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Committee on Committees

General Description

  • Committee is standing
  • Number of members is eight
  • Term is two years

The President, Secretary and the President Elect (when there is one) serve as ex officio members. The committee also includes a member of the Executive Committee (in addition to the three named above) and at least one additional member at large of the Council. The other members are appointed at the will of the President and need not be Council members

Principal Activities

The Committee recommends committee appointments to the president.

The AMS strives for diversity in gender, race, geography, area of mathematics, and type of institution, for both its membership and its leadership. The Committee on Committees is expected to keep diversity of all kinds in mind when selecting candidates.

Statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
(as adopted by the April 2019 Council)

The American Mathematical Society is committed to promoting and facilitating equity, diversity and inclusion throughout the mathematical sciences. For its own long-term prosperity as well as that of the public at large, our discipline must connect with and appropriately incorporate all sectors of society. We reaffirm the pledge in the AMS Mission Statement to "advance the status of the profession of mathematics, encouraging and facilitating full participation of all individuals," and urge all members to conduct their professional activities with this goal in mind.

Miscellaneous Information

The Committee usually meets once or twice a year, perhaps at the Annual Meeting and at the Spring Council meeting. Travel expenses to such meetings are reimbursed. This committee has been designated at LEVEL B.

Note to the Chair

Committee chairs should be informed, at the beginning of each fiscal period, of the budget of their committees and cautioned to remain within the budget. Such items as travel reimbursement, accommodations, and meals for guests of any kind fall within these budgets.

For the purpose of archiving the committee activities, the Secretary maintains a central file system for archiving committee records. Committee Chairs are asked to submit committee records on yearly basis. Chairs can submit material at their discretion, and some materials that they may wish to provide are meeting minutes, agenda, and emails. Confidential material should be noted, so that it can be handled in a confidential manner.

Authorization

  • 6/13/90; updated 10/90; 12/92; 8/94; 5/95; 7/99; 8/09; 12/13 Misc Info, Note, membership; 7/22
  • 24 April 2021 Council, Item 6.8: Replaced the 1972 Equal Opportunities for Women Directive with the AMS Statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
  • 11 May 2024 Council, Item 2.4: Modified paragraph regarding who should be appointed to the committee.

Past Members

A list of current and past members is available here:
http://www.ams.org/about-us/governance/committees/conc-past.html