The governance of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) is made up of several parts:

Constitution & Bye-Laws

The organization is governed by a constitution that specifies the procedures for elections, voting on proposals, and other details. The constitution can be changed only via a vote of the membership at an Annual General Meeting. Additionally, the organization has bye-laws, which govern its internal operations and management and supplement its constitution.

Board of Trustees (BoT)

The Board of Trustees (BoT) is responsible for administering the Group’s affairs, including oversight of the Annual Conference and the Group’s finances. The BoT has 17 members, including an Executive Committee consisting of the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President is elected for a 3-year term; other members are elected for 4-year terms, with 4 members replaced each year by election of the membership.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Elections for President and new Board of Trustees (BoT) members take place at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), held near the end of each Annual Conference. In addition, proposals for major decisions are presented, discussed, and voted on at the AGM. If a PME member would like to bring up a proposal or issue at the AGM, he/she should send an email describing the issue to the Administrative Manager (via “Contact Us”), the President, or the Secretary of PME (for more details, see “Path to AGM”). The AGM agenda is published on the website a month before the AGM. The minutes of the previous AGM are also available for members at the same time.

Path to AGM Forum

To provide time to discuss issues and possible proposals for the AGM, the Path to the AGM Discussion Forum was created. If a PME member would like to suggest a specific proposal, he/she should email it to the Administrative Manager (via “Contact Us”), the President, or the Secretary of PME (for more details, see “Path to AGM”). It will be discussed at the BoT, the Policy Meeting, and/or the Path to the AGM Forum. If the proposal has support from the membership and the BoT, specific language will be crafted for the final proposal and posted on the Forum for additional discussion before being brought to the AGM.

Policy Meeting

A Policy Meeting is an open discussion for members with the BoT, in which all kinds of topics or questions can be raised by the members and the BoT. It is held a few days before the AGM. Topics discussed during the Policy Meeting may be taken into account by the BoT in their policy and may lead to decisions approved at future AGMs.