International Mathematical Union

The International Mathematical Union is an international organization devoted to international cooperation in the field of mathematics across the world. It is a member of the International Science Council and supports the International Congress of Mathematicians. Its members are national mathematics organizations from more than 80 countries.
The objectives of the International Mathematical Union are: promoting international cooperation in mathematics, supporting and assisting the International Congress of Mathematicians and other international scientific meetings/conferences, acknowledging outstanding research contributions to mathematics through the awarding of scientific prizes, and encouraging and supporting other international mathematical activities, considered likely to contribute to the development of mathematical science in any of its aspects, whether pure, applied, or educational.

History

The IMU was established in 1920, but dissolved in September 1932 and reestablished in 1950 at the Constitutive Convention in New York, de jure on September 10, 1951, when ten countries had become members. The last milestone was the General Assembly in March 1952, in Rome, Italy where the activities of the new IMU were inaugurated and the first Executive Committee, President and various commissions were elected. In 1952 the IMU was also readmitted to the ICSU. The past president of the Union is Carlos Kenig. The current president is Hiraku Nakajima.
At the 16th meeting of the IMU General Assembly in Bangalore, India, in August 2010, Berlin was chosen as the location of the permanent office of the IMU, which was opened on January 1, 2011, and is hosted by the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, an institute of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community, with about 120 scientists engaging in mathematical research applied to complex problems in industry and commerce.

Commissions and committees

IMU has a close relationship to mathematics education through its International Commission on Mathematical Instruction. This commission is organized similarly to IMU with its own Executive Committee and General Assembly.
Developing countries are a high priority for the IMU and a significant percentage of its budget, including grants received from individuals, mathematical societies, foundations, and funding agencies, is spent on activities for developing countries. Since 2011 this has been coordinated by the Commission for Developing Countries.
The Committee for Women in Mathematics is concerned with issues related to women in mathematics worldwide. It organizes the World Meeting for Women in Mathematics as a satellite event of ICM.
The International Commission on the History of Mathematics is operated jointly by the IMU and the Division of the History of Science of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science.
The Committee on Electronic Information and Communication advises IMU on matters concerning mathematical information, communication, and publishing.

Prizes

The scientific prizes awarded by the IMU, in the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians, are deemed to be some of the highest distinctions in the mathematical world. These are:

the Fields Medals ;
the IMU Abacus Medal ;
the Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize ;
the Chern Medal ; and
the Leelavati Award.
Membership and General Assembly

The IMU's members are Member Countries and each Member country is represented through an Adhering Organization, which may be its principal academy, a mathematical society, its research council or some other institution or association of institutions, or an appropriate agency of its government. A country starting to develop its mathematical culture and interested in building links with mathematicians all over the world is invited to join IMU as an Associate Member. For the purpose of facilitating jointly sponsored activities and jointly pursuing the objectives of the IMU, multinational mathematical societies and professional societies can join IMU as an Affiliate Member. Every four years, the IMU membership gathers in a General Assembly, which consists of delegates appointed by the Adhering Organizations, together with the members of the executive committee. All important decisions are made at the GA, including the election of the officers, establishment of commissions, the approval of the budget, and any changes to the statutes and by-laws.

Members and Associate Members

The IMU has 83 Member countries and two Associate Members.

