• NEW   Elections this year will be held as part of the general AERA elections. All members will receive an email from AERA regarding elections and will be able to log in to vote on our SIG/RME election slate.
• NEW  The Fall 2009 Newsletter is now available.
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Announcements/Calls for papers

1. Call for submissions to Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education. The focus of the special issue is on Equitable Access to Participation in Mathematical Discussions: Looking at Students' Discourse, Experiences,
   and Perspectives. For more information, read the call or contact Indigo Esmonde, co-editor for the special issue.

2. Nominations for JRME Editor
   The Editorial Panel of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education is soliciting nominations for the editorship of the journal. Self-nominations are welcomed. The JRME editor is appointed by the NCTM Board of Directors on recommendation of the Editorial Panel. The person appointed will serve as editor-designate for one year beginning May 2011 and will assume full editorial responsibilities approximately one year after appointment as editor-designate. The responsibilities include publication decisions and fiscal and editorial management of the editorial office.

   A nominee should be an NCTM member with an outstanding scholarly record in mathematics education and demonstrated editorial, managerial, and leadership skills. NCTM provides financial support, including some funding toward released time and editorial staff. Institutional support, including matching released time from other duties, is essential.

   Nominations, including name and complete contact information for the nominee, should be submitted by January 15, 2010 to the chair of the Editorial Panel, Denise Mewborn, dmewborn@uga.edu.

3. The SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
   presents its thirteenth Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
   
   February 25, 7:00 PM - February 28, 2010, noon
   Raleigh, North Carolina
   
   This conference is a forum for researchers in collegiate mathematics
   education and includes the following themes: results of current research,
   contemporary theoretical perspectives and research paradigms, and general
   issues in the psychology of mathematics education as it pertains to the
   study of undergraduate mathematics. The program will include plenary
   addresses, contributed paper sessions, and preliminary paper sessions. NEW
   THIS YEAR! Researchers may organize working group sessions before the
   opening session. See website for details.
   
   Conference Proceedings and Award for Best Paper
   Authors of all accepted proposals are to submit a previously unpublished
   paper for the electronic proceedings. One paper will be selected as the
   Winner of the Best Paper Award, with an accompanying $200 prize.
   
   Plenary Speakers
   * Dr. Robert Beichner, North Carolina State University, North Carolina
   * Dr. David Bressoud, Macalester University, Minnesota, MAA President
   * Dr. Adrian Simpson, Durham University, United Kingdom
   * Dr. Patricio Herbst, University of Michigan, Michigan
   
   
   Deadline for Submitting Proposals: October 5, 2009
   
   For further information and the call for proposals please visit the
   conference website at http://rume.org/crume2010/ or follow the conference link at the SIGMAA on RUME homepage at http://www.rume.org
   This conference is sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America and
   North Carolina State University.

4. Applications are invited for the Janet H. and C. Harry Knowles Foundation Research Fellowship. The KSTF Research Fellowship Program was established in 2005 to support early career scholars engaged in critical research relevant to the recruitment, preparation, induction, mentoring and retention of high-school science and/or mathematics teachers. The amount of $110,000, to be distributed over two years, will be awarded to up to three scholars in 2010. Pre-proposals, which are required before submitting full applications, are due June 30, 2009. Full proposals are due January 6, 2010.
5. Are you interested in how people learn, designing effective learning environments, or ways to assess learning? The University of Illinois at Chicago's interdisciplinary PhD program in the Learning Sciences focuses on learning within a discipline, such as mathematics, chemistry, computer science, or history. An interdisciplinary faculty, hands-on research, and innovative coursework highlight contemporary methodologies and applied research and design. For more information, see http://grad.lsri.uic.edu

6. Travel Grants are available from the Association for Women in Mathematics. Deadlines: Feb 1, May 1, Oct 1, every year.