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AMS Canvassing Committee

General Description

  • Committee is standing
  • The Vice Presidents serve ex officio on the committee.
  • Twelve members at large are appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Committee on Committees.
  • Terms of members at large are 3 years, staggered.

Principal Activities

The committee identifies candidates for AMS prizes and awards and for the Fellows of the AMS program and urges members of the community to nominate deserving candidates from populations that may otherwise not be represented among the nominees. The committee can also encourage individuals to apply for AMS fellowships.

The efforts of the Canvassing Committee will be periodically reviewed, and the AMS will confidentially keep track of the nominations promoted by the committee.

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 does its work by email and virtual meetings.

The Canvassing Committee must refrain from soliciting nominations of its own members, but committee members remain eligible for the AMS Fellows Program, and AMS fellowships, prizes, and awards during their committee service. Committee members are not able to serve on the AMS Fellows Selection Committee or any prize selection committee during their appointment.

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

  • January 2, 2024, Council created the committee and approved this charge..

Past Members

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