Voting on military funding.Voting on military funding After a lengthy debate at its meeting last January January: see month. (SN: 1/31/87, p.71) and further discussion in the pages of one of its publications, the American Mathematical Society The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards to mathematicians. , based in Providence Providence, city (1990 pop. 160,728), state capital and seat of Providence co., NE R.I., a port at the head of Providence Bay; founded by Roger Williams 1636, inc. as a city 1832. , R.I., has decided to poll its 20,000 members on the issue of military funding of mathematics research. The mail vote, to be taken in January 1988, will be on five motions touching various aspects of federal support for mathematics. |
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