CS Professor Eva Tardos was one of the seven AMS Invited Speakers at this year's joint AMS/MAA (American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America) meeting
(http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2078_intro.html). Last year's meeting drew over 5000
people .
"The Joint Mathematics Meetings are held for the purpose of advancing mathematical achievement, encouraging research, and to provide the communication necessary to progress in the field. These meetings serve to preserve, supplement, and utilize the results of the research of mathematicians the world over. Keeping abreast of the progress in mathematics results in the furtherance of the interest of mathematical scholarship and research. "