Miscellaneous Information
Audio-Visual Equipment: A projection screen is included as standard equipment in all session rooms. Invited 50-minute speakers are automatically provided with an ELMO visual presenter (document camera/projector), and a laptop projector; AMS Special Sessions and Contributed Papers, and MAA Invited and Contributed Paper Sessions, are provided with a screen and a laptop projector. Blackboards are not available, nor are Internet connections in session rooms. Any request for additional equipment should be sent to meet@ams.org or aba@ams.org and received by November 2, 2015.
Note that overhead/transparency projectors are no longer provided as part of the standard audio-visual setup in session rooms. To request an overhead projector, a special request must made to Andrew Annis at meet@ams.org or aba@ams.org no later than November 2, 2015.
Equipment requests made at the meetings most likely will not be granted because of budgetary restrictions. Unfortunately no audiovisual equipment can be provided for committee meetings or other meetings or gatherings not on the scientific program.
Child Care: The AMS and the MAA will provide approximately 50 reimbursement grants of US\$250 per family to help with the cost of child care for a number of registered participants at JMM2016. The funds may be used for child care that frees a parent to participate more fully in JMM.
Information about these child care grants and deadlines for requesting support is posted on the Child Care page.
Email Services: Limited email access for all Joint Meetings participants will be available in an email center located near the JMM Registration Desk, Atrium Lobby, on the fourth level in the Washington State Convention Center. The hours of operation will be published in the program. See WiFi Access section below.
Information Distribution: Tables are set up in the exhibit area for dissemination of general information of possible interest to the members and for the dissemination of information of a mathematical nature not promoting a product or program for sale. Information must be approved by the AMS Director of Meetings and Conferences prior to being placed on these tables.
If a person or group wishes to display information of a mathematical nature promoting a product or program for sale, they may do so in the exhibit area at the Joint Books, Journals, and Promotional Materials exhibit for a fee of US\$50 (posters are slightly higher) per item. Please contact the exhibits coordinator, MMSB, P.O. Box 6887, Providence, RI 02940, or by email at cpd@ams.org for further details.
The administration of these tables is in the hands of the AMS-MAA Joint Meetings Committee, as are all arrangements for Joint Mathematics Meetings.
Local Information: For information about the city, see visitseattle.org.
Photograph and Video Policy: The videotaping of any AMS or joint sponsored events, talks, and sessions is strictly forbidden without the explicit written permission of the AMS Director of Meetings and Conferences. The policy for videotaping of any MAA events, talks, and sessions is posted at www.maa.org/about-maa/policies-and-procedures/recording-or-broadcasting-of-maa-events. Photographs and videos of meeting interactions will be taken by professional photographers hired by the Joint Mathematics Meetings or by AMS and MAA staff. These photographs and videos may occasionally be used for publicity purposes. By participating in the Joint Mathematics Meetings, attendees acknowledge that their photograph or a video that includes them may be published in material produced by the Joint Meetings, AMS or MAA. AMS and MAA are not responsible for unauthorized photographs or other images not taken by professional photographers hired by the Joint Mathematics Meetings or AMS and MAA staff.
Telephone Messages: It will be possible to leave a message for any registered participant at the meetings registration desk from January 6 through 9 during the hours that the desk is open. These messages will be posted on the Mathematics Meetings Message Board in the networking center; however, staff at the desk will try to locate a participant in the event of a bona fide emergency. The telephone number will be published in the program and daily newsletter.
Welcoming Environment Policy: The AMS and MAA strive to ensure that participants in the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) enjoy a welcoming environment. In all JMM activities, the two organizations seek to foster an atmosphere that encourages the free expression and exchange of ideas. The AMS and MAA support 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 JMM activities as well as the AMS and MAA missions.
The AMS and MAA will make every effort to maintain an environment that is free of harassment, even though they do not control the behavior of third parties. A commitment to a welcoming environment is expected of all attendees at JMM activities, including mathematicians, students, guests, staff, contractors and exhibitors, and participants in scientific sessions and social events. To this end, the AMS and MAA will include a statement concerning their expectations towards maintaining a welcoming environment in registration materials, and have put in place a mechanism for reporting violations. 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 and MAA to the situation.
WiFi Access: See Free_Wifi_at_WSCC_CC.pdf for details about the areas in the center where free WiFi can be accessed. Complimentary internet access will also be available in the networking center located in Skybridge (Hall 4D), fourth level of the convention center, and in the 6th floor lobby. See the housing page for details about WiFi access in the hotels.