FOM: Revised Math. Subj. Classification

[Olivier Gerard]

Dear FOMers,

Many of you may know that:

The Mathematics Subject Classification is being revised. Math
Reviews and Zentralblatt will be moving to the revised system
beginning in 2000. The proposed revision can be found at

    http://www.ams.org/mathweb/msc2000.html

They are taking comments until *** June 15, 1998 ***. Comments
can be e-mailed to <msc2000 at ams.org>.

The result will be presented during the ICM 98 in Berlin (August).

I presume that some of you will be keen to look up if every
aspects of modern FOM research is being adressed in this
revised classification.

I think that a debate on the purpose and relevance of a
classification of mathematical subjects would be an appropriate
topic for this list.


Olivier