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OTICES OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY The Growth of the American Mathematical Society page 781 Everett Pitcher ~~ Centennial Celebration (August 8-12) page 831 JULY/AUGUST 1988, VOLUME 35, NUMBER 6 Providence, Rhode Island, USA ISSN 0002-9920 Calendar of AMS Meetings and Conferences This calendar lists all meetings which have been approved prior to Mathematical Society in the issue corresponding to that of the Notices the date this issue of Notices was sent to the press. The summer which contains the program of the meeting. Abstracts should be sub­ and annual meetings are joint meetings of the Mathematical Associ­ mitted on special forms which are available in many departments of ation of America and the American Mathematical Society. The meet­ mathematics and from the headquarters office of the Society. Ab­ ing dates which fall rather far in the future are subject to change; this stracts of papers to be presented at the meeting must be received is particularly true of meetings to which no numbers have been as­ at the headquarters of the Society in Providence, Rhode Island, on signed. Programs of the meetings will appear in the issues indicated or before the deadline given below for the meeting. Note that the below. First and supplementary announcements of the meetings will deadline for abstracts for consideration for presentation at special have appeared in earlier issues. sessions is usually three weeks earlier than that specified below. For Abstracts of papers presented at a meeting of the Society are pub­ additional information, consult the meeting announcements and the lished in the journal Abstracts of papers presented to the American list of organizers of special sessions. Meetings Abstract Program Meeting# Date Place Deadline Issue 845 * October 28-30, 1988 Lawrence, Kansas August 24 October 846 * November 12-13, 1988 Claremont, California August 24 October 847 * January 11-14, 1989 Phoenix, Arizonat October 12 December (95th Annual Meeting) April 15-16, 1989 Worcester, Massachusetts January 25 March * May 19-20, 1989 Chicago, Illinois March 1 April August 7-1 0, 1989 Boulder, Colorado May 16 JulyI August (92nd Summer Meeting) October 21-22, 1989 Hoboken, New Jersey August 30 October October 27-28, 1989 Muncie, Indiana August 30 October January 17-20, 1990 Louisville, Kentucky (96th Annual Meeting) January 16-19, 1991 San Francisco, California (97th Annual Meeting) * Please refer to page 884 for listing of special sessions t Preregistration/Housing deadline is November 10 Conferences June 4-August 11, 1988: Joint Summer Research July 18-29, 1988: AMS-SIAM Summer Seminar on Conferences in the Mathematical Sciences, Bowdoin Computational Solution of Nonlinear Systems Equations, College, Brunswick, Maine Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado July 3-23, 1988: Summer Research Institute on Operator August 6-7, 1988: AMS Short Course: Chaos and Fractals: Theory /Operator Algebras and Applications, University of The mathematics behind the computer graphics New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire September 6-10, 1988: International Neural Network Society, 1988 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (see news item, page 269, February issue) Deadlines September Issue October Issue November Issue December Issue Classified Ads* Aug 1, 1988 Aug 31, 1988 Oct 3, 1988 Oct 31, 1988 News Items Aug 5, 1988 Sept 6, 1988 Oct 7, 1988 Nov 4, 1988 Meeting Announcements** Jul28, 1988 Aug 24, 1988 Sept 26, 1988 Oct 24, 1988 * Please contact AMS Advertising Department for an Advertising Rate Card for display advertising deadlines. ** For material to appear in the Mathematical Sciences Meetings and Conferences section. OTICES OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY ARTICLES DEPARTMENTS 781 The Growth of the American Mathematical Society·· 779 Letters to the Editor The Secretary of the Society examines the growth of the Society's services 810 News and Announcements and publications during its second fifty years, in response to the increased needs of the mathematical community. 815 NSF News and Reports 818 News from Washington 783 William J. LeVeque Retirts as Executive Director 822 For Your Information In honor of Dr. LeVeque's retirement in September, a biography is presented, The Dilemma of the highlighting his contributions to the Society. Tributes from George David Golden Age Mostow, President of the Society, and Irving Kaplansky, President of the 826 50 Year Anniversary Society during 1985--1986, are also included. 828 1988 AMS Elections 785 The AMS- Then, Now, and Soon 829 Meetings and Conferences In a talk presented at the 842nd meeting of the Society, William J. LeVeque, of the AMS (Listing) who will retire from his post as Executive Director of the AMS in September, 890 Mathematical Sciences reflects on the past, present, and future of the Society. Meetings and Conferences 896 New AMS Publications 790 Research Mathematicians in Mathematics Education This article, the first of a two-part series, will examind issues facing research 911 AMS Reports and mathematicians in education. The second part will describe educational Communications activities being led by members of the research community. Recent Appointments, 911 Reports of Past Meetings, 911 FEATURE COLUMNS 913 Miscellaneous Personal Items, 913 Deaths, 913 795 Computers and Mathematics Jon Barwise 914 VIsiting Mathematicians Jon Barwise, in setting the tone for his new column, has incorporated three articles into this month's offering. The articles explore various aspects of (Supplement) computing, in particular: Edward Zalta examines the philosophical questions 916 Reciprocity Agreements of whether algorithms should be patentable; Yves Nievergelt describes how 924 New Members of the AMS the HP28S can be used in the classroom; and N. Shankar examines the role that proof checkers can play in mathematics. · 929 AMS Polley on Recruitment Advertising 930 Classified Advertising 807 Inside the AMS: A Profile of the AMS Offices 955 Forms This article describes the workings of the Providence and Ann Arbor offices, highlighting the functions of each of their departments. ~ Centennial AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY .fA! Celebration EDITORIAL COMMITTEE This year's Summer Meeting has been termed the Centennial Cele­ Robert J. Blattner, Ralph P. Boas bration of the American Mathematical Society, but it is more than Lucy J. Garnett, Mary Ellen Rudin Nancy K. Stanton, Steven H. Weintraub the occasion for the Society to celebrate its 100 years of service to Everett Pitcher (Chalnnan) the mathematical community. Yes, there will be a party atmosphere, with receptions, ceremonies, and happy hours for people to renew MANAGING EDITOR James A. Voytuk old friendships and start new ones. However, as with all Society meetings, the scientific program is the focal point and, in particular, ASSOCIATE EDITORS this meeting will provide the opportunity for mathematicians to Ronald L. Graham, Special Articles look ahead and to explore the future of mathematical research. The Jeffrey C. Lagarias, Special Articles highlight of the scientific program is the "Symposium on Mathemat­ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ics into the Twenty-First Century." 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