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| European Mathematics Society | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Mathematics Society |
| Abbreviation | EMS |
| Formation | 1990 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Region served | Europe |
| Membership | National mathematical societies, individual mathematicians |
| Leader title | President |
European Mathematics Society
The European Mathematics Society is a learned society that promotes mathematics research, education, and collaboration across Europe. It connects national societies, individual mathematicians, research institutes, and funding bodies to coordinate activities such as conferences, publications, and awards. The society engages with international organizations and European institutions to influence policy and support mathematical sciences.
The society was founded in 1990 to provide a pan-European framework linking groups such as the London Mathematical Society, Société Mathématique de France, Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung, Unione Matematica Italiana, Real Sociedad Matemática Española, and the Polish Mathematical Society. Early milestones included collaboration with the International Mathematical Union, engagement with the European Commission, and initiatives overlapping with the Euromaths movement and the European Research Area. Founding figures interacted with mathematicians associated with institutions like the University of Cambridge, École Normale Supérieure, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, and the Institute for Advanced Study. Over time the society fostered links to networks such as the European Research Council, the Horizon 2020 programme, and regional groups including the Scandinavian Mathematical Society and the Balkan Mathematical Society.
The society's governing bodies include a General Assembly, an Executive Committee, and subject-specific committees akin to structures in the Royal Society, Academia Europaea, and national academies such as the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Sciences. Presidents and officers have had profiles comparable to leaders in organizations like the International Mathematical Union and the European Physical Society. Policy interfaces connect the society with institutions such as the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation and the Council of Europe. Secretariat functions are coordinated from offices in locations comparable to the ETH Zurich campus environment. Financial oversight follows models used by the European Science Foundation and other pan-European scientific organizations.
Membership comprises national societies, research institutes, and individuals from countries represented by groups like the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Max Planck Society, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, IST Austria, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Affiliated societies include the Nordic Mathematical Society, the Czech Mathematical Society, the Hellenic Mathematical Society, the Portuguese Mathematical Society, the Finnish Mathematical Society, the Lithuanian Mathematical Society, and the Serbian Mathematical Society. Individual members often hold positions at universities such as University of Oxford, Sapienza University of Rome, Sorbonne University, Universität Bonn, University of Warsaw, and KU Leuven.
The society runs programs comparable to initiatives by the Clay Mathematics Institute and the Simons Foundation to support research mobility, early-career fellowships, and collaborative networks. It organizes educational outreach in partnership with bodies like the European Mathematical Society Mathematics Education Committee, national ministries such as the Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), and organizations including the European Schoolnet and the International Mathematical Olympiad. Collaborative projects have intersected with the European Research Council grants, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and networks such as the Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics. The society also advises on policy issues addressed at meetings involving the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and regional research infrastructures comparable to CERN and the European Space Agency.
The society publishes journals and proceedings analogous to titles from the American Mathematical Society and collaborates with publishers and editorial boards linked to journals comparable to the Journal of the European Mathematical Society, the Annals of Mathematics, and the Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society. It maintains newsletters and editorial series that echo the practices of the European Mathematical Society Publishing House, with editorial oversight similar to that of the Cambridge University Press and Springer Verlag. Publication activities include proceedings from conferences held at venues such as the International Congress of Mathematicians satellite meetings and specialized symposia hosted by institutes like the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute.
The society awards prizes that recognize achievements in pure and applied mathematics, comparable in prestige to awards such as the Fields Medal (administered by the International Mathematical Union), the Abel Prize, and the Crafoord Prize. Specific awards honor contributions to research, exposition, and service, analogous to recognitions given by the Royal Society and the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon. Prize ceremonies have been held alongside major events affiliated with bodies such as the European Congress of Mathematics and national academies including the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
The society organizes large-scale meetings including the quadrennial European Congress of Mathematics and sponsors specialized conferences, winter schools, and workshops similar to events at the Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques, the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, and the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge. Events draw participants from institutions such as the University of Göttingen, École Polytechnique, University of Milan, University of Barcelona, and research labs like the Weierstrass Institute. Collaborative symposia have been co-located with gatherings of the International Congress of Mathematicians, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and regional meetings organized by societies such as the Swiss Mathematical Society and the Belgian Mathematical Society.
Category:Mathematical societies Category:Scientific organisations based in Switzerland