AMS-MAA MathFest Joint Lecture Selection Committee
(formerly MathFest Program Committee)
General Description
- Committee is standing
- Number of members is four; two from each society
- Term is two years
Principal Activities
The Committee is charged with selecting the AMS-MAA Joint Invited Speaker at the MAA MathFests.
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 conducts its business by email and videoconference.
Note to the Chair
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
- Council minutes, 05 Jan, 2011, Item 3.1.
- created 04/30/2010; updated 1/22/13 Council agenda, 08 Jan 2013, Item 3.3;10/13Misc Info, Note to Chair; 7/22
- 24 April 2021 Council, Item 6.8: Added the Statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Past Members
A list of current and past members is available here:
http://www.ams.org/about-us/governance/committees/jtmathfest-past.html