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SEOUL ICM 2014 Photo Event during ICM 2010

The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) was Held in Hyderabad, India from 19th to 27th August, 2010. And during the ICM 2010, many ICM delegates participated in SEOUL ICM 2014 Photo Event wearing traditional Korean costumes called "Hanbok" at the SEOUL ICM 2014 exhibit booth.

You can enjoy the pictures taken during the congress in the newly opened Photo Gallery of SEOUL ICM 2014 Photo Event. And you will find more detailed information and reports about this congress on the Official ICM 2010 Website.

* Last Updated: Sep. 3, 2010

Korea Ranks the Fourth at the 51st IMO

The 51st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) was held from July 2-14 in Astana, Kazakhstan, and was attended by 517 students representing 97 countries. The actual competition took place on July 7-8, and the the results were graded on July 9-10. Delegation of South Korea ranked the fourth after China, Russia and the US with 4 gold medals and 2 silver medals, scoring total of 156 points out of possible 252 points.

The members of the Korean team are as follows.

1. Korean delegation
- Leader: Yongjin Song (Inha Univ.)
- Deputy Leaders: Seunghun Yi (Youngdong Univ.), Myung-Hwan Kim (Seoul National Univ., IMOAB), and
                                  Myoungho Moon (Konkook Univ.)
- Observers: Kyung Sik Nam (Seoul National Univ.) and
                      Eun Jin Pyun (Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity)
- Contestants: Jun Hwa Jung (Seoul Science High School),
                           Bum Soo Kim (Korean Minjok Leadership Academy),
                           Sang Hoon Lee (Seoul Science High School),
                           Sung Gi Park (Seoul Science High School),
                           Sang Hun Song (Seoul Science High School), and
                           Joon Hyeok Yim (Seoul Science High School)

2. Korean Medalists
- Gold Medals: Jun Hwa Jung, Bum Soo Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, and Sang Hun Song

- Silver Medals: Sung Gi Park and Joon Hyeok Yim
　
3. Top Ten Countries

Rank	Nation	Total Score	Award
1	China	197	Gold 6
2	Russia	169	Gold 4, Silver 2
3	US	168	Gold 3, Silver 3
4	Republic of Korea	156	Gold 4, silver 2
5	Kazakhstan	148	Gold 3, Silver 2
6	Thailand	148	Gold 1, Silver 5
7	Japan	141	Gold 2, Silver 3
8	Turkey	139	Gold 1, Silver 3, Bronze 2
9	Germany	138	Gold 1, Silver 3, Bronze 2
10	Serbia	135	Gold 1, Silver 3, Bronze 2

Joint Meeting of the Korean Association of Mathematical Societies

The first Joint Meeting of the KAMS to be held from April 24(Sat.) to 25(Sun.), 2010 at Baegma Liberal Arts Building, Chungnam National University in Dajeon, Korea. The aim of the meeting is to bring together researchers working in many different areas of mathematics in Korea to foster exchange of new ideas and to promote collaborations.

The participating societies are:
　- Korea Society of Educational Studies in Mathematics (KSESM)
　- Korea Society of Mathematical Education (KSME)
　- Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences (KWMS)
　- The Korean Association for Mathematical Logic (KAML)
　- The Korean Mathematical Society (KMS)
　- The Korean Society for History of Mathematics (KSHM)
　- The Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (KSIAM)

Plenary speakers are Gabriele Kaiser (Professor of University of Hamburg & Member of the International Program Committee of ICME-12) and Sung Sa Hong (Professor Emeritus of Sogang University). Another notable invitee Rongbao Tu (Professor of Nanjing Normal University) will be presenting special invited lecture on mathematical education.

As well as the research presentations by the top-notch Korean researchers, some talks will be presented at the joint sessions between the mathematical societies. The special programs include KWMS Public Lecture, TeX Problem Solving Center, Tutorial Session on XeTeX-ko and TnXTeX, and NIMS workshop on popularization of mathematics.

