Membership
The Council is made up of an Executive and a Board.
The Executive comprises the President, vice-President (who
is normally the immediate past-President or President elect), Secretary
and Treasurer. Members of the Executive do not have voting rights
except that the President has a casting vote in the event of a tied
vote at a Council meeting.
The Board of the Council comprises the nominated representatives
of the member societies. The number of Board members to which a
constituent society is entitled depends on the number of members
they affiliate. Each Board member has one vote. If a Board member
is elected to a position on the Executive, the corresponding member
society is invited to nominate a replacement representative. The
nomination of Board members is a matter for the member societies.
Observers may be admitted to the Council by a vote of the
Board. Observers can attend meetings and receive the minutes and
other papers relating to the Council's operation. Observers have
speaking but not voting rights. It is current policy that observers
be associated with a position rather than as individuals. Current
observers include the Chair of the National Committee for Mathematics,
the Chair of Australian Sub-Committee of the International Committee
on Mathematical Instruction, and the Executive Director of FASTS.
Two associations, namely the Australian Society for Operations Research
and the Bridging Mathematics Network, currently have observer status
on AMSC. A representative from The Institution of Engineers, Australia,
has participated in most recent meetings. A more formal arrangement
is being finalised.
Council meetings are open meetings and anyone is free to attend.
Such attendees do not have speaking rights. From time-to-time the
Council invites individuals or groups to be present for particular
agenda items. These individuals or groups have speaking rights for
those agenda items.
The Executive and Board may ask Observers and attendees to leave
a Council meeting if a sensitive matter needs to be resolved.
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