The General Assembly (GA) of the International Mathematical Union consists of Delegates appointed by the Adhering Organizations of IMU, together with the members of the Executive Committee, and of the Representatives of Associate and Affiliate IMU Members. Guests and observers may be invited additionally to GA meetings to participate for purposes of consultation upon specific items on the GA meeting agenda. Only Delegates have voting rights. The IMU Statutes contain a detailed description of the rights and duties of the General Assembly. At every General Assembly, resolutions concerning the running of the Union, the development of mathematics, international cooperation, etc. are passed. These are subsequently included in the relevant IMU Bulletin.
At the GA meeting in Gyeongju in August 2014 a document that provides Guidelines for the organization of a meeting of the GA was endorsed. The GA normally meets once every four years, usually at a place and date close to an International Congress of Mathematicians.
The last meeting of the IMU General Assembly was held in Helsinki, Finland, on July 3-4, 2022. The full report and resolutions will appear below in due course.
Below is a list of General Assemblies to date, each with the relevant resolutions, full report and group photo provided where available.
The Nominating Committee (NC) of the IMU is formed with the purpose of presenting slates of nominations to Adhering Organizations (AOs) in preparation for elections at the General Assembly. It consists of seven people, namely the IMU President, the NC Chair (chosen by the IMU President), three other persons (chosen at random from AO nominations) and two further persons with experience of the IMU (chosen jointly by the NC Chair and IMU President).
The Chair of the 2026 Nominating Committee is Helge Holden. The full composition of the committee was announced in October 2024 following completion of the established selection procedures (see Circular Letter 8/2024). Calls will subsequently be sent out to Members to nominate candidates for the elections at the 20th IMU General Assembly in 2026. It will be the task of the 2026 Nominating Committee to produce the slate for the elections to be held at the General Assembly.