※ For more information, visit the official website of Joint Meeting of the KAMS: http://www.icme12.org/kams/.

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2009 Joint Meeting of KMS and AMS was Held in Seoul, Korea

The first Joint International Meeting with the American Mathematical Society was held at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea from December 16 to 20, 2009. The meeting drew over 1,000 registered participants from 37 different countries including the presidents of 10 Asian mathematical societies. And more than 550 papers have been submitted to be presented in the talks. The scientific program, organized by representatives of both societies, included 8 plenary Lectures from each society and 1 public lecture and 28 special sessions. There were poster sessions and contributed talks on the program, and a welcome reception, banquet and excursions.

This first international meeting with the AMS was a valuable addition to our society's programs that foster contacts and collaborations with other countries and societies. You can also enjoy the pictures taken during the conference in the newly opened Photo Gallery. And the invited lectures have been made available as streaming video. You will find more detailed information and reports about this meeting on the conference website (http://www.kms.or.kr/KmsAms/).

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1. Registered Participants: 1,038 attendees from 37 countries

No.

Continent

Number

1

Asia

846

2

North America

146

3

Europe

27

4

Africa

14

5

Oceania

3

6

South America

2

1,038

2. Number of Submitted Papers: 550 papers

3. Invited Speakers

˚ Plenary Lecture
- YoungJu Choie, Pohang University of Science and Technology
- Bumsig Kim, Korea Institute for Advanced Study
- Minhyong Kim, University College London
- Ki-ahm Lee, Seoul National University
- James McKernan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Hee Oh, Brown University
- Terence Tao, University of California Los Angeles
- Van Vu, Rutgers University

˚ Public Lecture
- Frank Morgan, Williams College

4. Popular Lectures

˚ Plenary Lecture with the largest number of attendees
- Date: 11:00-11:50, December 16 (Wed), 2009
- Speaker: Terence Tao (University of California, Los Angeles)
- Title: The proof of the Poincaré conjecture
- Number of attendees: 850

˚ Public Lecture
- Date: 18:00-18:50, December 16 (Wed), 2009
- Speaker: Frank Morgan (Williams College)
- Title: From soap bubbles to the Poincaré conjecture
- Number of attendees: 450 (mostly high school students)

5. Panel Discussions

˚ Panel I - The Grant Policies and Strategies of NSF and NRF
- Organizer: In-Suk Wee (Korea University)
- Speakers: Hyang Sook Lee (Director-designate, Division of Mathematical Science, National Research Foundation of Korea), Seung Jong Lee (Director, Directorate for Basic Research in Science and Engineering, National Research Foundation of Korea), Peter March (Director, Division of Mathematical Sciences, National Science Foundation of U.S.A.)

- The main goal of this session was to provide an overview of the NRF's newly integrated structure, to examine the NRF's and NSF's current research support programs for Basic Sciences as well as Mathematical Sciences, and to discuss future policies and strategies for the NSF and the NRF to promote excellence in research and development in Mathematical Sciences of Korea and the U.S.A.

˚ Panel II - Challenges and Difficulties for Mathematicians in Asia
- Organizer & Moderator : Hyungju Park, POSTECH, the chair of the KMS International Exchanges Committee
- Panelists : Presidents of the Mathematical Societies in Asia

No.	Nation	Name of President	Name of Society
1	Australia	Nalini Joshi	The Australian Mathematical Society
2	Cambodia	Chan Roath	Cambodian Mathematical Society
3	China	Zhi-Ming Ma	Chinese Mathematical Society
4	Japan	Takashi Tsuboi	Mathematical Society of Japan
5	Korea	Dohan Kim	The Korean Mathematical Society
6	Malaysia	Mohd Salmi Md Noorani	Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society
7	Pakistan	Asghar Qadir	The Academy of Sciences
8	The Philippines	Fidel R. Nemenzo	Mathematical Society of the Philippines
9	Thailand	Wanida Hemakul	Mathematical Association of Thailand
10	Vietnam	Le Tuan Hoa	Vietnam Mathematical Society

- In many countries in Asia, mathematical research, by modern standards, has a relatively short history. This panel discussion was to discuss the challenges and difficulties that the mathematicians in these countries face, and to plan possible joint efforts to remedy the situation. Each of the presidents of the ten participating mathematical societies in Asia briefly described the ongoing activities and the plans of his/her society, and discussed a range of issues and explore concrete measures to increase joint activities in the region. The activities of the European Mathematical Society (EMS) were carefully looked at in this regard.

