logo
Not signed in.
(Sign in now | register)
Home | About NYSMATYC | Officers | Conferences | Membership | Jobs | Surveys | Math League
appendix- constitution

Appendix II Conference Information

1. May 3-4, 1967 Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, New York
Conference Note: Pre-conference to the annual AMTNYS Conference – NYSMATYC is born!
Theme: The “New Education”
Keynote: Dr. Marvin A. Rapp, President of Onondaga County Community College

June 4, 1967 Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred
Conference Note: The NYSMATYC “Conference” was the mathematics section of the Annual Conference of SUNY Two-Year Colleges – Final stage in the formation of NYSMATYC.

2. October 15-17, 1967 Grossinger’s, Grossingers, New York
Keynote: William Zlot, Baruch School, CUNY
Topic: Some Comments on Real Number System

3. May 1-2, 1968 Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, New York
Keynote: Jack Forbes, Purdue University


4. April 17-19, 1969 Holiday Inn, New York City
Keynote: Edmund Glaezer, Executive Director of the American Association of Two-Year Colleges

5. March 15-17, 1970 Grossinger’s, Grossingers, New York
Keynote: Paul H. Cornell, Assistant Director of the Div. of College Support, Bureau of Higher Education

6. April 25-27, 1971 Grossinger’s, Grossingers, New York
Keynote: Herbert I. Gross, Lecturer at the Center for Advanced Engineering Study, M.I.T.

7. April 20-22, 1972 Sheraton-Syracuse Motor Inn, Syracuse, New York
Theme: Coming Direction of Mathematics Programs
Speaker: Joseph Seidlin, Teaching Consultant at SUNY at Alfred

8. April 13-15, 1973 Pleasant View Lodge, Freehold, New York
Theme: A Workshop in Mathematics
Keynote: Norman Schaumberger, Bronx Community College
Topic: The Soap Bubble Problem


9. April 26-27, 1974 Mamott’s Essex House, New York City
Conference Note: The conference was held in conjunction with the First National Convention of
Two-Year Mathematics Educators sponsored by the MATYC Journal
Theme: Focus on Teaching and Current Treads in Mathematics
Keynote: Moms Kline, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
Topic: Mathematics in the Community College

10. April 11-13, 1975 Flagship Inn, Rochester, New York
Theme: Mathematics for All
Keynote: Norman Gunderson, University of Rochester
Topic: Stamp Out Math Boredom

11. April 9-11, 1976 Pleasant View Lodge, Freehold, New York
Theme: Mathematics in the Bicentennial Year
Keynote: Stephen Willoughby, New York University
Topic: Mathematics Education from 1776 to 1976

12. April 15-16, 1977 Treadway Hotel, Binghamton, New York
Keynote: Herb Gross
Topic: If It’s Not “Quality” Can It Be Education?

13. April 7-9, 1978 Pleasant View Lodge, Freehold, New York
Theme: Mathematics – The Universal Language
Keynote: Lipman, Bers, Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University
Topic: How Not To Teach Mathematics

14. April 27-29, 1979 Corning Hilton, Corning, New York
Keynote: Norman Schaumberger, Bronx Community College
Topic: Mathematicians Are People Too!


15. April 25-27, 1980 Pleasant View Lodge, Freehold, New York
Keynote: Malcolm Pownall, Colgate University
Topic: Mathematics Today – Problems and Concerns


16. April 24-26, 1981 Johns Niagara Hotel, Niagara Falls, New York
Theme: Mathematics for the 80’s
Keynote: Ross Honsberger, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
Topic: Some Mathematical Morsels

17. April 23-25, 1982 Pleasant View Lodge, Freehold, New York
Theme: The World of Mathematics
Keynote: Harold Shapiro, Courant Institute of Mathematics
Topic: Thinkers To Whatevers But No Chance

18. April 22-24, 1983 Sheraton Inn, Utica, New York
Conference Note: First meeting held jointly with Seaway Section of MAA
Theme: Unity in Mathematics
Keynote: Captain Grace Hooper, U.S. Navy
Topic: Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software and People

19. April 27-29, 1984 Holiday Hills Conference Center, Pawling, New York
Theme: The Future of Mathematics
Keynote: Alan Hoffman, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Corporation,
Topic: Linear Programming and Other Parts of Mathematics

20. April 26-28, 1985 Rochester Hilton, Rochester, New York
Conference Note: Second meeting held jointly with Seaway Section of MAA
Theme: Mathematics: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe
Keynote: Raymond Smullyan, Oskar-Ewing Professor at Indiana University
Topic: Logic and Infinity

