Re: [RUME] Tentative Agenda Bus. Mtg. Jan. 8

[Ed Dubinsky <edd@MCS.KENT.EDU>]

Cathy,

I think you have some concerns that have to do with MAA policy.  I am not
sure we should make this an ARUMEissue.  The reason for paying dues is
twofold.  One is because you think MAA is an organization that you should
belong to and the other is that ARUME is an organization you should belong
to.  The two are, of course, unrelated.

If those two reasons don't apply to you and/or you can't afford the dues,
then you should not join.  But again, this is not exactly an ARUME issue.

Of course, you might propose to ARUME that it take on a project of trying
to get MAA to change its dues structure in line with the concerns you
have.  But to do that, you probably should be an ARUME member.

Ed


On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Cathy Kessel wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The reminder to those of us who didn't pay their dues suggests another
> agenda item. I didn't pay dues because:
>
> a) I'm on other lists where I don't have to pay and don't see why I need to
> pay for this list. (I'm happy to listen to an explanation about why people
> do need to pay for this list.)
>
> b) MAA has a student rate and an individual rate, but no part-time or
> unemployed rate. As someone who's been in both categories (and is still in
> the first), I think this policy should be changed. I think that I told MAA
> this years ago, but maybe it's time to say it again. (It could be that MAA
> might take someone else's opinion more seriously . . . ) I think MAA is
> being unrealistic in implicitly assuming that everyone involved with
> mathematics is either a student or has a full-time job.
>
> $79 plus an additional $10 for SIGMAA on RUME dues can be pretty hefty for
> low-income folk, especially for those who aren't very interested in
> receiving MAA journals. I'd be happier paying less and just getting FOCUS
> and an ARUME newsletter.
>
> --Cathy
>
> At 9:56 AM -0600 12/10/01, Annie Selden wrote:
> >Please let me know if you have any additional
> >agenda items at selden@tntech.edu.  Thanks.
> >Annie Selden, Coordinator
> >***************************************************
> >
> >Tentative Agenda
> >SIGMAA on RUME Business Meeting
> >Tues., January 8, 2002, 6 pm
> >
> >
> >1.   Discussion/acceptance of agenda
> >2.   Discussion/acceptance of minutes of Jan. 2001
> >            business meeting
> >3.   Election of officers:
> >            Secretary and Program Chair*
> >4.   Coordinator's report
> >5.   Plans for 2002 RUME Conference
> >6.   Committee reports
> >7.   New business
> >8.   Special presentation
> >
> >*The Nominating Committee has proposed the
> >following slate:
> >Secretary:   Bernadette Baker
> >                     Eric Hsu
> >Program Chair:  Anne Brown
> >                           Shandy Hauk
> >Candidates' statements will be posted shortly.
> >
> >Prior to the business meeting at 5 p.m., we
> >will have our speaker:
> >Ed Dubinsky, "How Can Mathematical Concepts
> >Be Learned?  Synthesizing APOS Theory and
> >Mathematical Formalism to Get One Possible
> >Answer."
> >An abstract can be found on page 11 of the
> >December FOCUS.
> >
> >
> >*************************************************
> >Dr. Annie Selden, Professor of Mathematics
> >Box 5054, Tennessee Technological University
> >Cookeville, TN 38505
> >http://gemini.tntech.edu/~selden/
> >MAA Online Associate Editor, Teaching and Learning
> >http://www.maa.org/t_and_l/index.html
> >SIGMAA on RUME Coordinator
> >http://www.maa.org/sigmaa/arume/index.html
> >RCME Editor
> >Voice:  (931) 526-1007 (H); (931) 372-3441 (W)
> >Fax:  (931) 372-6353
> >**************************************************
>

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