Information for Section Officers
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+ Tools for Section Officers
- Committee
on
Sections. The Committee on Sections of the MAA is the primary
medium for exchange of information between the national organization
and its sections, as well as between the sections themselves. It
facilitates section activities when called upon, helps in constructing
and revising section bylaws, and plans an annual Section Officers
Meeting, which is held during the summer meeting of the Association. If
you have any questions, you should contact Nancy Hagelgans, chair of the
Committee on Sections.
- Handbook for
Section Officers. This contains additional section
information such as annual report summaries, membership demographics,
travel reimbursement forms, student nomination forms and Guidelines for
Section Officers.
- MAA Section Bylaws.
View and download the bylaws of the MAA sections.
- Join the
Listserv for Section Officers. Joining is a very easy and
convenient way to communicate among sections.
- National
Officers Available as Section Speakers. These officers will be
reimbursed for their travel and lodging by the MAA National Office.
Excel spreadsheets containing list of past speakers at section meetings from 2005 - 2006. These speakers are responsible for their own travel and lodging.
- Order
Mailing Labels. To order
mailing labels for your section, please complete the online form, or
send an email to Kathy DeAngelo.
We can also send out email messages to your section.
To organize an email mailing, please send Dan Connor your email message, along
with the subject and recipient group
and we will format it and have it sent out. The email will be
configured in your name but will come from the address programs@maa.org. Please ensure
that your members have that address in their address book to avoid spam
filters.
- MAA Departmental Liaison
Program. The Liaison Program links the MAA with Mathematical
Sciences Departments across the nation. This is a primary source for
communications and creates a network for disseminating news and
happenings across the mathematical world.
+ Annual Reports and Meetings
- Section
Annual Report Highlights.
View Highlights from the 2006-07 section
annual reports.
- Stats
from the 06-07 Section Meetings. Excel file with
statistics from the meetings.
- Schedule of
Section Meetings. If the information about your
Section's future meetings contains errors or is not listed, please
contact Kathy
DeAngelo. To ensure
that your Section's meetings are also announced in the national MAA
newsletter, FOCUS, contact Carol
Baxter.
- Proof of Insurance for Section Meetings.
This can be obtained by sending the appropriate information to Sharon Tryon.
- Minutes
from
Section Officers Meeting - MathFest 2007. View the minutes from the
2007 MathFest Section Officers Meeting, held in San Jose, CA.
- Minutes from Section
Officers Meeting - JMM 2007. View the minutes from the 2007
JMM Section Officers Meeting, held in New Orleans, LA.
- Minutes from Section
Officers Meeting - MathFest 2006. View the minutes from the 2006
MathFest Section Officers Meeting, held in Knoxville, TN.
- Minutes
from Section Officers Meeting - JMM 2006. View the mintues from the
2006 JMM Section Officers Meeting, held in San Antonio, TX.
- Minutes
from Section Officers Meeting - Mathfest 2005. View the minutes
from the 2005
Mathfest Section Officers Meeting, held in Albuquerque, NM.
- In order for the MAA to send your section
books for your upcoming section book sale, Please send an e-mail
with the following information to Jessica Azerrad at jazerrad@maa.org:
- Which section is making the
request
- The contact information for the
person in charge of the sale
- The date of the sale
- The date by which you
would like to receive the books/materials
- The address to which the
books/materials should be sent
- Any special requests or needs
(specific titles, authors, quantities, themes, etc).
- An estimate of how many people
you think will be attending the meeting
+ Activities and Awards
- Activities
Similar to Project NExT. These activities are for all
sections.
- Pòlya
Lecturer. Find out if your section is eligible for a
Pòlya Lecturer this year.
- Awards for
Distinguished College or University Teaching of
Mathematics. Contains information concerning the awards, including
nominations, eligibility, and guidelines.
- Certificate
of Meritorious Service. This prestigious award, established in
1983, is presented at the national level for service to a section and
is only given every five years.
+ Graphics / Web
- Guidelines
for Section Webmasters With a complete list of Section Webmasters.
- Official
MAA Graphics Library.
Web-optimized graphics for network portability and hi-resolution
graphics for printing.