21. May 2-4, 1986 Stevensville Country Club, Stevensville, New York
Theme: Mathematics, Technology, and Society
Keynote: John Truxal, SUNY Stony Brook

22. April 23-25, 1987 Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, New York
Keynote: Norman Schaumberger, Bronx Community College

23. April 22-24, 1988 Concord Resort Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, New York
Conference Note: Joint meeting with the Metropolitan Section of MAA
Keynote: Elinor Ford
Topic: Mathematics as a Focus of All Education


24. April 14-16, 1989 Albany Hilton, Albany, New York
Keynote: Herb Gross, Bunker Hill Community College

25. April 20-22, 1990 Holiday Inn Arena, Binghamton, New York
Keynote: Joseph Malkevitch, New York College, CUNY

26. April 26-28, 1991 Buffalo Hilton, Buffalo, New York
Keynote: Thomas Tucker
Topic: Calculus and Technology – a Point of Application

27. April 3-5, 1992 The Nevela Hotel, Ellenville, New York
Conference Note: Silver Anniversary Conference
Keynote: Pamela Matthews, Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon
Topic: The Poetry of Mathematics

28. April 23-25, 1993 Radisson Hotel, Utica, New York
Keynote: James Rubillo, Bucks County (PA) Community College
Topic: Linking the Classroom to the Public’s Mathematics


29. April 15-17, 1994 Holiday Inn Arena, Binghamton, New York
Keynote: Peter Hilton, SUNY Binghamton
Topic: Perspectives of Mathematics


30. April 21-23, 1995 Radisson Hotel, Corning, New York
Keynote: Stephen West, SUNY Geneseo
Topic: Mathematics Education: What it was! What it is! What it should be!

31. April 19-21, 1996 Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, New York
Keynote: Peter Brancazio, Brooklyn College
Topic: Just a Second! Discoveries from the Sciences of Sports

32. April 4-6, 1997 Gideon-Putnam, Saratoga Springs, New York
Keynote: John Conway, Princeton

33. April 24-26, 1998 Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse, New York
Keynote: Jim Matthews, Sienna College, AMTNYS President
Topic; The Education of TC MacLAUD

34. April 16-18, 1999 Radisson Hotel, Niagara Falls, New York
Keynote: Alain Schremmer, Community College of Philadelphia

35. April 7-9, 2000 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
Speaker: Edward Burger, Williams College
Title: The Y2.1K Problem: What Can We Do To Inspire a Song Other Than "Math Suks"
Speaker: William Dunham, Muhlenberg College
Title: Much Ado About Everything: The Mathematics of Leonhard Euler

36. April 27-29, 2001 Lake Placid Hilton, Lake Placid, New York
Speaker: Colin Adams (a.k.a. Mel Slugbate), Williams College
Title: Real Estate in Hyperbolic Space: Investment Opportunities for the New Millennium


37. April 12-14, 2002 Holiday Inn Arena, Binghamton, New York
Theme: The Future is Now- Accepting the Challenges of the New Millennium
Speaker: Herbert Gross, Bunker Hill Community College

38. April 11-13, 2003 Radisson Hotel Rochester Airport, Rochester, New York
Theme: Connections
Speaker: Catherine Roberts, College of the Holy Cross
Title: Modeling Whitewater Rafting Patterns on the Colorado River

39. April 23-25, 2004 Holiday Inn, Kingston, New York
Theme: Building Bridges
Speaker: Ed Laughbaum, Ohio State University
Title: Building Life Bridges

40. April 8-10, 2005 Hotel Utica, Utica, New York
Theme: Building Foundations
Speaker: James K. Baker, Jefferson Community College
Title: Building Mathematical Foundations

41. April 7-9, 2006 Holiday Inn Cortland, Cortland, New York
Theme: Mathematics for Fun and Profit Pedagogy
Speaker: James Tanton, St. Mark’s Institute of Mathematics
Title: A Dozen Proofs that 1=2: A Misguided Review of All of Mathematics

42. April 20-22, 2007 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Niagara Falls, New York
Theme: Mathematics for the Young and Young at Heart
Speaker: Sam McInroy
Title: Mathematics, Mother Nature and Mensch en Werk

Previous Page   |   History Index   |   Next Page

NYSMATYC Home | Officers | Upcoming Conferences | Become a Member! | Login