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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 Rick Gillman, 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.
  • View Past Speakers at Section Meetings 2007-2008
  • View Past Speakers at Section Meetings 2006-2007
  • View Past Speakers at Section Meetings 2005-2006
  • View Past Speakers at Section Meetings 2004-2005
  • View Past Speakers at Section Meetings 2003-2004 
• Order Mailing Labels. To order mailing labels for your section, please complete the online form, or send an email to Kerry Sullivan. We can also send out email messages to your section. To organize an email mailing, please send Kerry Sullivan 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.
• Download the Template for Your Section Financial Report for Year Ended 12/31/2009
  Excel Version
  PDF Version
• Download the Template Letter for Requesting a Duplicate Copy of Year-End Bank Statements from Your Bank.
• 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 08-09 meetings.
  • View highlights from the 07-08 meetings.
  • View highlights from the 06-07 meetings.
  • View highlights from the 05-06 meetings.
  • View highlights from the 04-05 meetings.
• Download spreadsheets with statistics from sections' annual meetings.
  • View statistics from the 08-09 meetings.
  • View statistics from the 07-08 meetings.
  • View statistics from the 06-07 meetings.
  • View statistics from 05-06 meetings.
  • View statistics from 04-05 meetings.
• Schedule of Section Meetings. If the information about your Section's future meetings contains errors or is not listed, please contact Kerry Sullivan. To ensure that your Section's meetings are also announced in the national MAA newsletter, FOCUS, contact Carol Baxter.
• The MAA can provide insurance for section meetings, and will have a certificate of liability issued upon request. Before this can be done, however, sections need to provide the MAA with information on the location of the meeting, the contact on campus, the name and address of school, and the date of meeting. For further information, please contact Sharon Tryon in the MAA Finance Department.
• Download the Minutes of Section Officers' Meetings.
  • Minutes from the MathFest 2008 meeting, held in Madison, WI.
  • Minutes from the JMM 2008 meeting, held in San Diego, CA.
  • Minutes from the MathFest 2007 meeting, held in San Jose, CA.
  • Minutes from the JMM 2007 meeting, held in New Orleans, LA.
  • Minutes from the MathFest 2006 meeting, held in Knoxville, TN.
  • Minutes from the JMM 2006 meeting, held in San Antonio, TX.
  • Minutes from the MathFest 2005 meeting, held in Albuquerque, NM.
• The MAA can to send your section books for your upcoming section book sale. However, all orders must be placed at least one month prior to your section meeting. Your section may be required to pay additional delivery charges if your order needs to be rushed. To order, please send an e-mail with the following information to Rebecca Elmo at relmo@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.

Questions about Sections? | email Kerry Sullivan at ksullivan@maa.org