The AMC 2013 to Be Held in Busan, Korea

The AMC (Asian Mathematical Conference) 2013 will be held in Busan, Korea. The AMC series is a major SEAMS (South East Asian Mathematical Society) conference, held every 4-5 years and hosted by countries in Asia. The first AMC was held in Hong Kong (1990), the second in Thailand (1995), the third in the Philippines (2000), the fourth in Singapore (2005), and the latest was Malaysia (2009).

Encouraged by several SEAMS Council members, the KMS board decided to make a bid to host 2013 AMC in Busan. Prof. Rosihan M. Ali (Chair of the SEAMS) invited Korean delegations to the SEAMS Council Meeting which was held at June 22th, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur during the AMC 2009. The four-member KMS delegation consisting of Prof. Dohan Kim (President of the KMS), Prof. Hyungju Park (Chair of the KMS Int’l Exchanges Committee), Prof. Seok-Jin Kang (Member of the KMS Int’l Exchanges Committee) and Prof. Dosang Joe (Secretary General of the KMS), attended the meeting with Professor Hyungju Park delivering a bidding presentation to host AMC 2013. The SEAMS Council members voted for Seoul over Indonesia at the meeting, and the KMS received an official letter with regard to the next host city of the AMC 2013.

One of the most important factors to consider during the preparation process for AMC 2013 is the ICM (International Congress of Mathematicians), the world's largest math conference. Since Seoul has been recommended to host the ICM in 2014, hosting AMC 2013 is expected to help the KMS to assess the effectiveness and adequacy of its preparation for ICM 2014. It will also have a positive impact on Asian math community to expand its activities to the scale of the ECM (European Congress of Mathematics).

Korea Ranks the 4th in the IMO 2009

Korea ranked the 4th in the 50th IMO (International Mathematical Olympiad), which was held in Bremen, Germany during July 13-23, 2009. China finished the first among 104 countries with 221 points, out of a possible 252, with each team member earning a gold medal. Japan finished the second, with 212 points, followed by Russia (203), South Korea (188), and North Korea (183). The following is the result of top ten countries in total team points of the IMO 2009:

Rank	Country	Total	Awards
1	People's Republic of China	221	6 Gold medals
2	Japan	212	5 Gold medals and 1 Bronze medal
3	Russian Federation	203	5 Gold medals and 1 Silver medal
4	Republic of Korea	188	3 Gold medals and 3 Silver medals
5	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	183	3 Gold medals, 2 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal
6	United States of America	182	2 Gold medals and 4 Silver medals
7	Thailand	181	1 Gold medal and 5 Silver medals
8	Turkey	177	2 Gold medals and 4 Silver medals
9	Germany	171	1 Gold medal, 4 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal
10	Belarus	167	1 Gold medal, 4 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal

The IMO 2009 drew 565 participants from 104 countries. Next year's IMO will take place July 2-15 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Seoul Recommended to Host 2014 ICM

Seoul has been recommended to host the ICM (International Congress of Mathematicians), the world's largest math conference, in 2014. The 11 members of Executive Committee of the IMU (International Mathematical Union) held the annual meeting during April 18~19, 2009 in Fuzhou, China, and voted for Seoul over Montreal, Canada and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 19, 2009. The decision will be ratified at the 17th IMU General Assembly in Bangalore, India, in August 2010.

The ICM, which takes place once every four years, is attended by an average of 4,000 mathematicians from about 100 countries. The Fields Medal, mathematics' equivalent of the Nobel Prize, is awarded by the host country's head of state during the opening ceremony of the nine-day congress.

