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CMS Participation in External Organizations
The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to participate in the broader communities of mathematics, publishing, and academia. The communities listed below are not organized by us, but the CMS participates in their discussions or activities.
Readers may also want to consult our Canadian Mathematical Community listings and our reciprocal societies list.
American Institute of Mathematics (AIM)
URL: http://www.aimath.org/
The American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) is a non-profit organization that aims to expand the frontiers of mathematical knowledge through focused research projects, sponsored conferences, and other projects.
The CMS participates in the AIM working group for Mathematics and Planet Earth 2013.
CMS Contact(s): Johan Rudnick, CMS Representative, MPE2013 Working Group
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
URL: http://www.ams.org/
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research, education and awareness.
The CMS has a reciprocal agreement with the AMS and appoints an individual to serve as the CMS representative to the AMS.
CMS Contact(s): Alejandro Adem, CMS Representative
URL: http://www.crossref.org/
A not-for-profit network founded on publisher collaboration, with a mandate to make reference linking throughout online scholarly literature efficient and reliable. As such, it is an infrastructure for linking citations across publishers, and the only full-scale implementation of the Digital Object Identifier (or DOI) System to date.
The CMS is a voting member of CrossRef.
CMS Contact(s): Johan Rudnick, CMS Representative
International Commission on Mathematics Instruction (ICMI)
URL: http://www.mathunion.org/icmi/
The International Commission on Mathematics Instruction (ICMI) is a commission of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and is devoted to the development of mathematical education at all levels.
The CMS appoints the Canadian National Representative to the ICMI.
CMS Contact(s): Frédéric Gourdeau, Canadian Representative
International Mathematical Union (IMU)
URL: http://www.mathunion.org/
The International Mathematical Union (IMU) is an international non-governmental and non-profit scientific organization, with the purpose of promoting international cooperation in mathematics.
The CMS International Affairs Committee acts as the Canadian National Committee to the IMU. The committee communicates the views of the Canadian mathematical community on relevant issues to the IMU, promotes the capabilities and strengths of Canadian mathematics internationally, and provides information to the Canadian Mathematical Community about the IMU's position on relevant issues and IMU activities. In addition, the Committee selects the official delegates to attend the meeting of the General Assembly of the IMU, which is held once every four years.
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Niky Kamran, Committee Chair Steven Boyer, Committee Member Kenneth Davidson, Committee Member Marko Merkli, Commitee Member Gordon Slade, Commitee Member |
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
URL: http://maa.org/
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is a professional organization that focuses on mathematics accessible at the undergraduate level.
The CMS representative acts as the voice of the MAA's Canadian membership.
CMS Contact(s): Richard Guy, MAA Governor of Canada
Mathematical Congress of the Americas
URL: http://www.mca2013.org/
The inaugural Mathematical Congress of the Americas will take place in Guanajuato, Mexico, August 5-9, 2013. The goal of the Congress is to highlight the excellence of mathematical achievements in the Americas within the context of the international arena, and foster collaborations among researchers, students, institutions and mathematical societies in the Americas.
The CMS is a founding sponsor of MCA 2013.
CMS Contact(s): Alejandro Adem, CMS Representive to the Steering Committee
Mathematics and Planet Earth 2013
URL: http://www.mpe2013.org/
Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 (MPE2013) is an international initiative to provide a platform to showcase the essential relevance of mathematics to planetary problems.
The CMS is a MPE2013 partner.
CMS Contact(s): Jacques Hurtubise, CMS President
Mathematics-NSERC Liaison Committee
URL: https://nmlc.math.ca/blog/
The Mathematics-NSERC Liaison Committee seeks to represent the Canadian mathematics community to NSERC and react on behalf of the mathematics community to issues that arise. The committee is independent of any other organization or professional society and its members are a broadly representative sample of the Canadian mathematics community.
CMS Contact(s): Tom Salisbury, CMS Representative
Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence
URL: http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/pmate-ppmee.nsf/eng/home
The Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence recognize the efforts of outstanding teachers in all disciplines, promote what they have achieved, and share the their innovative and successful teaching practices.
The Canadian Mathematical Society is a participating organization in the selection process for the awards.
CMS Contact(s): Peter Taylor, CMS Representative
Omissions or corrections to this list may be addressed to commsp@cms.math.ca