Call for Nominations: CMS Student Committee/Appels de candidatures: Le Comite des etudiants de la SMC

[Susan Marie Cooper]

The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) Student Committee (Studc) invites
applications for 2 year volunteer appointments as our Newsletter Editor,
our Atlantic Regional Representative, and two general members effective
July 1, 2004.

Candidates should be undergraduate or graduate students of mathematics at
a Canadian University.

Applicants should answer the questions below by email and forward to:

chair-studc at cms.math.ca

The deadline for applications is April 15.

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About Studc:

The CMS Student Committee (Studc) was created in 1999 to help the Canadian
Mathematics Society serve the needs of students. This includes assisting
the current president of the Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference
(CUMC) and fostering a community of mathematics students through other
events, newsletters, and our Web site.  Detailed information about the
Committee (including the terms of reference, duties and responsibilities,
and guidelines for membership) can be found on the CMS Committee Web site
(www.cms.math.ca/Students).

At present we are working on the following projects:

1. CUMC 2004 (Dalhousie University)
2. Funding Four Regional Conferences Across Canada
3. The Student Mathematical Communicator (Studc Newsletter)
4. Promotional Poster
5. Mathematics Education Across Canada And Training Teachers
6. Updating Our Web site (www.cms.math.ca/Students)
7. Operations Manuals For CUMC And Studc

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Please answer ALL questions:

1. What is your name?

2. At what university are you studying?

3. Are you an undergrad or a grad student?

4. What is your program of study?

5. In what year of study are you?

6. How did you hear about the Student Committee?

7. Why are you interested in joining the Student Committee?

8. In which promoted position (Newsletter Editor, Atlantic Regional
Representative, or general member) on the Student Committee are you
most interested?  Would you also like to be considered for the other
promoted positions on the Commiteee?

9. Have you checked out www.cms.math.ca/Students?  If yes, what do you
like?  What don't you like?  How would you improve it?

10. Are you interested in Web site design?  If yes, please describe some
of your work related to maintaining a Web site and include URLs for some
of your past work.

11. Have you heard of the Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference?
What are your thoughts about the Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics
Conference?  Have you attended it in the past?

12. The major goal of the Student Committee is to support the
community of Canadian mathematics students.  How do you see yourself
contributing to this goal?

13.  What mathematical activities have you been involved in, outside of
your courses?

14. What is your favourite theorem in mathematics?  Why?

15. Do you have any other comments (e.g. previous leadership activities
with the CMS or outside the CMS that you have been involved with, awards,
etc.) that you would like to share with the Student Committee?

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Susan Cooper and Robert Juricevic
Co Chairs, Studc

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Le Comite des etudiants (Studc) de la Societe mathematique du Canada
(SMC) sollicite la candidature a titre de volontaire pour les postes de
Redacteur du Bulletin des etudiants, de Representant de la region
Atlantique, et de deux membres generaux.  Chaque poste a une periode de
jouissance de deux ans debutant le 1 juillet 2004.

Les candidats doivent etre etudiants de premier ou de deuxieme cycle en
mathematiques a une universite canadienne.

Les candidats devraient remplir le questionnaire ci-dessous et le faire
parvenir par courriel a :

president-studc at cms.math.ca

La date limite de mise en candidature est le 15 avril.

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A propos de Studc :

Le Comite etudiant de la SMC (Studc) a ete fonde en 1999 afin d^Rassister
la SCM a desservir les besoins des etudiants.  Ses fonctions incluent
aider le president de la Conference canadiennes des etudiants en
mathematiques et de developper une communaute d^Retudiants en
mathematiques au travers d^Revenements, de bulletins, et de son site Web.
Plus d^Rinformation au sujet du Comite (incluant son mandat, ses
fonctions et responsabilites, et les lignes directrices de son
membership) se retrouvent a son site Web (www.smc.math.ca/etudiants)

A present Studc ^\uvre sur les projets suivants :

1. CCEM 2004 (Universite Dalhousie)

2. Subventionnement de quatre conferencences regionales canadiennes

3. Le Student Mathematical Communicator (Bulletin Studc)

4. Affiche promotionnelle

5. L^REducation des mathematiques au Canada et la formation des
enseignants

6. Mise-a-jour de son site Web (www.smc.math.ca/Etudiants)

7. Manuel des operations pour la CCEM et Studc

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Veuillez repondre a TOUTES les questions :

1. Quel est votre nom?

2. A quelle universite etudiez-vous?

3. Etes-vous au premier ou au deuxieme cycle?

4. Quel est voter programme d^Retude?

5. En quelle annee d^Retudes etes-vous?

6. Comment avez-vous entendu parle du Comite des etudiants?

7. Pourquoi vous vous interessez a vous joindre au Comite des etudiants?

8. A quel poste nomme de Studc avez-vous le plus interet (Redacteur du
Bulletin, Representant de la region Atlantique, Membre general)?  Est-ce
que vous aimeriez etre considere pour un des autres postes nommes?

9. Avez-vous visite www.smc.math.ca/Etudiants? Si oui, qu^Rest-ce que
vous avez aime?  Pas aime?  Comment l^Ramelioriez-vous?

10. Le design Web vous interesse-t-il? Si oui, veuillez decrire votre
experience dans le maintien de sites Web, incluant les URLs de certains
de vos sites passes.

11. Avez-vous entendu parle de la Conference canadienne des etudiants en
mathematiques?  Quelles sont vos pensees a ce sujet?  Y avez-vous deja
assiste?

12. Le but principal du Comite des etudiants est de soutenir la
communaute des etudiants canadienne.  Comment vous voyez-vous contribuer
a ce but?

13.  Avec quelles activites mathematiques avez-vous ete impliques en
dehors de vos periodes de classes?

14. Quel est votre theoreme mathematique prefere?  Pourquoi?

15. Avez-vous d^Rautres commentaires (e.g. experiences de leadership
passees a l^Rinterieur ou a l^Rexterieur de la SMC, prix, etc.) que vous
aimeriez partager avec le Comite des etudiants?

Nous anticipons entendre de vos nouvelles!

Cordialement,

Susan Cooper et Robert Juricevic

Copresidents, Studc