ICM98-CL12 (97/05/11): Preparations for the 1998 IMU General Assembly
TO ALL MATHEMATICIANS WHO HAVE PRELIMINARILY PREREGISTERED FOR
THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MATHEMATICIANS 1998 IN BERLIN
Twelfth Circular Letter, May 11, 1997
Subject: ICM98-CL12: Preparations for the 1998 IMU General Assembly
Dear colleague:
The General Assembly of the International Union meets once every
four years in conjunction with the International Congress of
Mathematicians.
The IMU General Assembly consists of delegates appointed by the
adhering organizations, the members of the IMU Executive Committee,
members of IMU commissions, as well as observers from other
organizations and some countries that are not members.
You can find the adhering organization of your country in the
IMU server, URL: http://elib.zib.de/IMU, by clicking on
your country in the list of IMU member countries. The server also
contains a list of the members of the current executive committee.
The General Assembly discusses and approves IMU projects for the
development of mathematics worldwide, establishes the IMU budget,
considers applications of countries for membership in IMU, elects
people to the IMU Executive Committee, establishes and elects people
to IMU commissions and to joint commissions.
The preparations of the next General Assembly are under way. Please
find below a short description of the current state.
Sincerely
Martin Groetschel
President of the
ICM98 Organizing Committee
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THE CURRENT STATE OF PREPARATIONS FOR THE
IMU GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1998
DRESDEN, GERMANY, AUGUST 15 - 16, 1998
The General Assembly 1998 will be held in Dresden, August 15 - 16,
on the weekend directly before the International Congress of
Mathematicians in Berlin (ICM98).
Dresden, the capital of the "Freistaat Sachsen", one of the states
of the Federal Republic of Germany, is one of the most beautiful
cities of Germany. Dresden has been destroyed almost completely at
the end of World War II. Extensive rebuilding projects are still
going on to recover the beauty of the "old times" when Dresden was
built under the rule of the Kings of Saxony.
The meeting will take place at
Hotel Bellevue
Gro\"se Mei\"sner Stra\"se 15
D-01097 Dresden
Phone: +49/351/8120-733 Fax: +49/351/8120-749
The hotel is located on the river Elbe, close to the point where
one of the most famous views of Dresden has been painted by
Canaletto in 1748. An electronic version of the painting can be
found at the URL:
http://elib.zib.de/IMU/GA-Dresden/GA_canaletto.html
Rooms have been reserved at the Hotel Bellevue, where the GA takes
place, at DM 222.00 per night for single rooms and DM 249.00 for
double rooms.
In addition, the organizers will also offer hotels with lower room
rates. The procedures for room reservation will be announced with
the invitation letters to the General Assembly. Travel hints will
also be provided.
The schedule of the GA is roughly as follows:
* Friday, August 14, arrival of the delegates in Dresden.
* Saturday, August 15
o 10 am: Opening of the General Assembly
o 1 pm: one hour break for lunch
o 5 pm: boat tour on the river Elbe (by invitation
of the State of Saxony)
* Sunday, August 16
o 8 am: Sessions of the Committees
+ Credentials Committee
+ Resolutions Committee
+ Committee for Finance and Dues
+ Nominating Committee
o 9:30 am: second session of the General Assembly
o 1 pm: Closing of the General Assembly
o 3 pm: guided tours of Dresden
o 8 pm: concert in the Unterkirche of the Frauenkirche
which is currently under reconstruction
* Monday, August 17, transfer Dresden-Berlin
(in form of a sight-seeing tour, see below).
The agenda will be dispatched by the IMU Executive Committee to the
Adhering Organizations three months before the meeting. The procedure
regarding proposals for the agenda is laid down in the By-Laws of IMU,
paragraphs 2 and 3, which can be found in the IMU server.
The transfer from Dresden to Berlin is planned for Monday, August 17.
The fastest connection is by train, departing from Dresden every hour
(the trip takes about 2 hours). The organizers will offer a coach
tour from Dresden to Berlin to all delegates of the General Assembly.
The coach will stop at several places of touristic interest. It is
planned to visit the city of Mei\"sen with its famous Porzellan
Manufaktur, known for its Dresden china.
The ICM'98 Organizing Committee is responsible for the organization
of the General Assembly. For questions, please contact the president
of the Organizing Committee
Prof. Dr. Martin Groetschel
Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum
Takustr. 7
D-14195 Berlin
Germany
E-mail: groetschel@zib.de
Phone: +49/30/84185-210, Fax: +49/30/84185-269
In addition, a team of colleagues of the Technische Universit\"at
of Dresden will support the Organization. Local responsibility
rests with
Prof. Dr. Volker Nollau
Technische Universit\"at Dresden
Institut f\"ur Mathematische Stochastik
Willersbau B 320
D-01062 Dresden
Germany
E-mail: nollau@math.tu-dresden.de
Phone: +49/351/463-2425, Fax: +49/351/463-7251
More about the General Assembly (travel advice, update of the program,
etc.) can be found in the IMU WWW-server (URL: http://elib.zib.de/IMU),
where also pictures, maps, etc. are shown. Please use this electronic
service to find the most recent information about the GA 1998.
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| President of the ICM98 Organizing Committee: |
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| Prof. Dr. M. Groetschel | E-mail: groetschel@zib.de |
| Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum fuer | Phone: +49/30/84185-210 |
| Informationstechnik (ZIB) | FAX: +49/30/84185-269 |
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