AMS Ancillary Workshops

NSF-EHR Grant Proposal Writing Workshop

Writing a Competitive Proposal to NSF-EHR, Thursday, 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Texas Ballroom, Salon D, Grand Hyatt San Antonio. 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 John Haddock, Teri Jo Murphy and Lee Zia, NSF-EHR/DUE.  Schedule permitting, Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director for NSF-EHR, will also provide remarks. 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 amsdc@ams.org

Department Chairs Workshop

The annual workshop for department chairs will be held a day before the start of the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Antonio, TX on Friday, January 9, 2015, 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Texas Ballroom, Salon D, Grand Hyatt San Antonio.  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: Matthew Ando, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; William H. “Bus” Jaco, Oklahoma State University; 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 and fee of US$100 is required for this workshop.  Register at https://bit.ly/1ph9nJl by December 24.  For further information, please contact the AMS Washington Office at amsdc@ams.org.