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American Mathematical Society COUNCIL MINUTES Seattle, Washington 05 January 2016 at 1:30 p.m. American Mathematical Society COUNCIL MINUTES Seattle, Washington 05 January 2016 at 1:30 p.m. Prepared February 16, 2016 Revised April 4, 2016 The Council of the Society met at 1:40 p.m. (PST) on Tuesday, 05 January 2016, in the Metropolitan Ballroom A at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, 1400 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98101. There was a refreshment break at 3:45 p.m. and a Council dinner at 6:30 p.m. These are the minutes of the meeting. Although several items were discussed in Executive Session, all actions taken are reported in these minutes. Conflict of Interest Policy for Officers and Committee Members (as approved by the January 2007 Council) A conflict of interest may exist when the personal interest (financial or other) or con- cerns of any committee member, or the member’s immediate family, or any group or organization to which the member has an allegiance or duty, may be seen as competing or conflicting with the interests or concerns of the AMS. When any such potential conflict of interest is relevant to a matter requiring partici- pation by the member in any action by the AMS or the committee to which the member belongs, the interested party shall call it to the attention of the chair of the committee and such person shall not vote on the matter. Moreover, the person having a conflict shall retire from the room in which the committee is meeting (or from email or conference call) and shall not participate in the deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration. The foregoing requirements shall not be construed as preventing the member from briefly stating his/her position in the matter, nor from answering pertinent questions of other members. When there is a doubt as to whether a conflict of interest exists, and/or whether a member should refrain from voting, the matter shall be resolved by a vote of the committee, excluding the person concerning whose situation the doubt has arisen. Minutes of the meeting of the committee shall reflect when the conflict of interest was disclosed and when the interested person did not vote. AMS Policy on a Welcoming Environment (as approved by the January 2015 Council) The AMS strives to ensure that participants in its activities enjoy a welcoming envi- ronment. In all its activities, the AMS seeks to foster an atmosphere that encourages the free expression and exchange of ideas. The AMS supports equality of opportunity and treatment for all participants, regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion or religious belief, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disabilities, or veteran status. Harassment is a form of misconduct that undermines the integrity of AMS activities and mission. The AMS will make every effort to maintain an environment that is free of harass- ment, even though it does not control the behavior of third parties. A commitment to a welcoming environment is expected of all attendees at AMS activities, including mathematicians, students, guests, staff, contractors and exhibitors, and participants in scientific sessions and social events. To this end, the AMS will include a statement con- cerning its expectations towards maintaining a welcoming environment in registration materials for all its meetings, and has put in place a mechanism for reporting viola- tions. Violations may be reported confidentially and anonymously to 855-282-5703 or at www.mathsociety.ethicspoint.com. The reporting mechanism ensures the respect of privacy while alerting the AMS to the situation. For AMS policy statements concerning discrimination and harassment, see: www.ams.org/about-us/governance/policy-statements/sexualharassment. Council Minutes 05 January 2016 Page 9 Contents 1 Call to Order 13 1.1 Opening of the Meeting and Introductions . 13 1.2 2015 AMS Elections . 13 1.3 List of Council Members . 13 1.4 Retiring Members . 14 2 Minutes 14 2.1 Minutes of the April 2015 Council . 14 2.2 Minutes of the 05/2015 and 11/2015 Executive Committee and Board of Trustees (ECBT) Meetings . 14 2.3 Minutes of Business by Mail . 14 3 Consent Agenda 15 3.1 Mathematics of Computation Editorial Committee Charge . 15 3.2 Change in the Charge to the Mathematical Reviews Editorial Committee . 15 3.3 Menger Prize Amounts . 15 4 Reports of Boards and Standing Committees 16 4.1 Tellers' Report on the 2015 Elections [Executive Session] . 16 4.1.1 Tellers' Report on the Election of Officers . 16 4.1.2 Tellers' Report on the Election to the Nominating Committee . 16 4.1.3 Tellers' Report on the Election to the Editorial boards Committee . 17 4.2 Executive Committee and Board of Trustees . 17 4.2.1 Appointments of AMS Officers [Executive Session] . 