New Zealand Mathematical Society

The New Zealand Mathematical Society is a New Zealand based learned society of mathematicians. It is listed by the Royal Society of New Zealand as the affiliate organisation responsible for mathematics research,[1] and by the International Mathematical Union as the national mathematical society of its country.[2] The total membership in the society has varied from approximately 100 soon after its 1974 foundation to between 200 and 300 at its 25th anniversary in 1999.[3][4]

The NZMS has its origins in the annual New Zealand Mathematics Colloquium, held beginning in 1966,[3] and in a 1967 visit to New Zealand by Bernhard Neumann during which he promoted connections between the New Zealand and Australian mathematics communities.[4] A drafting committee for the new society was formed at the 1973 colloquium, despite some opposition from the RSNZ's National Committee for Mathematics,[5][6] and the society was founded in 1974 with David Vere-Jones as founding president.[4]

The society publishes the Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society three times a year,[3][7] and co-sponsors the New Zealand Journal of Mathematics (ISSN 1179-4984) with the Department of Mathematics of the University of Auckland.[3][8] The journal was given its name and co-sponsorship in 1992, and is the successor to a previous publication founded in 1969, the Mathematical Chronicle of the University of Auckland.[3][8][9]

Other activities of the society include hosting student competitions, visiting lecturers, and colloquium speakers, and providing travel grants for New Zealand students and mathematicians to attend conferences. A small number of distinguished mathematicians with ties to New Zealand have been named as Honorary Life Members of the society, including Henry Forder, Vaughan Jones, and Bernhard Neumann.[3]

References
  1. Constituent and Affiliate Organisations in Physical sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Technology and Engineering, Royal Society of New Zealand, retrieved 2015-01-22.
  2. New Zealand Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, International Mathematical Union, retrieved 2015-01-22.
  3. Tee, Garry J. (1999), "The First 25 Years of the New Zealand Mathematical Society" (PDF), Invited Address to the 1999 New Zealand Mathematics Colloquium, retrieved 2015-01-22.
  4. Wake, Graham (August 1999), "New Zealand Mathematics Society Silver Jubilee Celebration: A toast from the foundation Secretary 1974-5", Centrefold, Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society, 76.
  5. Foundation of the Society, NZMS, retrieved 2015-01-22.
  6. Carter, Mike (August 2003), "The National Committee for Mathematics (1967–1996)", Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society, 88
  7. Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society home page, retrieved 2015-01-22.
  8. New Zealand Journal of Mathematics home page, retrieved 2015-01-22.
  9. Gauld, David (July 2014), The Mathematical Chronicle (PDF), Mathematics Department, Univ. of Auckland, retrieved 2015-01-22.
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