AAMT e-news

for the Australian mathematics education community

11 April 2016

AAMT 50th Anniversary Conference – Directions

The conference to celebrate AAMT's fiftieth birthday will be held in Adelaide on 7 & 8 July. For details and to register, please go to http://tiny.cc/AAMT50directions.

List of women in mathematics

Wikipedia has a list of women who have made noteworthy contributions to or achievements in mathematics. These include mathematical research, mathematics education, the history and philosophy of mathematics, public outreach, and mathematics contests.

Go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women_in_mathematics

Proposed change to AAMT constitution

The forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the AAMT will consider a motion to alter the Constitution. See http://www.aamt.edu.au/Events/AGM-2016 for details. All current AAMT members are entitled to vote and will be informed about the process.

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Amy MacDonald, John Rafferty

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