On February 2-4, 2023, AMTE hosted our Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA. AMTE had a record number of registrants (713) for this year’s conference. More than 500 presenters provided over 200 sessions! The poster session was held Thursday afternoon where over 40 posters were shared. There were opportunities to visit and catch up with colleagues and meet new ones during meals, receptions, and breaks.
The opening session of the conference was titled, “Uniting to Advocate for Teachers and the Teaching Profession.” Presenters, who are pictured below, included Malcolm B. Butler, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sarah Demoiny, Auburn University; Enrique Galindo, Indiana University, Bloomington; Betina Hseih, California State University, Long Beach; and Luz Maldonado Rodriguez, Texas State University, San Marco.
On Friday, Randy Philipp, San Diego State University, gave this year’s Judith E. Jacobs Lecture titled “Grappling with the Tensions Between Building Foundations and Encouraging Change: What Does it Mean to Belong to X? (Where X might be Research Orientation, a Thought Group or AMTE.)”. We thank all of these keynote speakers for sharing their time and expertise with those attending this year’s conference.
During the conference, exhibitors provided materials and information of interest to members. Gold Sponsors included CPM Educational Program and Maier Math Foundation. This year’s Silver Sponsors were the Math Learning Center and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and Bronze Sponsors included Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Education, Information Age Publishing, and NCSM: Leadership in Mathematics Education. Other exhibitors included Guilford County Schools, Magma Math, TODOS: Mathematics for ALL! as well as AMTE Advocacy Committee, Publications Committee, and Get the Facts Out Task Force. We thank each of these exhibitors for contributing to the success of the conference.
At a Thursday evening reception, more than 100 graduate students, early career faculty, and AMTE leaders had an opportunity to meet and talk with each other. Additionally, for a second year AMTE hosted a reception for BIPOC Scholars where over 40 attendees gathered to connect and network.
The Business Meeting was moved to Friday at lunch where members were encouraged to make plans to attend the Twenty-Eighth AMTE Conference, which will be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL on February 8-10, 2024. Please look for an announcement about the Call for Proposals on the AMTE website sometime later in March.
Thanks to all who attended this year’s conference and to all who helped deliver the conference. The planning and on-site logistical details were handled by the Conferences Committee led by Julie James as AVP of Conferences from the University of Mississippi with support from Rachel Harlow, Conferences Committee Administrative Assistant. The 2023 Program Committee was led by Jeremy Zelkowski from the University of Alabama. Many thanks go to the local arrangement co-chairs Dana Franz, Mississippi State University and Liza Bondurant, Delta State University and all of their colleagues who helped with on-site registration and support.
See you in Orlando, Florida in February 2024!
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