Europe's Mathematical Society

Europe's Mathematical Society
Name	Europe's Mathematical Society
Formation	1990
Type	Learned society
Headquarters	Heidelberg, Germany
Region served	Europe
Leader title	President

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Europe's Mathematical Society is a pan-European learned society dedicated to the promotion of mathematical research, learning, and cooperation across France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and other countries of Europe. It supports conferences, publications, and awards that connect mathematicians from institutions such as the University of Cambridge, Sorbonne University, University of Bologna, ETH Zurich, and University of Warsaw. The society links national bodies like the European Mathematical Society member societies, research centers like the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, and international organizations such as the International Mathematical Union, European Research Council, and Council of Europe.

History

The society was founded in the wake of developments that involved actors like the European Union and initiatives associated with the Lisbon Strategy and the expansion of networks including the KöMaL-related communities. Early milestones connected figures from institutions such as the École Normale Supérieure, the Royal Society, and the Polish Academy of Sciences and intersected with events like the enlargement of NATO and the post-Cold War scientific realignments after the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Founding activities drew on experience from conferences at venues including the International Congress of Mathematicians gatherings and collaborations with publishers such as Springer Science+Business Media and Cambridge University Press.

Governance structures mirror those of bodies like the European Commission panels and the European Academy of Sciences councils, with elected officers similar to presidencies at the American Mathematical Society and boards resembling the management of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Committees include representatives from national academies such as the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences. Administrative offices coordinate with research funding bodies including the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and the Horizon 2020 framework, while legal frameworks reference statutes used by organizations like the Ligue Européenne de Coopération Économique.

Membership comprises individual mathematicians, university departments (for example, University of Oxford mathematics departments), and national societies such as the Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung, the Mathematical Society of Japan via international links, and the Irish Mathematical Society. The society is organized into topical sections similar to those at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and regional sections akin to structures in the Nordic Mathematical Society and the Balkan Mathematical Union. Specialist groups reflect interests found at institutes like the Institute for Advanced Study, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics.

Activities include sponsoring journals comparable to Inventiones Mathematicae and book series akin to those published by Oxford University Press and Elsevier. The society supports newsletters distributed to members at institutions such as University of Copenhagen, organizes lecture series with speakers from the Princeton University and the University of Helsinki, and maintains archives similar to those held by the British Library. Publication programs coordinate with editorial boards drawn from faculties at the University of Paris, Heidelberg University, and the University of Madrid, and collaborate with publishers like Wiley-Blackwell.

The society organizes meetings that parallel the scope of the European Congress of Mathematics and links with sessions at the International Congress of Mathematicians. It administers prizes modeled after awards such as the Fields Medal, Abel Prize, and national honors from bodies like the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Czech Academy of Sciences. Conference venues have included halls used by the European Parliament events, the Palais des Congrès de Paris, and university campuses like the University of Barcelona and the University of Göttingen.

Collaborations extend to international partners such as the International Mathematical Union, regional networks including the European Mathematical Society councils, and funding agencies like the European Research Council and European Investment Bank projects for research infrastructure. Outreach programs coordinate with museums and public institutions such as the Science Museum, London, the Musée des Arts et Métiers, and libraries like the Bibliothèque nationale de France to promote public understanding, school programs linked to national competitions such as the International Mathematical Olympiad and regional initiatives including the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad.

Category:Mathematical societies Category:Organizations established in 1990 Category:Scientific organizations based in Europe