North American Chapter of the International Group
for the
Psychology of Mathematics Education
October 21 to 24, 2004
Toronto, Ontario

REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE

http://www.pmena.org
pmena@oise.utoronto.ca

STEERING COMMITTEE

Doug McDougall, Chair OISE/University of Toronto Dmcdougall@oise.utoronto.ca 2003-2004
Skip Wilson, Chair-elect Virginia Tech University skipw@vt.edu 2003 - 2006	Anne Teppo, Treasurer Montana State University eteppo@theglobal.net 2001 - 2004	Jo Olson, Secretary University of Denver Jo.Olson@cudenver.edu 2003 – 2006
Maria Trigueros Membership Secretary Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico trigue@itam.mx 2000 - 2003	Joe Zilliox, Past Chair University of Hawaii zilliox@hawaii.edu 2001 – 2004	Dorothy White University of Georgia at Athens dwhite@coe.ega.edu 2002 - 2005

You are cordially invited to participate in the twenty-sixth conference Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA), to be held in Toronto, Ontario in October 21 to 24, 2004. The conference is sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. The conference provides a forum for the exchange of research information on the psychology of mathematics education. English is the official language.

History of PME

PME came into existence at the Third International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-3) in Karlsrühe, Germany in 1976. It is affiliated with the International Commission for Mathematical Instruction.

Goals of PME-NA

The major goals of the International Group and the North American Chapter are:

Conference Theme

The theme of the conference is Building Connections between Communities. We especially encourage proposals that highlight examples of the interplay between research and practice–practice that has been shaped by research and research that grows out of practice.

Scientific Program

Plenary Speakers

We are very pleased to present an outstanding group of plenary speakers for this year’s meeting. Each plenary speaker has been asked to address the conference theme as related to his/her topic. The plenary speakers and their topics and discussants are:

Building Connections between Communities

Speaker
Teresa Rojano, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N.
(Centre of Research and Advanced Studies)
Discussant:
TBA

Building Connections between Communities

Speaker:
Robert Speiser, Brigham Young University
Discussant:
TBA

Building Connections between Communities

Speakers:
David Pimm, University of Alberta
Bill Higginson, Queen’s University
Natalie Sinclair, Michigan State University
Discussant:
TBA

Working Groups

There will be 8 working groups this year. More detailed information will be available on the web site in June. The working groups are:

Discussion Group

There will be one discussion group this year. More detailed information will be available on the web site in June. The discussion group is:

•      Exploring the use of clinical interviews in teacher development

Preliminary Program

The preliminary program for the meeting will be available at http://www.pmena.org/2004 in early June 2004. Please note that this is preliminary and is subject to change. Information included on the preliminary program comes from proposals and some authors may have changed their titles, order of authors, etc. A final program will be available by August 1, 2004. If you are a speaker and have a problem with your time slot, please contact us at pmena@oise.utoronto.ca

Registration

Registration forms for the conference will be placed on the PME-NA website at http://www.pmena.org/2004/registration.html. The advanced registration fee is $320 USD or $450 CAN and includes meals, breaks, Saturday evening excursion, a copy of the proceedings, and PME-NA membership. Advanced registration for graduate students is $240 USD or $340 CAN. Guest registration is $220 USD or $300 CAN (includes all meals and breaks as well as the Saturday evening excursion). Note that registration fees will increase after October 1, 2004 by $20 US and $30 CAN. Please help us get an accurate count for the conference by registering before October 1, 2004.

Call for Nominations

At the annual meeting in October, we will hold an election for two members-at-large on the steering committee. Please nominate interested individuals by sending their names and contact information to pmena@oise.utoronto.ca We will contact nominees to ensure their willingness to serve if elected. Self-nominations are encouraged. Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor at the Business Meeting on Saturday, October 23, 2004. The Steering Committee meets at the annual meeting and conducts the rest of its business via email throughout the year. Terms of office are three years.

