematics Division of the Chinese Mathematical Society, hosted by Lanzhou University, and received special funding support from the 2022 National Society Branch Demonstration Development Fund. The opening ceremony of the conference was held at 8:30 am on March 25th in the lecture hall of the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The conference was attended by leaders including Academician Song JIANG, Chairman of the Computational Mathematics Division of the Chinese Mathematical Society, Professor Gang BAO, Vice Chairman of the Society, Academician Tao TANG, Professor Boying WU, and Researcher Linbo ZHANG, as well as Academician Chunhua YAN, President of Lanzhou University, leaders and teachers from the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Lanzhou University, 15 invited speakers, and more than 80 experts and scholars from all over the country. The opening ceremony was chaired by Secretary-General Pingbing MING.

Academician Song JIANG, Chairman of the Computational Mathematics Division of the Chinese Mathematical Society, first expressed warm congratulations on the convening of the first "Northeast and Western Regions Computational Mathematics Young Scholars Academic Development Exchange Conference" on behalf of the division. He also expressed gratitude to the organizing unit, the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Lanzhou University. Academician Song JIANG pointed out that the purpose of this conference is to implement the spirit of the central talent work conference, to assist in the academic development of young scientific and technological workers in computational mathematics in the Northeast and Western regions, to enhance the level of computational mathematics in this region, and to promote the advancement of national computational mathematics research and talent cultivation, as well as to promote academic exchange and cooperation between young scholars in computational mathematics in the Northeast and Western regions and their domestic counterparts. Academician Song JIANG emphasized that mathematics is the foundation of basic research, and computational mathematics is not only an important branch of mathematics but also at the forefront of mathematical research. It is directly connected to many disciplines and supports the development of many important scientific, technological, and engineering fields. Computational mathematics has been entrusted with significant responsibilities in addressing major national needs and building a socialist modernized country, and accelerating mathematical research has become a major strategic direction for national scientific and technological innovation. He particularly pointed out that although there may not be as many opportunities for exchanges and some platforms may not be as good as those in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou in the Northeast and Western regions for conducting computational mathematics research, these regions also have their unique advantages. That is, one can focus on academic research calmly; mathematical research requires a calm mind to achieve significant results. Finally, Academician Song JIANG expressed earnest expectations for young scholars, hoping that they will continuously innovate, change their perspectives and research paradigms, work hard, and be brave in innovation. He also believes that young friends who persist in conducting computational mathematics research in the Northeast and Western regions, by focusing on research diligently and persevering, will be able to achieve outstanding results. He particularly emphasized that "the vigor of youth leads to the prosperity of mathematics in the Northeast and Western regions, and strong youth leads to strong mathematics in the Northeast and Western regions," and he wished the conference great success.

At the end of the opening ceremony, Professor Wantong LI, Dean of the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Lanzhou University, welcomed the arrival of all the experts and scholars, introduced the development of the school, and wished the conference a complete success.

After the presentations, Academician Song JIANG and Professor Jin Shi provided comments on the academic presentations of the young scholars and emphasized the need to conduct in-depth interdisciplinary research and solve practical engineering problems. They also highlighted the importance of closely integrating applied and computational mathematics research with the practical needs of enterprises and national defense, striving to achieve more practical results.

On the evening of the conference, the experts and scholars attended a dinner with the teachers from the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Lanzhou University. They had in-depth discussions, introduced their respective research experiences and fields, and expressed their desire for further exchange.