Professor D B Scott drew attention to the fact that the first date proposed for the last Presidential Address, of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, had coincided with the date of a meeting of the L.M.S. It was changed, therefore, but then coincided with the date of this General Meeting, and also with the Tenth British Theoretical Mechanics Colloquium at Oxford. (*)
In view of the support that the Institute enjoys from Pure Mathematicians, he asked that firm representation be made to the Institute, in order that such clashes of dates may be avoided in future.
The Chairman promised to look into the matter.
Minutes signed by A W Goldie (undated).
* Amendment to item 6. The first paragraph should read: Professor D B Scott drew attention to the fact that that the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications had held one presidential address on the same day as the A.G.M. of the L.M.S. and was holding another that day which not only clashed with the B.M.C. but also with the Tenth British Theoretical Mechanics Colloquium at Oxford.