We are pleased to announce that our Deputy Director, Hélène Barcelo, has accepted our Board of Trustees’ offer to continue serving in this position without a term limitation. We are grateful for the quality and strength of Hélène's leadership during the past four years in this role, and we deeply appreciate Hélène's generous commitment to the success and vitality of MSRI. Please join us in congratulating her on this wonderful news.

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3. EMISSARY NEWSLETTER, SPRING 2012 ISSUE

Read MSRI’s newsletter, the EMISSARY, which can be downloaded. To get your e-copy, go to www.msri.org/Emissary

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4. WORKSHOPS IN 2012–14

For a complete list of MSRI workshops and more information, please see:

https://www.msri.org/web/msri/scientific/workshops/all-workshops

All programmatic workshops for the academic years 2011–12 and 2012–13 have been posted, as well as most workshops for the academic year 2013–14.

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5. 2012 SUMMER GRADUATE SCHOOLS

Information regarding the 2012 Summer Graduate Schools can be found at:

https://www.msri.org/web/msri/scientific/workshops/summer-graduate-workshops

The nomination period has now closed.

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6. PROGRAMS, 2012–15

For descriptions of our current and future semester- and year-long Scientific Programs, please visit http://www.msri.org/web/msri/scientific/programs

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7. MEMBER APPLICATIONS FOR 2013–14

The application period for the 2013–2014 scientific programs will begin on August 1, 2012. The 2013–2014 programs will be: Mathematical General Relativity; Optimal Transport: Geometry and Dynamics; Model Theory, Arithmetic Geometry and Number Theory; and Algebraic Topology.

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8. DIVERSITY

The NSF funded mathematics institutes have started a collaborative diversity program. This program will sponsor several mathematics and diversity oriented workshops per year. The full list may be found at: http://www.mathinstitutes.org/diversity.php. The next activity in this series is the Modern Math Workshop. The MMC will take place October 10 - 11, 2012 in Seattle, WA. Visit http://nimbios.org/education/modern_math_ws.html for more details.

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9. DONOR RECOGNITION PROGRAMS

The ARCHIMEDES SOCIETY helps MSRI to implement important programs and diversify and plan its future funding. Archimedes Society donor levels celebrate interesting numbers and places. Archimedes Society donors are invited at no or reduced cost to special events, and are offered reserved seating and special post-event receptions. MSRI Trustee Jim Simons hosts an annual Museion dinner and lecture in New York City. To join the Archimedes Society, please go to https://secure.entango.com/donate/ZbzmT35yJjs .

The GAUSS SOCIETY: MSRI would welcome mention in your Will or Living Trust. Income from contributed endowments will help MSRI's scientific programs in perpetuity. Visit http://www.msri.org/web/msri/static-pages/-/node/235 for more information. Please notify Alex Gonzalez, MSRI’s Development Director, by emailing agonzalez@msri.org or calling 510-643-6056 when you have done so, and you will be recognized as a member of the MSRI Gauss Society. The next Gauss Society recognition dinner will be held in San Diego, CA in January 2013 in conjunction with the Joint Mathematics Meetings. Doug Lind chairs the Gauss Society.

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10. CORPORATE PARTNERS PROGRAM

Corporate Partners members enjoy a variety of benefits including invitations to special events and listing in MSRI publications. For more information about the Corporate Partners program go to http://www.msri.org/web/msri/support-msri/corporate-sponsors/become-a-corporate-sponsor or contact Alex Gonzalez, MSRI’s Development Director, by emailing agonzalez@msri.org or calling 510-643-6056.

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11. VMath: STREAMING VIDEO

Many lectures and special events at MSRI are videotaped and made available via streaming video through MSRI'S VMath web site, see http://www.msri.org/web/msri/online-videos.

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12. UPCOMING BAY AREA MATH OUTREACH EVENTS
MoMath’s (Museum of Mathematics) traveling exhibit is coming this fall to the Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, CA
September 21, 2012 through January 6, 2013
Be on the lookout for a Math Circles Day at the Midway! Learn more at http://mathmidway.org/

Bay Area Science Festival
October 27 (Saturday) - November 3, 2012 (Saturday)
Be on the lookout for more information, http://www.bayareascience.org/

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13. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MATH CIRCLES

NAMC will be exhibiting at the 2012 MathFest! Come visit our booth and stay for hourly Math Circle demonstrations and also check out the other MathFest activities including live Math Circle demonstrations and the SIGMAA-MCST Special sessions for Math Circles.

Check out the website for a listing of all the activities: https://www.mathcircles.org/content/maa-mathfest-2012

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14. SUBSCRIBE TO MATH & PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:

If you wish to receive weekly updates about mathematical events at MSRI, please send an e-mail with the message "subscribe math-announcements" to math-announcements-request@mailman.msri.org

If you wish to receive information about non-mathematical events at MSRI, please send an e-mail with the message "subscribe public-announcements" to public-announcementsrequest@mailman.msri.org

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