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Notices of the American Mathematical Society Is Support, for Carrying out the Work of the Society OTICES OF THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY 1989 Steele Prizes page 831 SEPTEMBER 1989, VOLUME 36, NUMBER 7 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 851 • October 21-22, 1989 Hoboken, New Jersey August 16 October 852 • October 27-28, 1989 Muncie, Indiana August 16 October 853 • November 18-19, 1989 Los Angeles, California August 16 November 854 • January 17-20, 1990 Louisville, Kentucky October 11 December t (96th Annual Meeting) • March 16-17, 1990 Manhattan, Kansas December 12 February March 23-24, 1990 Fayetteville, Arkansas December 12 February • • April 7-8, 1990 University Park, Pennsylvania January 25 March August 8-11 , 1990 Columbus, Ohio (93rd Summer Meeting) November 2-3, 1990 Denton, Texas January 16-19, 1991 San Francisco, California (97th Annual Meeting) August 8-11, 1991 Orono, Maine (94th Summer Meeting) January 8-11, 1992 Baltimore, Maryland (98th Annual Meeting) June 29-July 1, 1992 Cambridge, England (Joint Meeting with the London Mathematical Society) January 13-16, 1993 San Antonio, Texas (99th Annual Meeting) January 5-8, 1994 Cincinnati, Ohio (100th Annual Meeting) • Please refer to page 903 for listing of special sessions. •• Please note a change in this date making it earlier than previously published. t Preregistration/Housing deadline is November 17 Conferences June/July 1990: AMS-Siam Summer Seminar on Vortex Dynamics and Vortex Methods, location to be announced. Deadlines November Issue December Issue January Issue February Issue Classified Ads* Oct 3, 1989 Oct 27, 1989 Nov 27, 1989 Jan 10, 1990 News Items Oct 5, 1989 Nov 2, 1989 Nov 27, 1989 Jan 2, 1990 Meeting Announcements•• Sept 26, 1989 Oct 26, 1989 Nov 22, 1989 Dec 21, 1989 • 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 828 Edward James McShane (1904-1989) Wendell Fleming and Victor 827 Letters to the Editor Klee · 853 News and Announcements Edward J. McShane's life and contributions to twentieth century "mathematics are highlighted. 864 Funding Information for the Mathematical Sciences 831 1989 Steele Prizes Awarded 867 Acknowledgement of The 1989 Steele Prizes were awarded at the Society's ninety-second Contributions Summer Meeting in Boulder, Colorado to Daniel Gorenstein for 891 Meetings and Conferences expository writing, to Alberto Calderon for a fundamental paper, and to of the AMS (Listing) Irving Kaplansky for his mathematical career. 910 1989 AMS Elections Candidates Election Information 911 Mathematical Sciences Meetings and Conferences FEATURE COLUMNS 921 New AMS Publications 929 AMS Reports and 837 Computers and Mathematics Jon Barwise Communications This month's column contains two reviews, one of DERIVE and the Recent Appointments, 929 other of Calculus Calculator. Also included is a piece reporting on a Statistics on Women current controversy about the use of mathematics in showing that Mathematicians, 929 computer systems are correct. Officers, 931 942 Miscellaneous 852 Washington Outlook Kenneth M. Hoffman Personal Items, 942 This month's column, written by Hans J. Oser, provides an overview of Deaths, 942 current events on Capitol Hill of interest to Notices readers. Visiting Mathematicians (Supplement), 943 945 Backlog of Mathematics Research Journals 948 New Members of the AMS 951 Classified Advertising 965 Forms SEPTEMBER 1989, VOLUME 36, NUMBER 7 825 Volunteer Activity Many scientific and professional organizations are voicing concern over a changing attitude toward volunteer activity. Most evidence seems to be anec­ dotal. However, volunteer service in support of the scientific activity of the AMERICAN MATHEMATICAl. SOCIETY Society is too important to take these concerns lightly. We need to understand what changes are taking place and, if necessary, react to maintain member involvement in the scientific decision making of the Society. There are two principal issues that seem to be new to volunteer activities at EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Robert J. Blattner, Michael G. Crandall scientific and professional societies. The first issue is a difficulty in finding Robert M. Fossum (Chairman) members willing to volunteer for service to the Society and the mathematics Lucy J. Garnett, D. J. Lewis community. The second is that compensation is being sought to pay for Nancy K. Stanton, Robert E. L. Turner administrative support and released time. INTERIM MANAGING EDITOR While not as big a problem at the AMS as at some other societies, these issues James W. Maxwell are of concern. What are the attitudes that have influenced these issues? ASSOCIATE EDITORS Sociological cycles parallel certain highs and lows of interest in scientific Ronald L. Graham, Special Articles and professional organizations. However, Society membership is increasing Jeffrey C. Lagarias, Special Articles and requests for Society involvement in various scientific and professional SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION matters are similarly increasing. I do not perceive any decline of interest Subscription prices for Volume 36 (1989) are in what the Society could, or should, be doing to serve the mathematical $1 08 list; $86 institutional member; $65 individual community. member. (The subscription price for members is included in the annual dues.) A late charge of There has been a period of extreme pressure on the profession as employ­ 10% of the subscription price will be imposed ment opportunities for research mathematicians slowed down and tenure upon orders received from nonmembers after evaluations began to dominate the business of academic departments. Such January 1 of the subscription year. Add for post­ evaluation processes often have little emphasis placed on service and almost age: Surface delivery outside the United States and lndia-$10; to lndia-$20; expedited deliv­ no emphasis placed on service outside the immediate institution doing the ery to destinations in North America-$15; else­ evaluation. Proper recognition for mathematicians who contribute valuable where-$38. Subscriptions and orders for AMS service to the profession is a matter of great importance to the Society. At publications should be addressed to the Amer­ the present, it is very difficult for members to receive proper recognition and ican Mathematical Society, P.O. Box 1571, An­ reward for taking time away from scholarly and personal activities to partic­ nex Station, Providence, Rl 02901-9930. All or­ ders must be prepaid. ipate in Society activities. The Council of the Society took action during its August meeting to provide awards and citations in recognition of public and ADVERTISING professional service. It is hoped that this action will lead to encouragement Notices publishes situations wanted and classi­ and recognition for such service. Details on these awards and citations will fied advertising, and display advertising for pub­ lishers and academic or scientific organizations. be reported in later Notices. Copyright@ 1989 by the American Mathemat­ Universities, colleges, and corporations are also undergoing a change in policy ical Society. All rights reserved. Printed in the toward volunteer activities of their employees. In the past, these institutions United States of America. have provided released time, staff support, and other needs to enable the The paper used in this journal is acid-free and falls within the guidelines established to ensure volunteer to better perform outside professional activities. These institutions permanence and durability. @ Most of this publi­ now call upon the Society for compensation and reimbursement. cation was typeset using the TeX typesetting sys­ There is another issue that has been raised in this context. Namely, some tem. question the amount of reliance on AMS staff, as opposed to membership [Notices of the American Mathematical Society is support, for carrying out the work of the Society. I believe the effectiveness published ten times
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