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The Australian Mathematical Society Medal in 2010 the Australian Mathematical Society Medal Was Awarded to Professor Kate Smith-Miles THE AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY (INC) REPORTS FOR THE FIFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND THE ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH COUNCIL MEETING President's Report Secretary's Report Treasurer's Report Audited Financial Statements ANZIAM Report Editors' Reports Page 1 of 53 President’s Report Sept 2011 Peter Taylor I have say that I have been surprised at how constantly issues arise that need to be dealt with by AustMS. I could not have kept up with them without the support of AustMS Secretary Peter Stacey, who has an amazing knack of getting across the detail of an issue and proposing a way forward all at the same time. I would also like to thank AustMS Treasurer Algy Howe for his quick and efficient handling of all matters financial, ANZIAM President Tim Marchant for preparing the AustMS tender to the ARC for consultation on the journal ranking process and, indeed, all members of Council for their participation in debates and timely response for request for votes. A proposal for a division of mathematical physics The mathematical physics community of Australia and New Zealand have put forward a proposal to establish ANZAMP (Australian and New Zealand Association of Mathematical Physics) along similar lines to ANZIAM. This proposal, which will be considered by Council, will, if successful, represent the biggest structural change in AustMS since the formation of ANZIAM. My view of the proposal is that it reflects the strength of the mathematical physics community in this country. The fact that there is sufficient motivation and interest for this community to come up with such a proposal is reason enough to support it. The National Committee for the Mathematical Sciences (NCMS) Along with other societies representing the interests of mathematical scientists, AustMS is represented on the National Committee for the Mathematical Sciences. The Chair of the NCMS Nalini Joshi has been hoping to obtain funding from the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) to put together a `decadal plan’ to provide a vision for the development of the mathematical science disciplines and a context for requests to government for funding. Page 2 of 53 Funding from the AAS to put together the decadal plan has not been forthcoming. However, it is clear that the community needs to undertake formal strategic planning of some sort. In the current environment, it is not reasonable to expect to receive external support unless those providing the funding can appreciate the context that it will be used. Furthermore, it is not realistic to expect honorary position holders to be able to devote sufficient time to development initiatives such as a decadal or some similar strategic plan. The mathematical science community needs the resources of a full-time `executive officer’ or `business manager’, and my strong recommendation is that AustMS needs to be a partner in finding support for such a position. The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) During the year, AustMS maintained an interest in bidding for the ICM in 2018 and/or 2022. Bids for the 2018 ICM must be submitted by Nov 2012. Arun Ram and I have received considerable support from the Melbourne Convention and Visitor’s Bureau to prepare a preliminary budget for holding the ICM at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Arun subsequently decided that he did not want to lead an Australian bid, but Jon Borwein recently offered to take on this position on the condition (again) that administrative support will be available. Journal ranking and the ERA AustMS has maintained a watching brief on what has been happening with the 2012 ERA and the journal ranking process. Andrew Calder and Annie Liu from the ARC attended the April meeting of the AustMS Steering Committee. Members of the committee gained considerable insight into the ARC’s thinking at the time, but were shocked when the journal ranking process was abandoned a few weeks later. Before this happened, Tim Marchant had led an AustMS tender to act as one of the organisations providing consultation to the ARC with respect to the journal ranking. We hope to get more insight into what is going on when Leanne Harvey, who heads the division in the ARC responsible for implementing the ERA, presents a plenary talk at this conference. Page 3 of 53 Editorial support During this year and last year, the society has had considerable trouble finding new editors for the ANZIAM journal and the Bulletin. An issue with anyone who was approached was (again) the amount of support of various types that was available for editors. All of our editors work very hard for the society, and I think it is entirely reasonable that AMPAI put in place appropriate support so that editors will not get burnt out in a short time. To do anything else will compromise the sustainability of our journals. Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 2013 has been designated the year of the mathematics of Planet Earth. Quoting from the website http://www.mpe2013.org/ 2013 will be a special year of emphasis on the Mathematics of Planet Earth, interpreted as broadly as possible. Earth is a planet with dynamic processes in the mantle, oceans and atmosphere creating climate, causing natural disasters, and influencing fundamental aspects of life and life-supporting systems. In addition to these natural processes, humans have developed systems of great complexity, including economic and financial systems; the World Wide Web; frameworks for resource management, transportation, and energy production and utilization; health care delivery; and social organizations. Human activity has increased to the point where it influences the global climate, impacts the ability of the planet to feed itself and threatens the stability of these systems. Issues such as climate change, sustainability, man-made disasters, control of diseases and epidemics, management of resources, and global integration have come to the fore. Council has approved the involvement of the Society as a partner in Math- ematics for Planet Earth 2013, with Jon Borwein nominated as the Society’s contact. AMSI, ANZIAM and CARMA have also agreed to be partners, and AMSI is coordinating activities. Geoff Prince has negotiated the participation of Inspiring Australia, which is expected to involve financial support. The Federation of Australian Science and Technology Societies (FASTS), now Science and Technology Australia Page 4 of 53 The four mathematical science societies AustMS, SSAI, ASOR and MERGA share a representative of the board of what started the year as FASTS. At the beginning of this session, Nigel Bean was the representative of the cluster of four societies. Early in 2011, he was replaced by Merrilyn Goos of MERGA as part of the previously-agreed rotation of this position. Also, FASTS changed its name to Science and Technology Australia (STA). One of the main activities organised by STA is Science meets Parliament. This was attended by Jan de Gier of the University of Melbourne and Deborah Cromer of the University of New South Wales. TAustMS The Chair of the Standing Committee on Mathematics Education, Leigh Wood has been a member of a group of mathematicians who received an Australian Learning and Teaching Council grant to develop an on-line module that could be used for professional accreditation of tertiary mathematics teaching staff. The idea is that, since many universities are requiring new staff to undertake a formal course in tertiary teaching, it would be preferable if there were discipline-specific modules available in the mathematical sciences, and they have gone on to develop such modules. The group proposed that successful completion of the modules be accompanied by accreditation as a Teaching Member of AustMS (TAustMS). This will be considered by Council. Mathematics education The National Curriculum for years K-10 of school mathematics has been essentially agreed upon, although the implementation time will vary between the states. The year 11 and 12 curriculum is still being discussed. The advent of the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) has seen a number of proposals to define discipline standards, which AustMS has been keeping a watching brief on, through the Standing Committee on Mathematics Education. One of these is the Learning and Teaching Academic Standards (LTAS) project, which plans to develop threshold outcomes for graduates of science degrees in mathematics. The mathematics coordinator for this project is Peter Adams. Page 5 of 53 Program Review In the past, AustMS has had a scheme for reviewing tertiary mathematics programs. This scheme has been accessed by only a few universities, and at the beginning of this session it was decided to maintain the committee (under the chairmanship of Tim Marchant) but not to undertake any new program reviews until the situation with TEQSA and other mechanisms for course audit becomes clearer. In 2010/2011 there has been one request for program review which was declined, at least for the time being. The base funding review During the 2011, the Federal Government has been conducting a review of base funding to tertiary institutions. This will set the contribution by the government to universities for teaching students in different disciplines. Geoff Prince coordinated a submission on behalf of the mathematical sciences with input from presidents of the professional societies, including myself. Special Interest Meeting funding In the 2010-2011 session, the total amount requested in applications for funding of Special Interest Meetings exceeded the amount allocated. This has necessitated a re-think about how funding decisions are made and we have put together a proposal that there be a biannual, rather than ongoing, call for proposals. This will allow the relative merits of proposals to be compared, rather than the `early bird getting the worm’. New ANZIAM constitution A new constitution of ANZIAM was approved by Council in November 2010.
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