We hope tha t you anticipate a successful and productive year, and we look forward to seeing you at the Joint Mathematics Meeting next week in San Antonio.

We have a number of exciting details to share with you regarding our partne rship with Maplesoft™.

1. New Placement Testing Product 2. Sp ecial Offers for MAA® Faculty 3. Sp ecial Offers for MAA Students

1. As was announced in July, the MAA and Maplesoft have partnered t ogether to bring our MAA Placement Tests into the online world. The MAA-Maple T .A. Placement Testing Suite gives you the ability to provide MAA Placement Tests over the Internet, and by using Maple T.A.™, gives you easy administration, instant res ults, and flexible scheduling for your incoming students. Ful l details can be found at www.mapleso ft.com/maa. The Suite will be available for in-booth presentations for all those joining us at the Joint Math Meetings in San An tonio. Be sure to stop by Maplesoft’s booth (#518- 520) to ask for a demonstration.

2. In celebration of the Placement Testing Suite’s upcoming release, Maplesoft is extending ad ditional special offers to our members. For faculty,  until March 31st, Maple 10 Teacher’s Edi tion will be featured for $165 – a savings of 15% . Details on how to take advantage of the special offer can be found by clicking here. All copies purchased will come with access to an online WebEx training session.

3. Maplesoft is offering special pricing for your students as well. Until March 31st, all copies of their Maple 10 Student Edition will be offered for just $65  211; the lowest Maplesoft ever for the Maple Student Edition! We’re very excited that they’ve chosen to pass these savings on to students thro ugh the MAA. Please feel free to pass the URL www.mapleso ft.com/maa on to your students for them to be able to take advantage of this great saving s.