Winter 2012 News
The nomination period for Spring 2012 Directorship has ended. Congratulations to Stephane Hamade on being acclaimed to the position.
MEF Director
Nominations for the Fall 2012 MEF Director are now being accepted.
The deadline is Friday, March 23rd, 2012.
Application forms are available: .docx, .pdf.
Funding Proposals
Proposals for the Winter 2012 term are now being accepted. Proposals are due on Friday, March 2nd.
See the Funding Proposals page for more information about submitting an online proposal.
Funding Council
Applications for the Winter 2012 Funding Council are now being accepted. The deadline is Monday, March 5th, 2012.
Nomination forms are available: .docx, .pdf.
Refunds
The refund period for Winter 2012 ends on January 20th. Please note that we are unable to refund contributions made in prior or future terms.
You can access the online refund form here.
The Professional Development Fund finances students taking part in conferences, workshops, etc.
Applications are available: .docx, .pdf.
The MEF brochure can be found under the Resources section.
The list of projects funded for the Winter 2011 term is now available.
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30-12:50 Drop by if you have a question or want to learn more about MEF.
The MEF office has moved to M3 1004.
Fall 2011 Director Election
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The Mathematics Endowment Fund will be holding an election for the position of on stream Director for the Fall 2011 term. The election will take place from Monday, March 28th at 8:30 am to Tuesday, March 29th at 4:30 pm.
All undergraduate math students, including those who requested a refund of their donations, as well as members of the Board of Directors, are eligible to vote.
The candidates are as follows:
| Name | Website | # Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritika Bhargava | Withdrawn | ||
| Ian Charlesworth | ilcharle@uwaterloo.ca | N/A | 77 (ELECTED) |
| Tony Tang | Withdrawn | ||
| Stephen Yi | yi89@hotmail.com | N/A | 51 |
Candidates may campaign from Monday, March 14th at 8:30 am to Friday, March 25th at 4:30 pm. Mr. Charlesworth and Mr. Yi have both submitted articles to mathNEWS explaining why they wish to be MEF Director, which you can read here.
Voting take place using the BC-STV system. This means that voters will, instead of selecting a single candidate, rank their candidates in order of preference (first choice 1, second choice 2, etc). The first-choice votes will be counted first, and if any candidate has 50%+1 of the vote, they win automatically. Otherwise, the last-place candidate is dropped and their votes get transferred to the next preference on their ballot. This is repeated until a candidate gets 50%+1, at which point he or she is declared the winner.
Questions can be directed to Joseph Collins, MEF Director, at mefcom@student.math.uwaterloo.ca
Election News
Tuesday, March 30
The results of the election have been published to the above table. Congratulations to Ian Charlesworth on being elected Director for the Fall 2011 term.
Saturday, March 26
The voting period extends from Monday, March 28th at 8:30 am to Tuesday, March 29th at 4:30 pm. The online ballot will be available at that time at http://www.mathsoc.uwaterloo.ca/vote.
Anyone who has issues with the online ballot should contact Joseph Collins, MEF Director, at mefcom@student.math.uwaterloo.ca.
Wednesday, March 16
Tony Tang has withdrawn from the election.
Monday, March 14
Ritika Bhargava has withdrawn from the election.