This recommendation shows that the international math community has recognized the rapid growth of mathematics in Korea and its potential, also the great support by the government. And it would be an opportunity for Korean mathematics to leap to the next level.

Seoul's $2 million travel assistance program to invite 1,000 mathematicians from developing countries to the ICM and plans to have North Korea host some of the satellite conferences helped it differentiate itself from rival countries.

2014 ICM Site Committee Visited Korea to Inspect Seoul's Bid

Three members of ICM (International Congress of Mathematicians) Site Committee from Executive Committee of the IMU (International Mathematical Union), president Laszlo Lovasz, secretary Martin Groetschel and vice-president Zhiming Ma visited Korea from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26, 2009 to inspect Seoul's bid for the 2014 ICM.

Main schedule has proceeded as planned. On Feb. 24, the Site Committee members met with Prime Minister, Mr. Han Seung-soo and Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, Mr. Kwon Tae-shin at the Government Complex, and toured the COEX facilities, the proposed congress venue. A welcome reception was held at SamcheongGak, and Korean mathematicians, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary were cordially invited along with president & CEO of Seoul Tourism Organization. Prof. Hyungju Park, the Chair of the Committee for SEOUL ICM 2014, made a 20 minute presentation.

On Feb. 25, the Site Committee members met with directors of mathematics research institutes in Korea, Mayor of Soul, Mr. Oh Se-hoon and Minister of Education, Science and Technology Mr. Ahn Byong Man. In press interview, the Site Committee members said they were deeply impressed by the Korean government and mathematics community's commitment to hosting the 2014 ICM. "Although it is impossible to compare Seoul's strengths and weaknesses to its rivals as we have not visited them yet, the great support from the Korean mathematics community and the government is surely one of its strengths." IMU president Laszlo Lovasz said. "Seoul's plan to invite 1,000 mathematicians from developing countries is another strong point, as we have never been able to sponsor trips for so many in the history of ICM." IMU secretary Martin Groetschel said. "Hosting the ICM has a great impact on the country's mathematicians and young students." IMU vice-president Zhiming Ma said.

Along with main schedule, the Site Committee members visited Korea's tourist attractions, include Secret Garden in Changdeokgung Palace, UNESCO's World Heritage, Ho-Am Art Museum and Korean Folk Village. And the Site Committee members watched NANTA, one of the well-known musical performances in Korea. Those cultural attractions and events represented Seoul as an active cultural center, where tradition and modern culture co-exist.

Seoul is competing against Rio de Janeiro and Montreal for the rights to host the world's largest mathematics congress. The Site Committee members to visit those cities and the Executive Committee of IMU is expected to pick the host city for the 2014 ICM in late April, and the decision will be ratified at the congress in Bangalore, India, in August, 2010.

Preparatory Workshop for 2014 ICM Site Inspections was Held

The Committee for SEOUL ICM 2014 submitted its proposals to IMU on Nov. 21, 2008. With the visit of IMU mission to Korea two weeks ahead, the preparatory workshop for 2014 ICM site inspections was held on Feb. 13, 2009. The members of the Committee for SEOUL ICM 2014 mainly discussed on schedule regarding from meeting with Korean Government officials to short tour. Also the Committee assigned roles to take a part to assist IMU mission from welcome to send-off.

KMS Successfully Hosted 2008 Global KMS International Conference at ICC Jeju

2008 Global KMS International Conference, the fall meeting of the KMS, was held from Oct. 23 to 25, 2008 at International Convention Center Jeju (ICC Jeju) in Jeju, Korea.

The aim of the 2008 Global KMS International Conference was to bring together researchers working in many different areas of Mathematics to foster exchange of new ideas and to promote international collaborations.

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Plenary speakers were Alejandro Adem (Univ. of British Columbia & PIMS), Jinho Baik (Univ. of Michigan), Heisuke Hironaka (1970 Field Medalist, Harvard Univ. & Seoul Nat'l Univ.)

