TheNational Association of Mathematicians, Inc.,
known as NAM, was founded in 1969. NAM, a nonprofit professional
organization, has always had as its main objectives, the promotion of
excellence in the mathematical sciences and the promotion and
mathematical development of under-represented minority mathematicians
and mathematics students. It also aims to address the issue of the
serious shortage of minorities in the workforce of mathematical
scientists.
NAM produces a quarterly Newsletter that serves as the conduit of information. For past editions of the Newsletter, advertisement information, and
information on submitting articles, see: http://nam-newsletter.org
Although the majority of NAM
members consist of members of underrepresented groups of
minorities, a significant number of members represent a cross-section of
the mathematical sciences community.
Membership is open to all. For a membership form, click here.
Friday, January 6 1:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients in the Mathematical Sciences
Presenters include Drs. Terrence Blackman (Medgar Evers College CUNY), Lois Simon (Howard University), Kendall Williams (United States Military Academy), Rhonda Ellis (Norfolk State University), Torina Lewis (Bethune-Cookman University), Charles Glover (University of Maryland), and Dennis Dean (Harvard Medical School). 6:00 pm NAM Banquet and at 7:15 p.m., Cox-Talbot Invited Address
Tickets for the banquet are US$58 each, including tax and gratuity. The Address will be given after the dinner by Dr. Sylvia Bozeman (Spelman College). Her presentation is entitled “Creating Mathematical Scientists Among the Underrepresented.”
Saturday, January 7 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Panel Discussion
The panel discussion is entitled “Themes on the Undergraduate Preparation of Contemporary Mathematics Graduate Students.” 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.Business Meeting
This meeting is for all NAM members and those interested in membership. Reports on the organization will be presented as well as the recruitment of committee and Board members. 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Claytor-Woodard Lecture
The lecture will be given by Dr. Aderemi Kuku (Grambling State University). His presentation is entitled “Profinite (Continuous) Equivariant Higher Algebraic K-theory for the Action of Algebraic Groups.”
Undergraduates from across the country participated in MATHFest XXI which was held at Dillard University in New Orleans, LA on November 3,4, and 5. Here is the MATHFest Program. The host hotel was:
New Orleans Marriott,
555 Canal Street,
New Orleans, LA
70130-2349;
(504) 581-1000
The NAM Faculty Research Conference
The next conference will be in April of 2012 at Morgan State University in Baltimore Maryland. Check back for more details.