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he AMS, founded in 1888 to further the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, serves the national and international community through its publications, meetings, advocacy and other programs, which * promote mathematical research, its communication and uses, * encourage and promote the transmission of mathematical understanding and skills, * support mathematical education at all levels, * advance the status of the profession of mathematics, encouraging and facilitating full participation of all individuals, * foster an awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life.