Venezuelan Mathematical Association

Venezuelan Mathematical Association
Asociación Matemática Venezolana
AbbreviationAMV
PredecessorSociedad Venezolana de Matemáticas
FormationJanuary 1990; 35 years ago (1990-01)
TypeMathematical society
Location
President
Luis Angel Rodríguez
Websitesites.google.com/view/amve/

The Venezuelan Mathematical Association (Spanish: Asociación Matemática Venezolana, AMV) is a mathematical society founded in Venezuela in January 1990. The AMV has chapters in four Venezuelan cities, and is a member of the Unión Matemática de América Latina y el Caribe [es].[1] It is recognised by the International Mathematics Union.[2]

History

The precursor to the AMV was the Venezuelan Mathematical Society (Spanish: Sociedad Venezolana de Matemáticas), which was founded at the Third Venezuelan Congress of Mathematicians, held in October 1980 at the University of Zulia in Maracaibo.[3][4] The society functioned poorly and soon after effectively ceased to exist.[3]

Following several failed attempts at reactivating the society, the Venezuelan Mathematical Association was founded in January 1990. Within a year the AMV had branches in Caracas, Maracaibo, Mérida, and Barquisimeto.[3]

Since the mid 2010s the AMV has had difficulty fulfulling its duties, due to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela.[3] The AMV has been unable to physically publish its Bulletin since 2013, and struggles to pay membership fees to the IMU.[3] The crisis has also led many mathematicians to leave the country.[5]

Activities

The AMV organises the Venezuelan Mathematics Seminars (Spanish: Jornadas Matemáticas Venezolanas), the first of which were held at the First Venezuelan Congress of Mathematicians in Mérida in 1977.[5] In May 2024 the 33rd Jornadas were held as a hybrid event in Caracas.[5] The AMV also organises events to celebrate the International Day of Mathematics.[6]

Publications

The AMV publishes the Bulletin of the Venezuelan Mathematical Association (Spanish: Boletín de la AMV), which is the preeminent Venezuelan mathematics journal.[3] The journal is indexed by zbMATH.[7]

Governance

Each regional chapter of the AMV has one representative on the board of directors. As of 2024, the directors are:[8]

  • Caracas: Luis Angel Rodríguez (President of the AMV)
  • Barquisimeto: Neptalí Romero
  • Mérida: Oswaldo Araujo
  • Maracaibo: Tobías Rosas

The regional chapters have autonomy to manage their own budget and activities.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Members of UMALCA", Unión Matemática de América Latina y el Caribe (in Spanish), retrieved 2024-05-24
  2. ^ "Members: Venezuela", International Mathematics Union, retrieved 2024-05-27
  3. ^ a b c d e f "MacTutor: Venezuelan Mathematical Association", MacTutor, retrieved 2024-05-24
  4. ^ Oswaldo Araujo; Joaquín Ortega (1994), "Acerca del Origen de la Asociación Matemática Venezolana" [About the Origin of the AMV], Boletín de la AMV (in Spanish), 1 (1): 13–19, retrieved 2024-07-31
  5. ^ a b c Tomás Guardia (2024-05-21), "Las Jornadas de la Asociación Matemática Venezolana" [The Seminars of the AMV], El Nacional (in Spanish), retrieved 2024-08-01
  6. ^ Enrique Suarez (2024-03-15), "Barquisimeto celebra el Día Internacional de las Matemáticas con éxito", El Impulso (in Spanish), retrieved 2024-08-01
  7. ^ "Boletín de la Asociación Matemática Venezolana", zbMATH, retrieved 2024-07-31
  8. ^ "Organización", Venezuelan Mathematical Association (in Spanish), retrieved 2024-07-31
  9. ^ "Reglamento de le AMV (Artículo 12)", Venezuelan Mathematical Association (in Spanish), retrieved 2024-07-31

Other sources

  • Oswaldo Araujo (2012), "25 Años" [25 Years [of the AMV]], Boletín de la AMV (in Spanish), 19 (2): 159–164, retrieved 2024-07-31