The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) is an organization dedicated to the improvement of education in the first two years of college

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. AMATYC hosts an annual conference, summer institutes, workshops and mentoring for teachers in and outside math, and a semiannual math competition. AMATYC publishes one refereed journal, ''MathAMATYC Educator,'' and issues position statements on matters of mathematics education. The math competition is held in spring and fall semester each year and is limited to problems in

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. Only students enrolled in two-year colleges are eligible to participate. Only students who haven't received any degree/diploma, including within or outside of the U.S, can enter the competition. AMATYC was founded in 1974. Its office is at Southwest Tennessee Community College in

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. AMATYC is divided into eight regions: Central, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and West. A vice president is assigned to each region.

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* Mathematics education organizations in the United States 1974 establishments in Tennessee Organizations based in Memphis, Tennessee Organizations established in 1974 {{Math-org-stub

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