Other notable invitees included Habib Ammari (Ecole Polytechnique, France, Director of Research CNRS), Michèle Artigue (Université de Paris VII), Sooyoung Chang (POSTECH), Bernard R. Hodgson (Université Laval), Hoon Hong (North Carolina State Univ.), Masaki Kashiwara (Kyoto Univ. & RIMS), In-Sook Kim (SungKyunKwan Univ.), Jin Ho Kwak (POSTECH), Anthony Lau (CMS President & Univ. of Alberta), Chang-Ock Lee (KAIST), Tohru Ozawa (Hokkaido Univ.), Soogil Seo (Yonsei Univ.), Hong-Yeop Song (Yonsei Univ.), Roland Speicher (Queens Univ.), Ulrike Tillmann (Oxford Univ.), Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann (Univ. of Alberta), Takao Yamaguchi (Univ. of Tsukuba)

As well as the research presentations by the top-notch Korean researchers, a joint session with Canadian Mathematical Society was a great success. And over 500 participants joined the conference. (※ For more information, visit the 2008 Global KMS International Conference official website.)

KMS Hosted a Korean Math Night in San Diego, USA

KMS hosted a Korean Math Night event during UKC2008 in San Diego, USA. Mathematicians both in Korea and in the U.S. are cordially invited.

Event: KMS Reception (Korean Math Night)

Date and Time: August 14 (Thursday), 6:30 - 9:30 pm

6:30-6:45: Informal Greetings
6:45-6:50: Opening Speech by the Chair of the Organizing Committee
6:50-6:55: Welcome Address by KMS President
6:55-7:05: Congratulatory Remarks (Postech President, KIAS President, Prof. Zelmanov)
7:05-7:15: Briefing, The Status of the Mathematics in Korea and the Efforts to Host ICM 2014 in Korea
7:15- : Dinner

Place: Pacific Salon 2 instead of Royal Palm
Town and Country Resort & Convention Center
500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108
TEL: (619) 291-7131

Joint Meeting of KMS and Korean Mathematicians in the U.S.

A joint meeting of KMS and Korean mathematicians in the U.S. was held in San Diego from August 14 to 17, 2008. This took the form of the mathematical workshop in UKC2008, the annual meeting for Korean scientists in the U.S. (Download the program from UKC2008) There was also a KMS reception, hosted by the Committee for SEOUL ICM 2014 on August 14, and the keynote speech was given by Professor Efim Zelmanov on August 15. (※ For more information, contact Professor Sung-Ryeul Song or Professor Sang-Gu Lee)

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The KMS at 5ECM

(Above picture courtesy of 5ECM website)

The Fifth European Congress of Mathematics (5ECM) was held July 14-18, 2008, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Participants from South Korea were Prof. Dohan Kim (President of the KMS), Prof. Hyungju Park (Chair of the Committee for SEOUL ICM 2014), Prof. Seok-Jin Kang, Prof. Dosang Joe, Prof. Seok Woo Kim, and Prof. Seong-Hun Paeng. Ten European Mathematical Society prizes and the Felix Klein Prize were presented at the opening ceremony. In addition to the award presentations, the Congress included plenary lectures, invited and prize winner lectures, poster presentations, minisymposia, roundtables, mathematical films, art exhibits, social events, and the exhibition by publishers, vendors and mathematical societies. The opening ceremony also featured a local group of performers in costume who posed to represent the Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch".

The 5ECM website includes the program, list of participants, and many photographs.

KMS Announces Its Plan to Bid for ICM 2014 in Korea

On a letter sent out by KMS to International Mathematical Union (IMU) on June 13, 2008, KMS stated its plan to submit a bidding proposal to host ICM 2014 in Korea.

The letter was prepared by the "Committee for 2014 Korea ICM", and explained the recent rapid growth of the quality and quantity of mathematical research in Korea. It underscored the strong govermental and corporate support within Korea for a Korea ICM, and stressed that its social impact will be immense resulting in harmonious interaction among mathematical community, government and industry in Korea.

