AMS Ancillary Workshops

NSF-EHR Grant Proposal Writing Workshop

Developing a Competitive Proposal for NSF-EHR, Monday (two days before the first day of the JMM), 3:00 pm– 6:00 pm. A707, Atrium Level, Marriott Marquis. Workshop goals are to familiarize participants with current direction/priorities in 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. There is no registration fee for this workshop, but participants must register separately in advance. Please contact the AMS Washington Office at 401- 455-4116 or amsdc@ams.org for further information.

Department Chairs Workshop

This annual one-day workshop for department chairs and leaders is held on Tuesday, 8:00-6:30 pm, the day before the JMM actually begins, in M103, M104, M105, Marquis Level, Marriott Marquis. This workshop is designed to stimulate discussion on a wide range of issues facing departments today, including personnel issues (staff and faculty), long-range planning, hiring, promotion and tenure, budget management, assessments, outreach, stewardship, junior faculty development, communication, and departmental leadership. Leaders for this session are Malcolm Adams, University of Georgia; Matthew Ando, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Krista Maxson, University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma; and Douglas Mupasiri, University of Northern Iowa. There is a separate registration and fee to participate. Interested participants should also consider attending the NSF-EHR Grant Proposal Writing Workshop to be held on Monday, January 2. For further information, please contact the AMS Washington Office at 401-455-4116 or amsdc@ams.org.