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The London Mathematical Society THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER No. 395 September 2010 Society LMS COUNCIL DIARY We turned to publication mat- ters, with the President putting his Meetings Friday 2 July 2010 signature to a new contract with and Events At the start of the Council meeting OUP relating to publication of the the President, Angus Macintyre Bulletin, Journal, and Proceedings 2010 FRS, led us in thanking and saying of the LMS. The Publisher Susan Monday 6 September goodbye to Ivor Goddard, our tem- Hezlet and the Publications Secre- Midlands Regional porary Executive Secretary. Ivor, tary, John Jones, pointed out that Meeting, Nottingham who had for many years essentially we were very fortunate with the [page 3] the same role at the Royal Statistical high standard of external advice Society, has done a fantastic job for we had available on the Publica- Friday 17 September us, providing stability and good ad- tions Committee. Under a finance Spitalfields Day vice to the Council and its Officers heading, after some discussion Edinburgh as Council recovered from a period and explanations by the Treasurer, [page ] of turmoil last year. In a few last Brian Stewart, we approved rec- Wednesday wise words Ivor encouraged the ommendations from Finance and 29 September LMS to be less internal looking and General Purposes Committee for Popular Lectures to punch at its full weight exter- Membership subscription rates for Birmingham nally. We then took great pleasure 2010–11 (increasing by 5%), on [page 9] in welcoming the new Executive Members’ journal prices, and on Secretary, Fiona Nixon, to her first the budget allocation for 2010–11. Friday 19 November Council Meeting. Council’s first sub- Since the last Council meeting Annual General stantive business (having asked him the Website Working Group has Meeting and Naylor to leave the room) was unanimous- moved forward significantly and Lecture, London ly to approve Graeme Segal FRS as Stephen Huggett, as Chair, report- 2011 President Designate. ed that an invitation to tender for As usual, a first significant item the website redevelopment had Friday 1 July was that of President’s Business, gone out, and shortlisted bidders London and Angus summarised a variety would be presenting to the group Tuesday 19 July of LMS and external engagements on 29 July, with the plan that a Northern Regional carried out on our behalf. A clear contract be written and signed Meeting, Leeds highlight, from Angus’s language – by mid-August. Meanwhile, we “marvellous”, “real pleasure”, “proud welcome further suggestions from of the LMS” – had been chairing LMS members regarding the new the LMS Popular Lectures 200, website via the link from www.lms. given by Dorothy Buck (Imperial) ac.uk. Stephen also led discussions NEWSLETTER and Matt Parker (QMUL). Angus in his role as Chair of the Interna- praised the quality of the lectures tional Affairs Committee, inviting a ONLINE: and stressed the importance of steer from Council to the LMS del- Go to www.lms.ac.uk/ maintaining high standards in the egates to the International Mathe- newsletter Popular Lectures series. matical Union General Assembly in Sept10-NL.indd 1 27/08/2010 14:23:59 THE LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER www.lms.ac.uk/newsletter [email protected] Bangalore in mid-August, where a vote would with the IRM in mind, would be placed on the LMS HONORARY MEMBERS be taken on whether to set up a permanent LMS website (http://tinyurl.com/34g2olx) for IMU office and where. While some members of comment from members, and near-final versions The London Mathematical Society has Council have reserves about this development, would be presented to the next Council meet- elected Professor Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat the arguments are complex. It seemed best to ing at the beginning of October. The Council of Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France, Council that LMS delegates take a full part in the agreed with Ken’s plans for liaison with the to Honorary Membership of the Society, in debate and vote as seems best to them on the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. recognition of her many distinguished con- balance of the arguments presented. Garth Dales reported as Chair of the Mem- tributions to General Relativity, especially Reporting on activities of the newly reformed bership ad hoc working group which has been for her deep and pioneering work on the Research Policy Committee which he chairs, Ken formed this year. The group presented a sub- Cauchy Problem. Brown explained that its first meeting had been stantial report, evidence of having given con- The London Mathematical Society has devoted to developing policy documents on siderable thought from first principles on issues UK Mathematical Sciences ‘Facts and Figures’, such as what the selling points and benefits of ‘Funding Mechanisms’, and ‘Postgraduate Train- membership are, how to undertake a member- ing’, drafts of which were presented. The aim ship drive, and