Return-Path: Delivery-Date: Received: from antares.mcs.anl.gov (actually antares9.mcs.anl.gov !OR! qed-owner@mcs.anl.gov) by swan.cl.cam.ac.uk with SMTP (PP-6.5) outside ac.uk; Fri, 1 Oct 1993 23:39:33 +0100 Received: by antares.mcs.anl.gov id AA28016 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for qed-outgoing); Fri, 1 Oct 1993 17:32:46 -0500 Received: from cli.com by antares.mcs.anl.gov with SMTP id AA28009 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for ); Fri, 1 Oct 1993 17:32:42 -0500 Received: by CLI.COM (4.1/1); Fri, 1 Oct 93 17:32:39 CDT Date: Fri, 1 Oct 93 17:32:38 CDT From: Robert "S." Boyer Message-Id: <9310012232.AA26506@rita.CLI.COM> Received: by rita.CLI.COM (4.1/CLI-1.2) id AA26506; Fri, 1 Oct 93 17:32:38 CDT To: qed@mcs.anl.gov Subject: Meeting Announcement Reply-To: boyer@CLI.COM Sender: qed-owner@mcs.anl.gov Date: Mon, 27 Sep 93 20:49:03 EST From: "John Lavery" Subject: Brochure for 1993 Department Chairs Colloquium BOARD ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES National Research Council ANNUAL DEPARTMENT CHAIRS COLLOQUIUM THE ROLE OF THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES IN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE SOCIETY October 29-30, 1993 Arlington, Virginia ABOUT THE COLLOQUIUM In this year of rapid change in our universities and in our society, the Colloquium offers participants an opportunity to step away from the daily demands of department life and devote time to an examination of how mathematical sciences departments can lead rather than follow the changes in our universities and our society. Experienced department chairs from both research and teaching universities will find in the workshops, panel discussions, and addresses at the Colloquium a cross-section of the topics that they encounter in their research and education management activities. New chairs and candidates for chairships will find in the workshop for new and future chairs on Friday morning answers to many of the tough questions with which they will have to grapple. Experienced chairs will find topics of interest, including calculus reform, in the other workshops on Friday morning. In his keynote address on Friday afternoon, William Harris, Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences of the National Science Foundation, will give a strategic view of the role of the mathematical sciences in our society. Recognition and rewards in the mathematical sciences, the role of the mathematical sciences in the university, and federal research and education programs are the foci of the other sessions on Friday afternoon. As was the case last year, NIH will be represented among the federal research programs. The Saturday morning program includes presentations on activities of the Board on Mathematical Sciences and the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, on why increased funding has been accompanied by increased dissatisfaction in the community, and on what mathematical sciences departments can learn from the experience of computer science departments. A set of workshops on curriculum and quality improvement in mathematical sciences departments will round out the morning sessions. At the luncheon, there will be discussion roundtables, which have been popular in past years. On Saturday afternoon, there will be sessions on the GRE Advanced Mathematics Test, on the education and hiring of college teachers, and on statistics education. In the final session on Saturday afternoon, data from the 1992-93 AMS-IMS-MAA employment survey will be presented. The Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) cooperates with the Board on Mathematical Sciences (BMS) in planning the Chairs Colloquium. For the fourth year in a row, the registration fee has been kept at $160. Many BMS and MSEB reports will be available gratis at the Colloquium while supplies last. Space is limited, so register now. BOARD ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES The Board on Mathematical Sciences was established in December 1984 by the National Research Council to oversee activities in the mathematical sciences. The Board consists of 15 members whose backgrounds represent the wide range of the mathematical sciences -- core mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, operations research, and scientific computing. The Board has two standing committees, the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics (CATS) and the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNCMI). CATS concerns itself with issues affecting the statistical sciences and statistics education. USNCMI represents the U.S. mathematical sciences education community internationally. The Board serves as the U.S. National Committee for Mathematics (USNCM), which represents the U.S. mathematical sciences research community internationally. The Board is supported by core funding from the IBM Corporation and the following federal agencies: Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Office, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Security Agency, and Office of Naval Research. PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Friday, October 29 9:30 a.m. Registration Opens 10:00-11:45 Parallel Workshops - Workshop for New and Future Chairs Marvin Freedman, Boston University; Jane Swafford, Illinois State University; Keith Devlin, Colby College - Calculus: Reformed Approaches and Implementation James Lightbourne, National Science Foundation - International Programs at NSF Harold Stolberg, National Science Foundation - The Federal Highway Administration and the Mathematical Sciences Frederick W. Ducca, Federal Highway Administration 1:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks 1:15 Recognition and Rewards in the Mathematical Sciences, Calvin C. Moore, Chair, JPBM Committee on Professional Recognition and Rewards, UC Berkeley 2:00 Keynote Address William C. Harris, National Science Foundation 3:00 Break 3:30 The Role of the Mathematical Sciences in the University Morton Lowengrub, Indiana University 4:30 Federal Research and Education Programs Federal Program Managers 6:30 Reception Saturday, October 30 8:30 What Can We Learn from the Experience of Computer Science Departments? Maria M. Klawe, University of British Columbia 9:15 Recruitment and Retention of Women Faculty AMS-ASA-AWM-IMS-NCTM-SIAM Joint Committee on Women in the Mathematical Sciences, Mary Beth Ruskai, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Jerry Bona, Chair, Pennsylvania State University; Mary W. Gray, American University; Karen K. Uhlenbeck, University of Texas at Austin 10:00 Break 10:30 Concurrent Workshops - How to Start Industrial Mathematics Programs Avner Friedman, Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, University of Minnesota - How to Use Strategic Reports on the Mathematical Sciences to Improve the Competitive Position of Mathematical Sciences Departments James Glimm, SUNY Stony Brook John Lavery, Board on Mathematical Sciences 12:00 p.m. Luncheon 1:30 The GRE Advanced Mathematics Test: Planning for Its Future William P. Thurston, Chair, ETS Committee for the GRE Advanced Mathematics Test, MSRI; Sylvia Bozeman, Spelman College; Samuel Rankin III, American Mathematical Society; Charlotte Kuh, Educational Testing Service 2:30 Education and Hiring of College Teachers Bettye Anne Case, Chair, AMS-MAA-SIAM Committee on Preparation for College Teaching, Florida State University 3:15 Break 3:45 Modern Interdisciplinary University Statistics Education Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, National Research Council 4:30 Human Resources in the Nation: Where Are We Now? AMS-IMS-MAA Data Committee, Donald E. McClure, Brown University; James Maxwell, American Mathematical Society 5:15 Concluding Remarks 5:30 Adjourn LOCATION Again this year, the colloquium will be located at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. This location affords convenience for both local and out-of-town participants. The hotel is across Key Bridge from Georgetown, just a short walk to dining, shopping, and sightseeing for participants and their guests. The Rosslyn Metro (subway) station is a five-minute walk from the hotel along a pedestrian walkway safe from automobile traffic. The hotel is a 10-minute cab ride from Washington National Airport. The Marriott provides such amenities as 24- hour room service, three restaurants including the rooftop The View with a spectacular panorama of Washington, indoor and outdoor pools, a health club, jogging path, and complimentary parking. A special rate of $97.00 per day (plus $9.46 tax) for a single or double room is available to those registered for the Colloquium. To make a hotel reservation, call the Key Bridge Marriott at 800-327-9789 (U.S., Canada, Caribbean) or Marriott Worldwide Reservations at 800-228-9290 (outside U.S., Canada, Caribbean); mention the Board on Mathematical Sciences Colloquium on October 29-30. Rooms are on a first-come, first-served basis and must be reserved before September 18. If you wish to make airline reservations through National Academies Travel, call 800-367-2038 (mention record locator 7EC1IR). For more information, contact the Board on Mathematical Sciences at 202-334-2421 or bms@nas.edu. REGISTRATION Space is limited and advance registration is required. To register, copy the form below onto a paper mode, complete the information, enclose a non-refundable registration fee of $160, and mail to: Board on Mathematical Sciences National Research Council Room NAS 315 2101 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20418-0001 Send only one registration per form. For other participants, photocopy the form prior to completing it. University purchase orders can be accepted. The deadline for registration is October 18. If you have special dietary needs, please notify the BMS in writing. Unfortunately, the Board cannot take reservations by email and credit cards cannot be accepted at the present time. ***************************************************************** 1993 ANNUAL DEPARTMENT CHAIRS COLLOQUIUM Please print or type Name_____________________________________________________________ Affiliation______________________________________________________ Street Address___________________________________________________ Street Address___________________________________________________ City_____________________________ State_______ ZIP_______________ Telephone (____)_______________ Electronic Mail__________________ $160 non-refundable registration fee (includes 1 ticket to Friday reception and Saturday luncheon) ___ number of additional guest tickets for Friday reception @ $24 each $___ Total reception amount ___ number of additional guest tickets for Saturday luncheon @ $24 each $___ Total luncheon amount $___ Total amount enclosed Make your check payable to: BOARD ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES - NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL. You will need to make your hotel reservations before September 18 by calling the Key Bridge Marriott at 800-327-9789 (U.S., Canada, Caribbean) or Marriott Worldwide Reservations at 800-228-9290 (outside U.S., Canada, Caribbean); mention the Board on Mathematical Sciences Colloquium on October 29-30. -------------------------------------------------------------