At the moment this is a very short web-page containing a selection of miscellaneous comments about the NSW ANZIAM branch. The full title of the branch is: the NSW branch of the division of applied mathematics of the Australian Mathematical Society.
The Sydney and Victorian branches of ANZIAM are the oldest branches of ANZIAM. Both were holding meetings as early as November 1973 (Braddock 1983, page 21), operating before ANZIAM was formed as a division of the Australian Mathematical Society, and were noted as being `active' at the 1974 ANZIAM conference (Braddock 1983, appendix E). The division of Applied Mathematics itself was formed following a ballot of members of the Australian Mathematical Society in 1974. It was formally setup and launched at the 1975 ANZIAM conference (Braddock 1983, page 21 & appendix E).
Contradictory, Braddock (Braddock 1983, page 22) notes that the "Sydney and Victorian Branches started in 1974/5". The constitution of the Sydney branch was adopted in May 1977 (constitution). In March 2002, by electronic ballot, the name of the branch was changed to NSW (constitution) 1.
When ANZIAM is organised from within NSW it is not usually organised by the branch but by a group principally from one university. However, in 1979 ANZIAM was organised by the Sydney Branch of the division of applied mathematics.
| Year | Main organising group |
|---|---|
| 1972 | University of Wollongong |
| 1973 | Newcastle University |
| 1976 | CSIRO |
| 1977 | University of New South Wales |
| 1979 | Sydney Branch |
| 1982 | University of Wollongong |
There was no activity in the Sydney Branch in 1999. At the ANZIAM AGM in 2000 Charlie Macaskill stated that "he had taken on board the advice that a `Careers Evening' type event should be arranged and a website set up" (Minutes, 2000) 2. He also suggested that the name of the branch be amended to the NSW Branch sometime in the future. 2. I believe that there was no branch activity throughout 2000 because at ANZIAM 2001 (3-7 February, Barossa Valley) the Sydney branch of ANZIAM was reactivated with a meeting at `The Entrance' (de Mestre, appendix B).
In 2002 the branch had a very successful meeting at Bannisters Point. There were 33 registered delegates, although only 30 attended the meeting (Sexton 2002) - the figure of thirty is still a record. The registered delegates included 20 (!) from Sydney University, 7 from the University of Wollongong and 3 from the Australian Defence Force Academy. There was one delegate each from Canon, DSTO and the University of New South Wales. The number of presentations at this meeting would not be surpassed until the 2008 branch meeting.
2003 meeting. The nationalistic editors of the Gazette removed the final paragraph from the report (Nelson 2003).
ANZIAM 2004. Professor Hill commented that $500 was sought for 2004
activities. The $500 was paid.
"... the chair asked for comment on the requests from various Branches
for membership lists.
A/Professor Weber suggested an automated list server, on the
ANZIAM website, might allow all that was required. Professor Taylor and
Dr Clarke agreed to bring a proposal to the Executive Committee as soon as
possible.
Minutes of the Twenty-Ninth General Meeting of ANZIAM (02/02/2004)
as reported at the Twenty-Seventh General Meeting of ANZIAM
(01/02/2005, item 2).
ANZIAM 2005. $500 requested, but it appears that nothing was paid.
ANZIAM 2006. No money requested.
ANZIAM 2007. In the "Report on NSW ANZIAM 2006".
"An email list of NSW ANZIAM members is to be generated.
In the first instance this is to be used to solicit nominations
for a new NSW ANZIAM committee." No request for funding, due
to sufficient existing funds.
2007. Delegates came from: (ADFA 7, UoW 7, USN 1).
In 2008 the NSW and ACT branches again organised a joint meeting. The meeting was held at the Coachhouse Marina Resort in Batemans Bay (21-22 November). There were 22 delegates (ADFA 5, CISRO 1, ANU 9, misc 1, UoW 6). The report that appeared in the Gazette (Nelson, 2009b) included two photographs. The first shows the winners of the best student talk. (The standard of the student walks was very high). The second shows Dr Bob Anderssen (winner of the ``The Most Heroic Attendee''), Associate Professor Harvinder Sidhu (ACT organiser) and Professor Brain Gray.
