Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences

The Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) is an umbrella organization that brings together seventeen professional groups focused on math in the United States. These groups work together to support and advance the study of mathematics.

The CBMS was created in 1960. It grew from earlier groups that started during World War II and developed over the next years. The CBMS represents U.S. mathematics in the International Mathematical Union and helps share ideas between its member societies and the U.S. government. It also works on joint projects for these societies.

This organization helps mathematicians stay connected and work together on important projects that benefit the whole math community.

Member societies

The Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences includes many groups that support math and related fields. Some of these groups are:

• AMATYC American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
• AMS American Mathematical Society
• AMTE Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
• ASA American Statistical Association
• ASL Association for Symbolic Logic
• AWM Association for Women in Mathematics
• ASSM Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics
• BBA Benjamin Banneker Association
• INFORMS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
• IMS Institute of Mathematical Statistics
• MAA Mathematical Association of America
• NAM National Association of Mathematicians
• NCSM National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics
• NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• SIAM Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• SOA Society of Actuaries
• TODOS TODOS: Mathematics for All
• WME Women and Mathematics Education