Country	Adhering Society	National mathematics societies
Algeria	Société Mathématique d’Algérie
Argentina	Unión Matemática Argentina
Armenia	Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of RA	Armenian Mathematical Union
Australia	Australian Academy of Science	Australian Mathematical Society Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
Austria	Austrian Academy of Sciences	Austrian Mathematical Society
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Mathematical Society
Belarus	Institute of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belgium	The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium	Belgian Mathematical Society
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnian Mathematical Society
Brazil	Sociedade Brasileira de Matemática	Associação Brasileira de Estatística Associação Nacional dos Professores de Matemática na Educação Básica Sociedade Brasileira de Educação Matemática Sociedade Brasileira de História da Matemática Sociedade Brasileira de Matemática Aplicada e Computacional
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Academy of Sciences	Union of Bulgarian Mathematicians
Cameroon	Cameroon Mathematical Union
Canada	National Research Council of Canada	Canadian Mathematical Society Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics Statistical Society of Canada Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society
Chile	Sociedad de Matemática de Chile
China	Chinese Mathematical Society Mathematical Society of the Republic of China
Colombia	Sociedad Colombiana de Matemáticas
Croatia	Croatian Mathematical Society
Cuba	Universidad de la Habana
Cyprus	Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Cyprus
Czech Republic	Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists	Czech Mathematical Society
Denmark	Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab	Danish Mathematical Society
Ecuador	Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Matemática
Egypt	Academy of Scientific Research and Technology	Egyptian Mathematical Society
Estonia	Estonian Academy of Sciences	Estonian Mathematical Society
Finland	Council of Finnish Academies	Finnish Mathematical Society
France	Comité National Français des Mathématiciens	Société Française de Statistique Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles Société Mathématique de France
Georgia	Georgian Mathematical Union
Germany	Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung	Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik
Greece	Academy of Athens	Greek Mathematical Society
Hong Kong	The Hong Kong Mathematical Society
Hungary	János Bolyai Mathematical Society
Iceland	Icelandic Mathematical Society
India	Indian National Science Academy
Indonesia	The Indonesian Mathematical Society
Iran	Iranian Mathematical Society
Ireland	Irish Mathematical Society
Israel	Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities	Israel Mathematical Union
Italy	Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica Francesco Severi	Unione Matematica Italiana
Ivory Coast	Société Mathématique de Côte d'Ivoire
Japan	Science Council of Japan
Kazakhstan	Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling
Kenya	Mathematics Association of Kenya
South Korea	Korean Mathematical Society
Kyrgyzstan	Mathematical Society of Kyrgyzstan
Latvia	Latvian Mathematical Society
Lithuania	Lithuanian Mathematical Society
Luxembourg	Luxembourg Mathematical Society
Malaysia	The Malaysian Academy of Mathematical Scientists
Mexico	Mexican Mathematical Society
Mongolia	The Mongolian Mathematical Society
Montenegro	Society of Mathematicians and Physicists of Montenegro	Montenegro Mathematical Society
Morocco	Le Centre de Recherches Mathématiques de Rabat
Netherlands	Het Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap
New Zealand	Royal Society Te Apārangi	New Zealand Mathematical Society
Nigeria	Nigerian Mathematical Society
Norway	The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters	Norwegian Mathematical Society
Oman	Sultan Qaboos University
Pakistan	National Mathematical Society of Pakistan	All Pakistan Mathematical Association Pakistan Mathematical Society Punjab Mathematical Society
Paraguay	Sociedad Matemática Paraguaya
Peru	Sociedad Matematica Peruana
Philippines	Mathematical Society of the Philippines
Poland	Polish Academy of Sciences	Polish Mathematical Society
Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatística
Romania	Romanian Academy	Romanian Mathematical Society
Russia	Russian Academy of Sciences	Moscow Mathematical Society St. Petersburg Mathematical Society Siberian Mathematical Society
Saudi Arabia	King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology	Saudi Association for Mathematical Sciences
Senegal	Senegalese Mathematical Society
Serbia	Mathematical Society of Serbia
Singapore	Singapore Mathematical Society
Slovakia	Union of Slovak Mathematicians and Physicists	Slovak Mathematical Society
Slovenia	Society of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers of Slovenia	Slovenian Discrete and Applied Mathematics Society
South Africa	National Research Foundation	South African Mathematical Society Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa
Spain	Comité Español de Matemáticas	Royal Spanish Mathematical Society Catalan Mathematical Society Spanish Statistics and Operations Research Society Spanish Society of Applied Mathematics Spanish Society of Research on Mathematics Education Spanish Federation of Mathematics Teachers Associations
Sweden	The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences	Swedish Mathematical Society
Switzerland	Swiss Mathematical Society
Thailand	The Center for Promotion of Mathematical Research of Thailand
Tunisia	Société Mathématique de Tunisie
Turkey	Turkish Mathematical Society
Ukraine	Ukrainian Mathematical Society	Kyiv Mathematical Society Kharkiv Mathematical Society Donetsk Mathematical Society Lviv Mathematical Society Ivano-Frankivsk Mathematical Society
United Kingdom	London Mathematical Society	Edinburgh Mathematical Society Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Royal Statistical Society
United States	U.S. National Academy of Sciences Board on International Scientific Organizations	American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges American Mathematical Society Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators American Statistical Association Association for Symbolic Logic Association for Women in Mathematics Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics Benjamin Banneker Association Institute of Mathematical Statistics Mathematical Association of America National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Society of Actuaries
Uruguay	Área Matemática - Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias Básicas
Uzbekistan	Uzbek Mathematical Society
Venezuela	Asociación Matemática Venezolana
Vietnam	Vietnam Mathematical Society

International Mathematical Union

History

Commissions and committees

Prizes

Membership and General Assembly

Members and Associate Members