It also argued for the positive message this will send to the mathematicians in the developing countries, for which KMS is ready to prepare an ICM Travel Grant program whose scale is expected to be the largest in the history of ICMs ever. The KMS has every intention to make the 2014 Korea ICM the best-attended ICM, not only in terms of the number of participants, but also in terms of its cultural impacts on the countries that could benefit from such opportunities to attend an ICM.

Korea Ranks the 4th in the IMO 2008

Rank Country Total Awards

1 People's Republic of China 217 5 Gold medals and 1 Silver medal

2 Russian Federation 199 6 Gold medals

3 United States of America 190 4 Gold medals and 2 Silver medals

4 Republic of Korea 188 4 Gold medals and 2 Silver medals

5 Islamic Republic of Iran 181 1 Gold medal and 5 Silver medals

6 Thailand 175 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal

7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 173 2 Gold medals and 4 Silver medals

8 Turkey 170 3 Gold medals, 1 Silver medal and 2 Bronze medals

9 Taiwan 168 2 Gold medals and 4 Silver medals

10 Hungary 165 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal

The IMO 2008 took place in Madrid, Spain during July 10-22.
The six members of the team representing Korea in the 2008 International Mathematical Olympiad were the following:

4 Gold medalists are
Kyeong Sik Nam, Seoul Science High School, Seoul,
Gyu Jin Oh, Korea Science Academy, Pusan,
Soo Hong Lee, Choong Ang High School, Seoul, and
Dong Gyu Lim, Gyeonggi Science High School, Gyeonggi

2 Silver medalists are
Sunkyu Lim, Gyeonggi Science High School, Gyeonggi and
Man Wong Han, Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Gangwon

(Above graphs courtesy of IMO official website)

IMU Releases Citation Statistics Report

Citation Statistics is a report from the International Mathematical Union (IMU), produced in cooperation with the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM) and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) that analyzes the use of citation-based statistics to assess research. (For the full report, click "Citation Statistics" [Item posted 6/11/08])

KMS Promotes G-KMS Conference Series

KMS has started the Global KMS Series of international research conferences. After a sequence of careful reviews, a number of high-quality research conferences were selected for inclusion in the G-KMS series and were offered a measure of funding. With the G-KMS Series, the KMS aims to create more opportunities for foreign mathematicians to visit Korea, and to raise the profile of academic activities in Korea by using the unified G-KMS brand. KMS intends to vigorously promote the G-KMS Conference Series and to update the schedule of the conferences regularly in the Conference Calendar section of the KMS homepage.

Joint Meeting of KMS and AMS To Be Held in Korea

A Joint Meeting of KMS and AMS will be held in Korea from December 16 to 20, 2009. (※ For more information, visit the Joint Meeting of the KMS and the AMS website.) This will raise Korea’s international prestige with regard to the bid to host the 2014 ICM in Korea. In the past participants have numbered 400 to 800, and over 300 AMS members will also be joining us this time. This gathering will be the largest meeting the KMS has ever staged. We hope that our members will enjoy participating in our discussions on the joint session arrangements.

KMS Journals and Activities

The Korean Mathematical Society as an academic organization promotes research and education in the field of mathematics. We provide and maintain a range of journals and activities to support and encourage Korean mathematicians.

◆ Development of the mathematical society through various academic conferences
◆ Globalization of Korean mathematical attitudes through dynamic international activities
◆ Professional development of future mathematician and popularization of mathematics through mathematical education and outreach programs

◆ Regular publication of academic journals:
-- Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society (bimonthly)
-- Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society (bimonthly)
-- Communications of Korean Mathematical Society (quarterly)
◆ Six-monthly conferences of the Korean Mathematical Society (April and October each year).
◆ Support for occasional academic meetings organized by Divisions or Regional Chapters and Sections of KMS.
◆ Hosting international conventions.
◆ Compilation of glossaries of mathematical terms in Korean.
◆ Publication of the Newsletter of the Korean Mathematical Society (to keep members up to date with developments and activities).

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