History of the Conference

THE ANJA S. GREER CONFERENCE
ON SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Were it not for Anja S. Greer's influence and inspiration, there wouldn't be a Mathematics and Technology Conference today. Twenty years ago, after returning from a week-long conference on Pascal programming, Anja, a member of the mathematics department, decided that Exeter could host a similar conference. She enlisted the help of many others in and out of the mathematics department, and in the summer of 1985 the first Conference on Secondary School Mathematics and Computers at Phillips Exeter Academy was held. Subsequently the name of the conference was changed to the Conference on Secondary School Mathematics and Technology, as calculators made their appearance. To honor Anja's inspiration, vision and courage, the conference was renamed in the summer of 1997 to the Anja S. Greer Conference on Secondary School Mathematics and Technology. In April of 1998, Anja Greer lost her battle with breast cancer. When, in 2001, science courses were offered alongside mathematics courses, the conference name was changed to the currrent Anja S. Greer Conference on Secondary School Mathematics, Science and Technology.