AMS Ancillary Workshops

Special Grant Writing Workshop

Writing a Competitive Proposal to NSF-EHR, Monday, 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel, organized by Samuel M. Rankin, III, AMS. The AMS is pleased to work with the National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources (NSF-EHR) to offer a free workshop on Writing a Competitive Proposal to NSF-EHR. Workshop leaders include Lee Zia, NSF-EHR/DUE; John Haddock, NSF-EHR; Tasha Inniss, NSF-EHR; Michael Jacobson, NSF-EHR; and Lee Zia, NSF-HER. The goals of the workshop are to familiarize participants with current direction and priorities in NSF-EHR; familiarize participants with key EHR education research and development programs; consider common issues of competitive proposals; and prepare participants to write a competitive proposal.  Topics that will be covered include discussion of key programs; the merit review process and merit review criteria; discussion of scenarios – short passages drawn from proposals in the EHR portfolio designed to stimulate discussion about strengths and weaknesses of a proposal; and the opportunity to discuss possible proposal ideas with program officers.

Advance registration is required for this free workshop.  Please contact the AMS Washington Office at 202-588-1100 or amsdc@ams.org

Department Chairs Workshop

Department Chairs Workshop, Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel. This one-day session for mathematical sciences department chairs is organized in a workshop format so as to stimulate discussion among attendees.  Sharing ideas and experiences with peers creates an environment that enables attending chairs to address departmental challenges from new perspectives.

Workshop leaders will be:  William H. “Bus” Jaco, Oklahoma State University; Alex Smith, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Michel Smith, Auburn University; and Judy Walker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Past workshop sessions have focused on a range of issues facing departments, including planning and budgeting, personnel management, assessment, outreach, faculty development, communications, and departmental leadership.

Advance registration is required for this workshop.  The registration fee is US$100 for the workshop, which is in addition to and separate from the Joint Meetings registration.  For further information, please contact the AMS Washington Office at 202-588-1100 or amsdc@ams.org.