Description:

Meetings are an essential way that the AMS meets its strategic goals, including the needs of its members. The AMS currently has a mix of specialty meetings focused on one discipline, forums, a summer community cross-sector meeting, an annual meeting that can encompass several specialty meetings along with other community-wide sessions, and other international meetings.The Future of Meetings task force has been charged by the AMS Council to address a series of questions and make recommendations on subjects surrounding how the AMS convenes meetings. The report, due to Council in January of 2024, will address five specific topics: 1) the pros and cons of in-person, virtual, and hybrid meetings; 2) the diversity of different meeting types offered by the AMS; 3) how our meetings compare with other societies; 4) alternative ways to organize the AMS Annual Meeting; and 5) recommendations for critical dimensions to be used as decision-making criteria.If you have an opinion on AMS meetings, this town hall is for you! This town hall is to solicit your input. In addition we will present the charge, outline the questions from Council, introduce the task force members, and summarize task force discussions to date. Your views will be vital in forming the final report and recommendations to Council!