SIGSAM Business Meeting
Chair's Report

July 2002

SIGSAM Bulletin on the Web

Awards

• ISSAC Distinguished Paper Award
• ISSAC Distinguished Student Author Award
• Forthcoming Named Prize TBD (cf. Gödel Prize)
• ACM Fellow Nomination

Mailing Lists (LISTSERV)

• SIGSAM-Members
• OSCAS: Open Source Computer Algebra Systems
• Your suggestions

Promotional Memberships

• ISSAC 2001 conference-paid memberships
• Complimentary memberships
• We solicit your nominations.

Elections in 2003

• Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer
• Several appointed positions available
• Referendum to create Members-at-Large
• Please volunteer. Write to

  officers_SIGSAM@acm.org

Citation Standards

• Policy statement issued
• Please submit references for posting
• Web page at http://acm.org/sigsam/citation

Other Issues:

• Reallocation Response
• Improvements to SIGSAM website
• SGB Discretionary Fund to help small SIGs

Dues increase in 2003

• Increased outreach
• Reduce or eliminate airmail surcharges