| Year | Chair | Secretary | Treasurer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Charlie Macaskill (?) | ||
| 2002 | Jane Sexton (?) | ||
| 2003 | Charlie Macaskill | Jane Sexton | Peter Buchan |
| 2004 | Tim Marchant | Jane Sexton | Peter Buchan |
| 2005 | Tim Marchant | Peter Buchan | |
| 2006 | Tim Marchant | Peter Buchan | |
| 2007 | Mark Nelson | Peter Buchan | |
| 2008 | Mark Nelson | Grant Cox | William Bertram |
| 2009 | Grant Cox | Mark Nelson | Charlie Macaskill |
| Ordinary committee members | |
|---|---|
| Year | Members |
| 2004 | Ian Benn, Barrie Fraser, Mark Nelson. |
| 2009 | Natalie Thamwattana |
| Year | Location | Date | Delegates | Presentations | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | No meeting organised | ||||
| 2000 | No meeting organised | ||||
| 2001 | ??? | ||||
| 2002 | Bannisters Point, Mollymook | 25-26/05/2002 | 33 | 15 (9) | |
| 2003 | Mittagong | 22-23/11/2003 | 18 | 9 (4) | ACT |
| 2004 | Vincentia Golf Club, Jervis Bay | 26-27/11/2004 | c. 25 | 10 (4) | ACT |
| 2005 | No meeting organised | ||||
| 2006 | Vincentia Golf Club, Jervis Bay | 8-9/12/2006 | c. 25 | 9 (4) | ACT |
| 2007 | University of Wollongong | 10/12/2007 | 15 | 10 (6) | ACT |
| 2008 | Coachhouse Marina Resort, Batemans Bay | 21-22/11/2008 | 22 | 18 (10) | ACT |
| Year | Winner(s) | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | No meeting | |
| 2000 | No meeting | |
| 2001 | ??? | |
| 2002 | Alex Antic | University of Wollongong | William Bertram (HC) | University of Sydney |
| Tim Schaerf (HC) | University of Sydney | |
| 2003 | Bronwyn Bradshaw | University of Wollongong |
| 2004 | Paul-James White | University of Wollongong |
| 2005 | No meeting | |
| 2006 | Barry Cox | University of Wollongong |
| 2007 | Alex Bardan | University of Wollongong |
| Roslyn Hickson | UNSW@ADFA | |
| 2008 | Aaron Thornton | University of Wollongong |
| Chin Foon Khoo | ANU | |
| Roslyn Hickson (HC) | UNSW@ADFA |
| Year | Speaker | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | No meeting organised | |
| 2000 | No meeting organised | |
| 2001 | ??? | |
| 2002 | No invited speaker | |
| 2003 | Dr Bob Anderssen | CSIRO |
| 2004 | ??? | ??? |
| 2005 | No meeting organised | |
| 2006 | Professor Venkat Subramanian | Tennessee Tech University, USA |
| 2007 | Dr Miccal Matthews | University of Wollongong |
| 2008 | No invited speaker | |
| Year | Award | Winner | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Most Heroic Attendee | Dr Bob Anderssen | CSIRO |
I thought it would be interesting to keep a record of how much money the branch has asked for from ANZIAM, and how much money ANZIAM has given the branch.
| Year | $ requested | $ given |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $500 | ??? |
| 2005 | $500 | $0 |
| 2006 | $0 | $0 |
| 2007 | $0 | $0 |
| 2008 | $600 | $600 |
| 2009 | $1500 | $1500 |
| Year | Full | Student member | Accompanying person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $50 | $25 | $30 |
This shows the sources that I have used to write this document.
Contains the branch report that is tabled at the AGM and is unlikely to contain anything else.
The branch is supposed to submit a report each year to the ANZIAM executive, which is printed for both the executive meeting and for the ANZIAM AGM. Reports appeared in: 2005-2009. Reports did no appear in: 2001. I've listed the reports that appeared under the names of the author's elsewhere in this bibliography.
It is sometimes useful to read the minutes of the previous general meeting. This is usually item 2 on the agenda. For instance, the minutes of the 2000 meeting (distributed at the 2001 general meeting) contain a report of what was said by Dr Charlie Macaskill about branch activities in 1999.
A detailed reading of the Gazette might reveal a treasure-trove of information about the branch. Due to lack of time I have just looked through the index of each issue. That this is problematic is illustrated by the branch report for the 2003 meeting which was printed in the "News" section rather than as an indexed article. (I knew that the 2003 branch meeting report appeared in the Gazette because I wrote it!)
You can download this document from the ANZIAM web-page at http://www.anziam.org.au/myfiles/uploads/AMC-1966-1984.pdf.
The information on NSW ANZIAM in this book came from Braddock's article
The financial statement should appear as part of the branch submission to the AGM, but this does not always happen.
You can download this document from the ANZIAM web page at http://www.anziam.org.au/myfiles/uploads/AnziamHistory.doc .