International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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The International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM) is a worldwide organisation for professional applied mathematics societies, and for other societies with a significant interest in industrial or applied mathematics. The current (2011) President-Elect is Barbara Keyfitz.
ICIAM organises the four-yearly International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics
, the first of which was held in 1987. The most recent congress was in 2011 in Vancouver, and the next will be in 2015 in Beijing. It also sponsors several prizes, awarded at the congresses: the ICIAM/SIAM Pioneer Prize for applied mathematical work in a new field, the ICIAM Collatz Prize for scientists under the age of 42, the ICIAM Lagrange Prize for exceptional career contributions, the ICIAM Maxwell Prize for originality in applied mathematics, and the ICIAM Su Buchin Prize for contributions to emerging economies and human development.
Until 1999 the Council was known as the Committee for International Conferences on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (CICIAM). Formed in 1987 with the start of the ICIAM conference series, this committee represented the leaders of four applied mathematics societies: the Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
(GAMM), in Germany, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
(IMA), in England, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
(SIAM), in the USA, and the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles
(SMAI), in France. The first two presidents of the council, Reinhard Mennicken and Olavi Nevanlinna, oversaw the addition of several other societies as members and associate members of the council; as of 2010 it had 20 members and 14 associate members. Past Presidents include Ian Sloan
and Rolf Jeltsch.
ICIAM organises the four-yearly International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics
International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics
The International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics is an international congress in the field of applied mathematics held every four years under the auspices of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics...
, the first of which was held in 1987. The most recent congress was in 2011 in Vancouver, and the next will be in 2015 in Beijing. It also sponsors several prizes, awarded at the congresses: the ICIAM/SIAM Pioneer Prize for applied mathematical work in a new field, the ICIAM Collatz Prize for scientists under the age of 42, the ICIAM Lagrange Prize for exceptional career contributions, the ICIAM Maxwell Prize for originality in applied mathematics, and the ICIAM Su Buchin Prize for contributions to emerging economies and human development.
Until 1999 the Council was known as the Committee for International Conferences on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (CICIAM). Formed in 1987 with the start of the ICIAM conference series, this committee represented the leaders of four applied mathematics societies: the Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik , often referred to by the acronym GAMM, is a German society for the promotion of science, founded in 1922 by the physicist Ludwig Prandtl and the mathematician Richard von Mises.In 1958 the GAMM and the ACM together worked out the "ALGOL 58...
(GAMM), in Germany, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is the UK's chartered professional body for mathematicians and one of the UK's learned societies for mathematics ....
(IMA), in England, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led...
(SIAM), in the USA, and the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles
Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles
The Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles is a French scientific society aiming at promoting applied mathematics, similarly to the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ....
(SMAI), in France. The first two presidents of the council, Reinhard Mennicken and Olavi Nevanlinna, oversaw the addition of several other societies as members and associate members of the council; as of 2010 it had 20 members and 14 associate members. Past Presidents include Ian Sloan
Ian Sloan
Ian Hugh Sloan AO is an Australian applied mathematician.He was educated at the University of Melbourne , University of Adelaide and University College London, where he was supervised by renowned mathematical physicist Sir Harrie Massey, and earned his PhD in 1964...
and Rolf Jeltsch.