[sage-edu] minicourses etc.

2009-10-14 Thread kcrisman
> > No, I don't think there will be any.   This is definitely by choice of > the AMS though, since we put substantial effort and thought into an > AMS minicourse proposal, but it was rejected. Jason G. says, "it might be nice to get an idea of what they did/ didn't do" ... since we might want to

[sage-edu] Re: minicourses etc.

2009-10-14 Thread Rob Beezer
At the meetings in San Diego a few years ago I had a discussion with some of the folks who are part of the program committee apparatus and approved topics for MAA sessions, panels, etc. and I was asking about proposing a panel or session on open textbooks. I got the distinct impression that you w

[sage-edu] Re: minicourses etc.

2009-10-14 Thread kcrisman
On Oct 14, 2:35 pm, Rob Beezer wrote: > At the meetings in San Diego a few years ago I had a discussion with > some of the folks who are part of the program committee apparatus and > approved topics for MAA sessions, panels, etc. and I was asking about > proposing a panel or session on open tex

[sage-edu] Re: minicourses etc.

2009-10-14 Thread William Stein
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:18 AM, kcrisman wrote: > >> I said: >> No, I don't think there will be any.   This is definitely by choice of >> the AMS though, since we put substantial effort and thought into an >> AMS minicourse proposal, but it was rejected. OK, I have to back peddle. I'm check

[sage-edu] Re: minicourses etc.

2009-10-14 Thread jason-sage
Rob Beezer wrote: > At the meetings in San Diego a few years ago I had a discussion with > some of the folks who are part of the program committee apparatus and > approved topics for MAA sessions, panels, etc. and I was asking about > proposing a panel or session on open textbooks. I got the dist

[sage-edu] Re: minicourses etc.

2009-10-14 Thread kcrisman
> OK, I have to back peddle. I'm checking through all my email, and > it's true that we did put together a proposal for the 2009 JMM, but > then (in consultation with somebody on the committee) decided not to > submit it, partly because of another Sage MAA minicourse proposal for > the same meeti

[sage-edu] Re: minicourses etc.

2009-10-14 Thread William Stein
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 5:22 PM, kcrisman wrote: > >> OK, I have to back peddle.  I'm checking through all my email, and >> it's true that we did put together a proposal for the 2009 JMM, but >> then (in consultation with somebody on the committee) decided not to >> submit it, partly because of a