ARML President's Letter to All Coaches
Dear ARML Coach,
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the 34th Annual American Regions Mathematics League competition. This much anticipated event will take place concurrently on May 29th and 30th, 2009 at Penn State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and the University of Georgia.
The ARML competition continues to grow. In 2008, there were 127 teams, and in spite of the economy we are pleased to welcome several new teams this year. This serves to illustrate the importance and value placed on the ARML Competition. It is also a further reminder that ARML is viewed as a positive and rewarding experience for the students, parents, and coaches.
At this time, Western Tennessee will combine with students from Eastern Tennessee to form a statewide team. In addition, the other new teams are from Western Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, West Windsor-Plainsboro from New Jersey, Phillips Academy from Massachusetts, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Also, some existing teams who have participated in past ARML competitions will bring additional teams from their area. Teams from overseas will be participating in our International Regions Mathematics League (IRML). There will be two divisions. Teams that travel to the United States and participate at one of our four sites will be in one division and teams that compete in their own country and submit their scores via the internet will be in another. The former is called the "Onsite Division" and the latter is called the "Correspondence Division." Teams that participate in IRML will be competing for awards separate from those of ARML. This year we are very pleased to announce that China, Macau, and Nigeria will each bring a new team to UNLV to compete in the Onsite Division. The Philippines and Columbia will continue to compete in the Onsite Division. Unfortunately, both Taiwan and Hong Kong will not be competing in the United States in the Onsite Division. Instead they will compete in the Correspondence Division. Some other teams that will be competing in the Correspondence Division include: Turkey, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, Beijing, Bulgaria, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia. The IRML competition is clearly growing worldwide.
If you would like AMC and/or AIME scores from your state or region, please send an email to jbsully@verizon.net, including your name and team. Student names, home addresses, and scores are available. This information, which has been made available to ARML for the first time, can be useful when recruiting new students for your team.
I want to thank all of the ARML officers, and the four site coordinators in advance for all their time and effort in making the 2009 ARML Competition a successful event for all of our students. I especially want to wish all of the teams the very best of luck, and thank all the coaches for their dedication to their students and to ARML.
Sincerely,
J. Bryan Sullivan
ARML President