On Oct 14, 2:35 pm, Rob Beezer <[email protected]> wrote:
> At the meetings in San Diego a few years ago I had a discussion with
> some of the folks who are part of the program committee apparatus and
> approved topics for MAA sessions, panels, etc. and I was asking about
> proposing a panel or session on open textbooks. I got the distinct
> impression that you would have to avoid the appearance of promoting a
> "product" (even if it was free). So a talk like "How to select an
> open textbook" might be legit, but a talk like "Bill Smith's open
> textbook on Diffeomorphisms of Freely Generated Fiber Bundles" might
> be considered too much of a promotion. Anyway, the substance of the
> conversation was discouraging enough that I dropped the idea right
> there.
>
Yes, definitely can be true. And sometimes there are differences
between what they are looking for with panels versus sessions versus
minicourses etc.
> <rant>I think you can find lots of counterexamples to this, some
> officially sanctioned, and you might even be able to argue that every
> talk has a strong element of self-promotion.</rant>
Also true. Often they are essentially how-to sessions on using the
latest MAA publication - which is fine, even useful, since those are
good books! But seems to run against your other observation, as you
say.
I think that it's a very subtle line between creating a mini-course/
PREP/whatever that helps people use a valuable tool (say, Wolfram
Alpha) in a concrete context and one that is "about" that tool.
Marshall may also have some comments on this sort of issue, as I
understand he's thought about it, too.
> I can, and will, consult a colleague who might be able to shed more
> light on this and report back.
>
That would be helpful. All that said, sometimes you just don't get
the luck of the draw, and that's probably part of it, too.
- kcrisman
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