17 4.2.1.1 Associate Secretary of the Southeastern Section . 17 4.2.1.2 Associate Secretary of the Eastern Section . 17 4.2.1.3 Secretary . 17 4.2.1.4 Treasurer . 18 4.2.2 Dues Level for the 2017 Membership Year . 18 4.3 Committee on Science Policy . 18 4.4 Committee on Meetings and Conferences . 18 4.5 Committee on Education . 19 4.6 Committee on the Profession . 19 4.6.1 Anti-Harassment Policy Statement . 19 4.6.2 Venue for the Levi L. Conant Prize . 20 4.6.3 New Prize Proposal: The Bertrand Russell Prize of the AMS . 20 4.6.4 Proposed New Prize in Stochastic Theory and Modeling . 21 4.6.5 Nominations by Petition . 22 4.6.6 Nomination Materials for the Steele Prizes . 22 4.7 Committee on Publications . 23 4.7.1 Recommendation from CPub's 2014 Review of AMS Primary Journals 23 Council Minutes 05 January 2016 Page 10 4.7.2 Online Journal of Analytic Combinatorics ............... 23 4.7.3 Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics ........... 24 4.8 Mathematical Reviews Editorial Committee . 24 4.9 Fellows Selection Committee . 24 4.10 Report from the AMS-ASA-MAA-SIAM Joint Data Committee . 25 4.11 Report from the AMS Representative to the Canadian Mathematical Society 25 4.12 Report from the Committee on Academic Freedom, Tenure and Employment Security (CAFTES) . 25 4.13 Report from the Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) . 25 4.14 Report from the AMS Committee on Women in Mathematics (CoWiM) . 25 4.15 Report from the Mathematics Research Communities Advisory Board . 25 4.16 Report from the Arnold Ross Lecture Committee . 26 4.17 Report from the AMS-AAAS Liaison Committee . 26 4.18 Report from the Library Committee . 26 4.19 Report from the Short Course Subcommittee . 26 4.20 Report from the Fan Fund Committee . 26 4.21 Report from the Joint Committee on Women (JCW) . 26 5 Old Business 26 5.1 Status of Proposal for the AMS to Become an Institutional Home for the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies . 26 6 New Business 28 6.1 Guidelines for the Fellows Selection Committee on the Number of New Fellows 28 6.2 Strategic Planning [Executive Session] . 28 6.3 Comments from a Representative from the Canadian Mathematical Society . 29 6.4 Report from the new Chief Editor of the Notices ................ 30 6.5 Comments from the Editor-in-Chief of the AMS Graduate Student Blog . 30 7 Announcements, Information and Record 30 7.1 Budget . 30 7.2 Executive Committee Actions . 31 7.2.1 Editorial Appointments . 31 7.3 Blumenthal Trust . 31 7.4 Report on the AMS Graduate Student Chapters . 31 7.5 Next Council Meeting . 31 7.6 Future Scientific and Governance Meetings . 32 8 Adjournment 32 Council Minutes 05 January 2016 Page 11 Attachments A 2015 AMS Governance 35 B 2016 AMS Governance 37 C Revised Mathematics of Computation Editorial Committee Charge 39 D Revised Mathematical Reviews Editorial Committee Charge 41 E Determining the 2017 Individual Member Dues 43 F Report of the AMS Committee on Science Policy 47 G Report of the AMS Committee on Education 49 H Report of the AMS Committee on the Profession 53 I AMS Policy Statement on Sexual Harassment 59 J Proposed Anti-Harassment Policy 61 K Bertrand Russell Prize 63 L Ulf Grenander Prize 65 M Nominations by Petition 69 N Report of the Committee on Publications 73 O Online Journal of Analytic Combinatorics Proposal 77 P Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics Recommendations 93 Q Report of the Mathematical Reviews Editorial Committee 95 R Report from the Fellows Selection Committee 99 S Report from the AMS-ASA-MAA-SIAM Data Committee 101 T Report from the AMS Representative to the Canadian Mathematical Society 105 U Report from the Committee on Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Employment Security (CAFTES) 107 V Report from the Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) 109 Council Minutes 05 January 2016 Page 12 W Report from the Committee on Women in Mathematics (CoWiM) 111 X Report from the Mathematics Research Communities (MRC) Advisory Board 113 Y Report from the Arnold Ross Lecture Series Committee 115 Z Report from the AMS-AAAS Liaison Committee 117 AA Report from the AMS Library Committee 119 AB Report from the Short Course Subcommittee 123 AC Report from the Fan Fund Committee 125 AD Report from the Joint Committee on Women 127 AE Status of the Proposal for the AMS to Provide an Institutional Home for the National Alliance 137 AF Fellows Document 141 AG Data on Number of Fellows 147 AH Future Scientific and Governance Meetings 151 AI Minutes of Council Business by Mail: 2015 EC Election 159 AJ Tellers' Report on 2015 Election 161 AK Strategic Planning Initiatives with Background Information 175 Council Minutes 05 January 2016 Page 13 1 Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 1:40 pm (PST).
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