Advisory Board for Mathematics Research Communities
General Description
- Committee is standing
- Number of members is ten, nine appointed by the President, and the Secretary serving ex officio.
- Term is three years
Principal Activities
The Advisory Board provides advice and guidance to the AMS staff concerning the Mathematics Research Communities (MRC) program, currently funded by the National Science Foundation. The Advisory Board reviews applications for organizing future Mathematics Research Communities workshops, (possibly) solicits additional applications and determines the conferences. The Advisory Board may also be asked to consider various policy questions regarding the MRC program that arise from time to time. The Advisory Board should update the Committee on the Profession regularly about the effectiveness of the MRC program and about any current policy issues or concerns.
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 business of this committee can be done by email or 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
- Created 04 January 2009 Council Minutes, Item 3.1
- Updated 17 May 2013 to add the Secretary as an ex officio member; Spring Council Minutes, Item 4.4.4
- Updated: 1/12; 5/13; 12/13 Misc Info, Note, membership; 7/22
- 24 April 2021 Council, Item 6.8: Added the Statement on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Past Members
A list of past and current members is available here:
http://www.ams.org/about-us/governance/committees/mrcboard-past.html