LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER No. 421 January 2013 Society LMS COUNCIL that the section of the Blog dedi- Meetings cated to publishing articles should DIARY be renamed without using the term and Events 16 November 2012 ‘journal’, with responsibility for pro- posing a new name being delegated 2013 A personal view to Education Committee. Friday 1 March Although the November Council The Education Secretary, Tony Mary Cartwright meeting was shorter than usual Gardiner, asked Council to consider Lecture, London Council meetings, due to the AGM the possibility of awarding a second page 13 taking place immediately afterwards, Cecil King Travel Scholarship in 2013. Monday 18 March its reduced length did nothing to Council was supportive of the idea Northern Regional diminish members’ enthusiasm for and it was suggested that considera- Meeting, Newcastle discussion. On this occasion it was a tion should be given to making this 1 page 23 paper presented by Council Webmas- award specifically for a pre-doctoral Tuesday 26 March ter, Robert Wilson, and Vice-President, candidate with the Society itself fund- LMS Meeting at BMC, Ken Brown summarising the current ing the second award. The Education Sheffield situation of the ‘De Morgan Journal’ Secretary was asked to prepare a full (DMJ) - the Blog for matters relating proposal for consideration at the Feb- 18-19 April to mathematics education and educa- ruary 2013 Council meeting. Women in tion policy, editorial control of which Over recent months it has become Maths Day rests with the Education Committee increasingly apparent that the Soci- Cambridge - and the developments and discus- ety’s Charter, Statutes and By-Laws 10-14 June sions on it to date, that stimulated the by which the Society manages its LMS Invited Lectures, most debate. The main point at issue governance are no longer fully fit Edinburgh was the actual name of the Blog, in for purpose. A number are now particular, whether it is appropriate redundant, while others are some- Friday 5 July to use the term ‘journal’. Some mem- what out-of-date not reflecting, for LMS Meeting, London bers of Council were concerned that example, modern methods of com- Friday 15 November there could be damage to the reputa- munication. To date amendments LMS AGM, London tion of the Society's publications if the to By-Laws have been proposed as DMJ were to be viewed as an official and when issues have arisen but it is publication, although others held clear that such a piecemeal approach that misunderstandings on this point is not really satisfactory. In recogni- had not arisen. Even though it was tion of this, the General Secretary, acknowledged that the name DMJ Martin Hyland, proposed that the So- had become known in mathemat- ciety should undertake a full review NEWSLETTER ics education circles, Council agreed of its Charter, Statutes and By-Laws. that, in order to avoid any possible Council agreed and a small Working ONLINE: confusion in the future, it was better Group is going to be set up to over- Go to to amend the name to ‘De Morgan see the process. newsletter.lms.ac.uk Forum’. In addition, it was agreed The President closed the meeting LMS NEWSLETTER http://newsletter.lms.ac.uk [email protected] No. 421 January 2013 by expressing very warm thanks on behalf of the Council and its committees have consistently acted 2012–13 COUNCIL Council for the work of those Officers and mem- in the best interests of the Society and the math- As a result of the annual election, membership of the Council is the following: bers-at-large who would be leaving Council: Martin ematics community has underpinned the stability Hyland, Alexandre Borovik, Dorothy Buck, Wilfred of the LMS during the past three years. We thank President Dr G.B Segal. FRS (University of Oxford) Kendall and Burt Totaro. He wished good luck to him for his tireless service and wish him well in his Vice-Presidents Professor KA. Brown, FRSE (University of Glasgow) all those standing for re-election and thanked them future endeavours. Professor J.P.C. Greenlees. (University of Sheffield) for all the work they had done thus far. Treasurer Professor R.T. Curtis (University of Birmingham) June Barrow-Green DR TONY GARDINER General Secretary Professor S.A Huggett (University of Plymouth) (Education Secretary) Programme Secretary Professor R.A. Wilson (Queen Mary, University of London) RETIRING OFFICERS During his year as Education Secretary Dr Tony Gar- Publications Secretary Professor J.D.S Jones (University of Warwick) diner’s efforts have ensured that education has re- Education Secretary Professor F.A. Rogers (King’s College London) PROFESSOR MARTIN HYLAND mained a significant focus of the LMS. He brought Members-at-Large Dr J.E. Barrow-Green (Open University) – current LMS Librarian (General Secretary) to the role his substantial background in mathe- Dr F.W. Clarke (University of Swansea) – elected to a one year term After three years in office, Professor Martin Hyland matical education and his huge enthusiasm for it, * Professor Sir S.K. Donaldson, FRS (Imperial College, London) stood down as General Secretary at the Novem- and he has been particularly active in developing Dr C.A. Hobbs (University of the West of England) ber 2012 AGM. He has been a great asset to the the Society’s position statements on education, * Professor J.R. Hunton (University of Leicester) work and development of the Society during his directed towards influencing government policy. * Professor A. Laptev (Imperial College, London) tenure. In 2009, having not previously held an of- The LMS hopes to build on the developments he * Professor E.L. Mansfield (University of Kent) fice of Council, he agreed to take on the position has initiated over the past year, and would like to Professor B. Pelloni (University of Reading) at a particularly difficult time. A natural diplomat thank him for his contribution to the Society and Dr C.M. Roney-Dougal (University of St Andrews) and politician, his skills in steering some of Coun- wish him well in the future. Professor M.A. Singer (University of Edinburgh) 2 cil’s more contentious discussions have proved Committee members * Professor U.L. Tillmann, FRS (University of Oxford) 3 invaluable. He has brought to the Society most In addition to the foregoing the Society thanks all Professor A.P. Veselov (Loughborough University) particularly his extensive knowledge and experi- those who have served as members of Council and * Members continuing the second year of their two-year election in 2011 ence of the governance of organisations and com- of its various committees and who are now stand- Nominating Committee mittees, as well as a sensitive understanding of the ing down. Without such dedicated volunteers we Also at the AGM, Keith Ball (University of Warwick) and David Tranah (CUP) were elected to the relationship between staff and voluntary trustees. should be unable to support and represent mathe- Nominating Committee for three year terms of office. Gavin Brown (University of Loughborough) His commitment and dedication to ensuring that matics and the mathematical community as we do. was elected for a one year term. Continuing members of the Nominating Committee are Penny Davies (Chair), Frances Kirwan, FRS, LMS Newsletter http://newsletter.lms.ac.uk Michael Prest and Andrew M. Stuart. Council will also appoint a representative. Editorial office: [email protected]; London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57–58 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HS (t: 020 7637 3686; f: 020 7323 3655) Articles: please send articles to [email protected] LMS GRANT SCHEMES be considered at a meeting in February. 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