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6 th European Congress of Mathematics 2012
Call for bids for the 6ECM
EMS News
Outline bids from possible organizers of the 1012 Congress are now invited and should reach the EMS Secretariat
by March 15, 2007. Preferably, they should be submitted by email to:
riitta.ulmanen@helsinki.fi
The postal address of the Secretariat is:
EMS Secretariat, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, P.O.BOX 68
(Gustaf Hällströmink. 2b) 00014 University Helsinki, Finland.
The information below may be helpful to possible organizers. Informal discussions are welcome and should be addressed
to any member of the Executive Committee.
General Information on ECMs
European Congresses of Mathematics are organized every four years. In 2008 the Congress will be held in Amsterdam.
The next free slot for a Congress, which must be held in Europe, is the year 2012. Experience of previous
Congresses suggests that the attendance might be around 1000 mathematicians. The duration has so far been 5 days.
There are 10 EMS Prizes to outstanding young European mathematicians awarded at the opening ceremony. The
Congress programme should aim to present various new aspects of pure and applied mathematics to a wide audience,
to offer a forum for discussion of the relation between mathematics and society in Europe, and to enhance
co-operation among mathematicians from all European countries.
The standard format of previous ECMs has been:
– About 10 plenary lectures;
– Section lectures for a more specialized audience, normally several held simultaneously;
– Mini-symposia;
– Film and mathematical software sessions;
– Poster sessions;
– EU network lectures;
– Round tables.
An exhibition space for mathematical societies, booksellers, and so on is required. No offi cial language is specifi ed
and no interpretation is needed.
Starting with 4ECM in Stockholm, the Proceedings of the ECMs have been published by the EMS Publishing
House.
At this stage bids need only be given in outline, but they must give a clear idea of the proposal and possible sources
of fi nancial support.
In addition, they should contain information concerning:
– Size and number of auditoriums; location and equipment.
– Room for exhibitions.
– Hotel rooms and dormitories; location, prices, their number in different categories, and transport to the lecture
halls.
– Restaurants close to the Congress site, their number and prices.
– Accessibility and cost of travel from various parts of Europe.
– Financing of the Congress.
– Support to participants from poor countries.
– Financing of the EMS prizes.
– Experience in organizing large conferences.
– Timing of the Congress.
– Social events.
– Plans to use the occasion of the Congress to publicize mathematics.
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