how to develop a more dynamic was to address several audiences, probably with system of ‘departmental representatives’ across slightly different versions. These included the UK Universities. Interesting was the focus the mathematics community, the wider world and group put on attracting more members from 2 policy makers, and the International Review of the applied mathematics community. Council Mathematics (IRM), led by EPSRC, which would discussed very seriously the question of how take place and report over the coming year. The the LMS could improve its appeal to this sector, Council thanked Ken and the committee for the and will be discussing the ideas of the working work so far and gave some feedback. Ken ex- group again soon. plained that the next drafts, prepared particularly Simon Chandler-Wilde LMS Newsletter www.lms.ac.uk/newsletter General Editor: Mr A.J.S. Mann ([email protected]) Reports Editor: Dr S.A. Huggett ([email protected]) Reviews Editor: Dr C.M. Roney-Dougal ([email protected]) Administrative Editor: S.M. Oakes ([email protected]) Editorial office address: London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57–58 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HS (t: 020 7637 3686; f: 020 7323 3655; e: [email protected], w: www.lms.ac.uk) Typeset by the London Mathematical Society at De Morgan House; printed by Holbrooks Printers Ltd. Publication dates and deadlines: published monthly, except August. Items and advertisements by the first day of the month prior to publication, or the closest preceding working day. News items and notices in the Newsletter are free to be used elsewhere unless otherwise stated, although attribution is requested when reproducing whole articles. Contributions to the Newsletter are made under a non-exclusive licence; please contact the author for the rights to reproduce. The LMS cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of information in the Newsletter. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the views or policy of the London Mathematical Society. Charity registration number: 252660. Sept10-NL.indd 2 27/08/2010 14:24:00 www.lms.ac.uk/newsletter [email protected] No. 395 September 2010 with the IRM in mind, would be placed on the LMS HONORARY MEMBERS LMS website (http://tinyurl.com/34g2olx) for comment from members, and near-final versions The London Mathematical Society has elected Professor Terence Tao of University would be presented to the next Council meet- elected Professor Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat of California, Los Angeles, USA, to Honorary ing at the beginning of October. The Council of Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France, Membership of the Society, in recognition agreed with Ken’s plans for liaison with the to Honorary Membership of the Society, in of his remarkable achievements in harmonic Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. recognition of her many distinguished con- analysis, the theory of PDE and additive Garth Dales reported as Chair of the Mem- tributions to General Relativity, especially combinatorics. bership ad hoc working group which has been for her deep and pioneering work on the Full citations for Professor Choquet-Bruhat formed this year. The group presented a sub- Cauchy Problem. and Professor Tao will appear in the LMS stantial report, evidence of having given con- The London Mathematical Society has Bulletin. siderable thought from first principles on issues such as what the selling points and benefits of membership are, how to undertake a member- ship drive, and how to develop a more dynamic system of ‘departmental representatives’ across LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY UK Universities. Interesting was the focus the group put on attracting more members from MIDLANDS REGIONAL MEETING the applied mathematics community. Council 3 discussed very seriously the question of how Monday 6 September 2010 the LMS could improve its appeal to this sector, and will be discussing the ideas of the working Chemistry Building C15, University of Nottingham group again soon. Simon Chandler-Wilde Speakers: Erik Christensen (Copenhagen) LMS Newsletter www.lms.ac.uk/newsletter Siegfried Echterhoff (Münster) General Editor: Mr A.J.S. Mann ([email protected]) Mikael R�rdam (Copenhagen) Reports Editor: Dr S.A. Huggett ([email protected]) Titles and timings to be confirmed. Reviews Editor: Dr C.M. Roney-Dougal ([email protected]) Administrative Editor: S.M. Oakes ([email protected]) These lectures are aimed at a general mathematical audience. All interested, whether LMS members or not, are most welcome to attend this event. Editorial office address: London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57–58 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HS (t: 020 7637 3686; f: 020 7323 3655; e: [email protected], w: www.lms.ac.uk) For further details, to register or to reserve a place at the dinner, email the organisers Typeset by the London Mathematical Society at De Morgan House; printed by Holbrooks Printers Ltd.
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