VII. Section Newsletters
Most MAA sections have newsletters that are published once or twice each year to communicate with section members. One of the main features of these newsletters is announcements of section meetings.A. The Newsletter Editor
Although secretary-treasurers may have been responsible for starting the newsletters, most sections now have a separate newsletter editor. In some sections, the editor is a member of the section executive committee. The editor should communicate with the section chair, section governor, program chair, local arrangements chair, and any other contributors to establish firm deadlines and any requirements for submission of material for the newsletter.B. Delivery of Section Newsletters
Sections should consider reducing costs by sending the newsletter via email or posting the newsletter on the section's web site. A section should continue to send the newsletter via regular mail to any section members who request this form of the newsletter. The electronic newsletter may be supplemented with a post card sent to all section members to announce a section meeting and the availability of registration forms on the web site.C. Topics for Newsletters
The section executive committee should decide on the topics to be included in the section newsletter and any related policies. Below is a list of some of the items that have been included in various section newsletters:- announcements of upcoming section meetings, including registration forms, program, and directions to the meeting site
- minutes of previous section business meetings;
- executive committee activities and decisions;
- reports from the section governor, chair, secretary, treasurer, and committee chairs;
- news from the campuses within the section;
- a problem section;
- a queries section;
- editorials;
- news gleaned from various national or local sources;
- a call for recommendations for nomination;
- the slate of nominees for section positions;
- a calendar of future section meetings, workshops, and other activities;
- a calendar of future MAA national meetings, workshops and programs;
- a calendar of future regional meetings of AMATYC, AMS, NCTM, and SIAM to be held within the section boundaries;
- announcements of section awards;
- announcements of student awards (Putnam, high school contests);
- doctorates granted by universities in the section;
- articles on special topics;
- mathematical humor or cartoons;
- visiting lecturers exchange;
- women in mathematics; and
- information on textbooks used throughout the section.
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