Organisation
The GDM consists, according to its Statutes (German) of the executive board, the general assembly and the advisory board.
Executive Board
The executive board manages the society. It consists of the president, the vice president, the secretary and the financial officer. All board members are elected at the general assembly for a period of two years.
Currently, the executive board consists of:
- Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Weigand (president),
- Prof. Dr. Silke Ruwisch (vice president),
- Prof. Dr. Christine Bescherer (financial officer) and
- Dr. Andreas Vohns (secretary).
A list of former board members (German) is available in Madipedia.
Advisory Board
The advisory board helps the executive board and the general assembly in all scientific questions and goals of the society. The members should be personalities that are particularly well suited to help to achieve the goals of the society. The advisory board consists of a maximum of 15 members. All members are elected by the general assembly for a period of three years, with at most two re-elections possible. Every year apperoximately a third of the members should be elected.
Currently, the advisory board consists of (in parentheses we note the year of the last elections):
- Bärbel Barzel (2010),
- Andreas Eichler (2010)
- Stephan Hußmann (2006, 2009, 2012)
- Gabriele Kaiser (2006, 2009, 2012)
- Roland Keller (2005, 2008, 2011)
- Henning Körner (2012)
- Ulrich Kortenkamp (2011)
- Timo Leuders (2005, 2008, 2011)
- Alexander Meyer (2012)
- Edith Schneider (2005, 2008, 2011)
- Rudolf Sträßer (2007, 2010) und
- Maike Vollstedt (2010).
Annual Accounts Auditor
The annual accounts auditor of the GDM is Dr. Fritz Haselbeck.
Special Interest Groups
Within the GDM there are numerous special interest groups concerned with different topics within mathematics education. A list of all groups is available in Madipedia.
Membership
Membership in GDM is open to all those interested in mathematics education. Members are working at universitys or other scientific research groups, or are located in schools. Every member receives two issues of the Journal für Mathematik-Didaktik (JMD) a year free of charge as well as the proceedings of the annual meeting. Also, members get the Mitteilungen der GDM, the members' journal with current information.
Membership fees
The regular membership fee is 60€ a year, reduced membership fee is 30€. Members of MNU or DMV are entitled to a reduction of 10%.
Everybody who is a full-time student, in preparatory service, or scientific staff with half employment only can apply for the reduced membership fee. The application has to be sent yearly until April of the same year and can be sent by email to kassenfuehrer@didaktik-der-mathematik.de. Retired members over 65 years of age can apply for a reduction of their membership fee of 10€.
Becoming a Member
Please download the membership form (PDF), also available as a Microsoft Word file. Send the filled and signed form by regular mail to our secretary (the adress is printed on the form). In case of questions you can contact the secretary at schriftfuehrerin@didaktik-der-mathematik.de.
Forms
- Membership form: PDF | Microsoft Word
- Direct debit authorisation for automatic collection of the membership fees: PDF
- Travel expense form: PDF
The forms are available in German language only.