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ANNOUNCEMENT


To:   Mathematical Sciences Community

Date: February 2001

Re:   MATHEMATICS AWARENESS MONTH, April 2001


"Mathematics and the Ocean" is the theme of Mathematics Awareness Month
(MAM) sponsored by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM).  The MAM
2001 poster will appear both on bulletin boards and at the MAM website:
/mam/01/ . 

Mathematics Awareness Month provides the mathematical sciences community
with opportunities for promoting the importance and versatility of
mathematics, and its relationship to our daily lives.  JPBM invites you to
use the electronic poster for MAM 2001 and the related materials to inform
your colleagues, students, and the general public about the value of
mathematics.

Mathematics Awareness Month is an excellent time to communicate with broad
audiences about the relevance of mathematics in their lives.  Here are some
suggested activities:

*  Design your own Web page, and submit it to be linked to the MAM 2001
website; 
*  Encourage your local math club, student chapter, or chapter of the Pi
Mu Epsilon or Mu Alpha Theta, to organize campus events related to the MAM
2001 theme;
*  Request that appropriate state and local officials issue a proclamation
declaring April 2001 to be Mathematics Awareness Month in your locality; 
*  Invite your local legislators and other elected officials to visit your
department--public officials appreciate opportunities to speak with faculty
about their public policy concerns; 
* Tailor the sample news release to include details on your MAM activities
and mail it to your local print and broadcast media outlets--you can find
media listings in the reference section of your library, or work with your
institution's public information office; 
*  Check the MAM website for an extensive listing of past activities and
events. 

The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics and its member societies--the
American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and
the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics--appreciate the
involvement of the mathematical sciences community in Mathematics Awareness
Month. 

For more information, please contact:

James M. Crowley, Executive Director, SIAM
	jcrowley@siam.org, 215-382-9800;
Allison Bogardo, Assistant to the Executive Director
	bogardo@siam.org, 215-382-9800, Fax 215-386-7999;
Annette Emerson or Mike Breen, AMS
	pa-office@ams.org, 401-455-4000, Fax 415-331-3842;
Donald Albers, Associate Executive Director, MAA
	dalbers@maa.org, 800-741-9415, Fax 202-265-2384; or
Richard Tchen, The Math Forum
	richard@mathforum.org, 610-544-3644 or 800-756-7823, Fax 610-544-1358