Accommodations

The conference will be held at the Delta Chelsea Hotel. A four diamond rated property, the Delta Chelsea Hotel is Canada's largest hotel with 1,590 guestrooms, six restaurants and lounges. The hotel is located in the heart of downtown Toronto, just minutes away from top theatres, attractions, shopping, and dining. Delta Chelsea Hotel offers a business club with individual workstations, photocopier, fax machine, and Internet access.

Other amenities include an adult swimming pool, as well as a Family Fun Zone with arcade room, children's centre, children's pool with 130-foot waterslide, and fitness center with spa tub and sauna. This hotel’s Family Fun Zone includes an indoor pool and spa tub; and arcade room with pinball, foosball, air hockey, and a pool table. There is also a supervised Children’s Creative Centre and the Corkscrew, a 130-foot indoor waterslide. Camp Chelsea offers full and half-day supervised activities for kids 5-12.

We have arranged for special room rates starting at $149 CAN (about $109 US), with other rates at $174 CAN ($125 US) and $194 CAN ($140 US). These rates are single or double occupancy. It is $20 CAN ($15 US) more for the third person in a room. These rates are held until September 21, 2004. Please make your reservation early. If you are concerned about the variability in the US/CAN exchange rate, you can pay for the entire stay when you book. The reservation code is YUYTGR and it is already encoded into the website for reservations.

The website for reservations at these low rates is http://www.deltachelsea.ca/pome If you decide to call directly at 1-877-814-7706, please quote YUYTGR and the Psychology of Mathematics Conference.

Travel Planning

All major airlines fly into Toronto at the Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Taxi service is available from the airport to the Delta Chelsea for approximately $40 CAN. The Airport Express shuttle drops off at the hotel for a single fare of $15 CDN but is the last stop from the airport so it takes about an hour en route. Rental cars are also available at the airport. Driving directions from Pearson International Airport: Take Hwy 427 S to QEW E towards downtown Toronto. The QEW becomes the Gardiner Expressway. Take the Gardiner east and exit on Bay St N. Turn right onto Gerrard St and hotel is on the right. There is bus service between the Airport and one block from the hotel. The subway station called College Park is one block north of the hotel at the corner of Yonge Street and College Street (the hotel is at Yonge Street and Gerrard Street which is one block south of College Street. More information about the link between the airport and the subway system is found at http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/ttc/service_to_airport.htm

Letter of Invitation

If you require an official letter of invitation in order to get a visa to travel to Canada or in order to get financial assistance from your institution, please email pmena@oise.utoronto.ca with a request for a letter. We will provide letters stating the name and dates of the conference, the title of your presentation (if applicable), and a statement that you are invited to attend the conference. Please specify the name and address to which the letter should be mailed or emailed and any additional information that should be included in the letter.

TREASURER’S REPORT
October 24, 2003

Balance as of October 29, 2002		39,584.79
Income:
	Membership dues	490.00
	Reimbursements from conferences advances 2002 Conference	17 421.00
	Total Income	17 911.00
Expenses:
	Gifts	70.00
	E-register PME-NA name	20.00
	Publication of 2002 Proceedings	28 380.00
	Cash advance for 2003 conference	10 000.00
	Cash advance for 2004 conference	5 000.00
	Total Expenses	43 470.00
Cash Balance as of October 24, 2003		14 025.79

Note that any income from the 2003 conference was not received by October, 2003.

Minutes of PME-NA Annual Meeting
July 17, 2003
Honolulu, Hawaii

The meeting was called to order by Joe Zilliox, President of PME-NA at 4:40 p.m.

Treasurer’s Report
Anne Teppo gave the treasurer’s report. Joe Zilliox noted that there were low funds the proceedings for this year’s conference were twice as long as expected and also because UGA has still not completely paid PME-NA back. He expects about $14 K from UGA and about $10 K from this meeting but not until the fall of 2003.

Debriefing about this year’s meeting
This conference was attended by 470 people from 34 countries. The division of proceeds from this joint conference will be based on registrants’ locations. After loans for this conference are repaid (e.g., facilities and proceedings), the extra money will be divided according to who attended. All registrations will count toward PME. PME-NA will receive half the registration amount paid by everyone from North America. In the general PME meeting, Ron Tzur and Tad Watanabe were elected to the steering committee.

