Joint Policy Board for Mathematics

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The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) consists of American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

The Board has nearly 55,000 mathematicians and scientists who are members of the three organizations.

Each April, JPBM celebrates the Mathematics Awareness Month to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics. Every year there is a theme for the Mathematics Awareness Month. This started off as the Mathematics Awareness Week celebration in 1986.

The theme for Mathematics Awareness Month 2006 is Mathematics and Internet Security.

External Links

• [JPBM]
• [Math Awareness Month]

 

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