Executive Committee Meeting
                             January 30, 2004
                            UW-Center Baraboo


     Present:  Ben Collins, Jayanthi Ganapathy, Jon Kane, Kristin Lampe, 
               Andy Matchett, Kathy Muhs, Rick Poss, Mark Snavely, 
               Tony Thomas,  Aaron Trautwein.

     1.  The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m., Chair Snavely 
         presiding.   Matchett presented the minutes of the September 
         meeting and his treasurer's report.  Both were approved modulo 
         minor corrections.

     2.  Rick Poss gave the Governor's Report.  Remodeling of the 
         Washington headquarters is complete, and the MAA is in good 
         shape financially.  Online membership renewal is coming.  The 
         MAA and NCTM are engaged in developing a joint position paper on 
         Calculus in Secondary Schools.  Rick noted that he is looking 
         for input on this subject from Wisconsin Section members.  There 
         will be a panel discussion on this topic at the Annual Spring 
         Meeting this year.  

     3.  Mark Snavely and Jon Kane reported on the Section Officers' 
         Meeting at the January MAA/AMS meeting.  This led to a 
         discussion of the distinguished teaching award.  Andy Matchett 
         noted that a candidate has been selected this year and said who 
         it was.  That information will become public at the Friday 
         evening banquet at the Spring Meeting.  Other topics from the 
         section officers' meeting were Project ACCCESS, the importance 
         of financial reports (with the pointed suggestion for the 
         secretary that punctuality is important), web based publication 
         of the Newsletter, and written guidelines for Chair-Elect and 
         for the Annual Meeting Site Coordinator.  On the latter subject, 
         Clare Hemenway already has written up some guidelines for the 
         Site Coordinator.  

     4.  Kristin Lampe is on maternity leave, and so the report on math 
         contests will be postponed.  Titu Andrescu conducted an 
         experimental web based math contest out of UW - Whitewater.  
         Ninety schools participated.  That was in December, 2003.  

     5.  Kathy Muhs conducted a discussion on the Newsletter.  The 
         details of the procedure for publishing the newsletter via the 
         web were clarified.  The final decision was to have a final 
         paper copy this spring and then in the Fall discontinue mailing 
         hard copies to all members. 

     6.  Jayanthi Ganapathy led a discussion of the spring meeting 
         program.  Eight to ten graduate students are needed for the 
         graduate student panel.  Mary Ellen Rudin will give two talks!
         There will be a reception for from 5:15 to 6:30.  What about a 
         separate reception for students?  The committee approved this.

     7.  Tony Thomas expressed a wish to transfer his job to another 
         person in the next year or so.  He will write a newsletter 
         article soliciting applicants for the position (Student 
         Activities Coordinator).  Tony has been serving in this position 
         since 1995.
 
     8.  Ben Collins reported that the Project NExT speaker list is now 
         functional.   It is hoped this will become a well used resource 
         for high schools and colleges.

     9.  Aaron Trautwein asked that math awareness activities be 
         communicated to him so that he can publicize them appropriately.

    10.  Adjournment at 6:05 p.m.

         Respectfully submitted,
         Andy Matchett
         and running.