The Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) is a
mathematics
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conference
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hosted annually in early January by the
American Mathematical Society
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(AMS). Frequently, several other national mathematics organizations also participate. From 1998 to 2020, the JMM was jointly organized and managed by the AMS and the
Mathematical Association of America
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(MAA).
The meeting is the largest gathering of mathematicians in the United States, and the largest annual meeting of mathematicians in the world. For example, more than 6000 people attended the 2017 JMM. Several thousand talks, panels, minicourses, and poster sessions are held each year.
The JMM also hosts an ''Employment Center'', which is a focal point for the hiring process of academic
mathematician
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s, especially for
liberal arts college
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s. Many employers conduct their preliminary interview process at the meeting. Often these interviews take place outside the confines of the conference, so the employers may not appear on the official Employment Center listing.
Future meetings
The next few meetings are scheduled to be held in:
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Washington, D.C.
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, January 4–7, 2026
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Chicago
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, IL, January 12–15, 2027
Past meetings
Past years' meetings have been held in:
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Seattle
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, WA, January 8–11, 202
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San Francisco
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, CA, January 3–6, 202
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Boston
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, MA, January 4–7, 202
link* Virtual, April 6–9, 2022 (the originally scheduled meeting in Seattle, WA, January 5–8, had been postponed due to concerns about the
Omicron variant of COVID-19
link* Virtual, January 6–9, 2021 (the originally scheduled in-person meeting in
Washington, D.C.
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was canceled due to
COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
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Denver
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, CO, January 15–18, 202
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Baltimore
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, MD, January 16–19, 201
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San Diego
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, CA, January 10-13, 201
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Atlanta
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, GA, January 4–7, 201
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Seattle
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, WA, January 6–9, 2016
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San Antonio
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, TX, January 10–13, 2015
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Baltimore
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, MD, January 15–18, 201
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San Diego
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, CA, January 9–12, 201
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Boston
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, MA, January 4–7, 201
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New Orleans
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, LA, January 6–9, 201
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San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
, CA, January 13–16, 201
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
, January 5–8, 200
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San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
, CA, January 6–9, 200
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New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
, LA, January 5–8, 200
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San Antonio
San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...
, TX, January 12–15, 200
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Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
, GA, January 5–8, 200
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Phoenix, AZ, January 7–10, 200
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Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the 30th-most populous U.S. city. The Baltimore metropolitan area is the 20th-large ...
, MD, January 15–18, 200
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San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
, CA, January 6–9, 200
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New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
, LA, January 10–13, 200
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
, January 19–22, 200
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