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The Combinatorial Mathematics Society of Australasia (CMSA) is a professional society of mathematicians working in the field of combinatorics. It is the primary combinatorics society for Australasia, consisting of Australia, New Zealand and neighbouring countries.
The CMSA existed as an informal group since 1972, and was formally established in 1978. As of 2017, it has over 280 members including 110 life members.
Activities
The main activities of the CMSA are to publish the Australasian Journal of Combinatorics (AJC),[1] and to oversee the organisation of the annual Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing (ACCMCC), and the ten-yearly International Combinatorics Conference (ICC).[2] The CMSA also publishes an E-Newsletter in April, July, and October each year.[3]
Student Support
The CMSA strongly encourages student participation in its conferences. The CMSA Student Support Scheme provides travel support, and a CMSA Anne Penfold Street Student Prize (formerly known as CMSA Student Prize, 2001-16) is awarded annually for the best student talk.[4]
The CMSA also offers scholarships to assist students from developing countries who are undertaking, or preparing to undertake, higher degree by research studies in mathematics in Australia or New Zealand, under the supervision of CMSA members.[4]
Membership and Council[5]
The membership of CMSA consists of four classes of members: ordinary members, honorary members, institutional members, and life members.
The CMSA Council is responsible for all activities of the CMSA. It consists of a President, Vice-President, Immediate Past President (if there is one), Secretary, Treasurer and number of other members elected by members of the CMSA at its Annual General Meeting.
List of Presidents[6]
- Sanming Zhou (2017)
- David Wood (2015-16)
- Ian Wanless (2014)
- Catherine Greenhill (2011-13)
- Robert Aldred (2010)
- Ian Wanless (2007-09)
- Paul Bonnington (2005-06)
- Brendan McKay (2004)
- Nick Wormald (2002-03)
- Derek Holton (1999-2001)
- Anne Penfold Street (1997-98)
CMSA Medal
The CMSA Medal is awarded at most every three years, to honour a member of the CMSA who has made outstanding and sustained contributions to combinatorics and to the Australasian combinatorics community.[7]
CMSA Medal Recipients[7]
- Brendan McKay (2014)
- Elizabeth Billington (2011)
- Jennifer Seberry (2008)
- Derek Holton (2005)
- Anne Penfold Street (1999)
References
- ^ Australasian Journal of Combinatorics. "About the Journal". Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ CMSA. "Conferences". Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ CMSA. "Newsletters". Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ a b CMSA. "CMSA Student Support". Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ CMSA. "Rules of the Combinatorial Mathematics Society of Australasia Incorporated" (PDF). Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ CMSA. "Council". Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ a b CMSA. "Medal". Retrieved April 28, 2017.