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The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the largest congress in the mathematics community. It is held once every four years under the auspices of the International Mathematical Union (IMU).

The 1998 congress was attended by 3,346 participants. The program consisted of 21 one-hour plenary lectures and 169 45-minute invited lectures in specialized sections given by distinguished mathematicians selected by the organizers of the congress. In addition, every participant can present his work in a short 15-minute talk or poster.

During the congress, the main mathematics awards, the Fields Medals and the Nevanlinna Prize, are awarded. At the 1900 congress in Paris, France, David Hilbert announced his famous list of 23 open problems in mathematics, now called Hilbert's problems. At the 1912 congress in Cambridge, Edmund Landau listed four basic problems about primes, now called Laudau's problems. The 1924 congress at Toronto was organized by John Charles Fields. It included a round trip rail excursion to Vancouver and ferry to Victoria. The Fields Medal is part of his legacy.

List of congresses

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Mathematical congresses

Internationaler Mathematikerkongress | Congreso Internacional de Matemáticos | Congrès international de mathématiques | 국제 수학자 회의 | 国際数学者会議 | 国际数学家大会

 

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