The AMS Committee on the Annual Meeting and Public Events (CAMPE) invites AMS study groups, chapters, and committees to submit proposals for members-only events to be held in academic year 2024-2025. The Committee particularly seeks online-only events, but will also consider proposals for in-person and hybrid events.

These events will form part of a year-long program of networking and professional development events that will strengthen support for and ties among AMS members outside of the context of the AMS Annual Meeting.

Events covered by this call are intended to enhance and diversify the membership experience while also attracting new audiences to the Society and its work. They will provide a complement to the Annual Meeting, the AMS Public Lecture series in partnership with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, NYU, and the Library of Congress, the Many Musics of America series, and other existing chapter and study group events, such as regular chapter meetings. The focus on online-only formats is intended to maximize inclusivity. The program that results from this call will prioritize content designed to be a ‘must-see’ for specific audience groups, especially those who find it difficult to attend in-person events, such as the Annual Meeting.

In service of this goal, CAMPE is calling for proposals from AMS study groups, chapters, and committees for events. Proposals are due 1 May 2024, 11:59pm EDT. 

Members-only event types: Members-only events include but are not restricted to: community-building initiatives at all levels; sub-disciplinary discussions tied to special journal issues, important intellectual debates, and conferences; themed mentoring events (e.g. specialist methods and approaches seminars); events tailored to the needs of particular constituencies, such as new AMS members or contingent faculty; or discussions of prize-winning member publications via interviews or one-on-one conversations, etc.

Budgets & Finances: All applications should include a budget. Limited funding is available for certain events.  

 

ELIGIBILITY

This CAMPE Special Call is limited and may be answered only by the designated leaders or representatives of existing AMS study groups, chapters, and committees submitting on behalf of their group. Individuals wishing to submit proposals must join and work with (and within) one of these affiliate groups to propose. Proposals accepted in answer to this call will be designated in AMS publicity as "organized by" the submitting study group, chapter, or committee. 

Proposals will not be accepted for events taking place at the AMS Annual Meeting, events that have already been scheduled, or events that happened in the past.

Please note the committee reserves the right to make revisions to the proposal to fit AMS strategic goals, calendar availability, or other considerations. If the committee wishes to accept a proposal contingent on specific revisions, this will be communicated at the time of acceptance.

 

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AND DECISIONS SCHEDULE

The proposal submission form for this CAMPE Special Call will be made available on or by 15 February 2024. Proposals must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT, 1 May 2024. Proposals must be submitted using the proposal submission form. Proposals received via email will not be considered. To avoid technical problems, please submit at least twenty-four hours before the deadline. Notifications of CAMPE’s decisions will be sent in late June.