What is Proprietary In Mathematical Programming?-Impressions of a Panel Discussion A panel discussion on "What is Proprietary in Mathematical Programming?" was sponsored by the Special Interest Committee on Mathematical Programming of the ACM during a Hall of Discussion/on September 7th at the 16th National ACM meeting in Los Angeles. This note consists solely of the impressions garnered by the moderator of the panel and does not necessarily represent the position of any of the panelists or other participants in the discussion. CACM December, 1961 Smith, L. W. CA611202 JB March 15, 1978 10:31 PM 248 5 248 248 5 248 248 5 248