Recognition for Past Service
Joe Zilliox thanked Maria Trigueros for her diligent service on the PME-NA steering committee during the last 3 years. He gave her a Lei for thanks and recognition.

Future Conferences
The 2004 conference will be in Toronto, Canada, and will be chaired by Doug McDougall. Skip Wilson volunteered to lead the 2005 conference at Virginia Tech. It was decided to accept his offer so Skip Wilson, President-elect, will direct the 2005 meeting. The 2005 meeting will probably be held in Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Election of Officers
The Steering Committee needed two new members: one from Mexico and one at-large (to replace Skip Wilson who was an at-large member but is now the president-elect). Maria Trigueros was nominated for the Mexico position. Nominated for the at-large position were Jo Olson from University of Colorado Denver (Heidi Staeber, Bridget Arvold) and Bryan Mosely from Florida International University (Joe Zilliox, Ron Tzur). Kay McClain moved that the nominations be closed and the motion was seconded by Joanne Rossi-Becker and unanimously approved. As the only nominee, Maria Trigueros was declared the winner for the Mexico position and blank index cards were distributed to all attendees for voting about the other position. Joe Zilliox instructed everyone to write one person’s name on the card. Cards were collected and votes counted. Jo Olson was elected to the PME-NA Steering Committee. Maria’s and Jo’s terms will be for 3 years, 2003-2006.

Thanking Joe Zilliox
For his service as president of PME-NA and direction of this conference. Doug McDougall gave Joe a Lei and gave him thanks.

2004 Conference
Doug McDougall provided information about the next conference. The conference will be held Oct. 21-24, 2004 in Toronto. Registration will be about $320, proposal submission will be electronic, and the deadline for submission will be January 15, 2004. Proposals will be allowed in English, French, and Spanish, although all papers in the proceedings will be in English. Details about working and discussion groups are still to be determined

New Business
There was none and the meeting adjourned at 5:24 p.m.

Minutes prepared by Skip Wilson

PME-NA Schedule and Program
October 21 - 24, 2004

This is the draft schedule for the PME-NA 2004 conference in Toronto. The final schedule and presentations will be posted here after June 15, 2004.

Thursday, October 21, 2004

4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Registration

7:00 - 8:45 p.m. Conference Opening Plenary Session

8:45 - 9:30 p.m. Reception

9:30 – 10:30 p.m. Graduate Students “Gathering”

Friday, October 22, 2004

7:30 – 8:45 am Breakfast & Registration

9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Working/Discussion Groups

11:00 - 11:20 a.m. Break

11:20 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Research reports

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Lunch / Graduate Lunch

1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Plenary Session

2:30 - 3:10 p.m. Research reports / PME-NA Steering Committee Meeting

3:10 - 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 - 4:10 p.m. Short oral reports

4:20 - 5:00 p.m. Research reports

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Graduate meetings

7:00 p.m. - . . . Dinner and entertainment

Saturday, October 23, 2004

7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast Buffet

9:00 – 10:20 a.m. Working/Discussion Groups

10:20 - 10:40 a.m. Break

10:40 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Short oral reports

11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Research reports

12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch and Business Meeting

1:45 - 3:00 p.m. Poster Sessions

3:00 - 3:40 p.m. Research reports

3:50 - 4:30 p.m. Research reports

4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Plenary speaker

6:30 p.m. - . . . Saturday Evening Excursion

Sunday, October 24, 2004

7:15 - 8:15 a.m. Breakfast Buffet

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Working Groups

10:00 -10:15 a.m. Break

10:20 - 11:00 a.m. Research reports

11:10 a.m. – 11:50 p.m. Research Reports

Registration Form

Membership Form

Membership is open to people involved in active research consistent with
PME-NA’s aims or professionally interested in the results of such research. Membership is open on an annual basis and depends on payment of dues for the current year. Membership fees for PME-NA (but not PME International) are included in the conference fee each year. If you are unable to attend the conference but want to join or renew your membership, complete the membership form and return it along with dues (in US funds) to Anne Teppo, PME-NA Treasurer.

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