final Jan 10, 2020 as approved by the IMU Executive Committee Report of the 18th General Assembly∗ of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) São Paulo, Brazil July 29, 2018. (09:00 – 18:15 hrs) July 30, 2018. (09:30 – 17:00 hrs) AGENDA AGENDA ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Opening of the 18th General Assembly ..................................................................................................... 3 1.1. Welcome ............................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2. Approval of agenda and guide through the GA documents ................................................................. 3 1.3. Countries in arrears: Decision on voting rights .................................................................................. 4 2. Appointment of the following Subcommittees .......................................................................................... 5 2.1. Credentials Committee ......................................................................................................................... 5 2.2. Finance and Dues Committee .............................................................................................................. 5 2.3. Election Committee .............................................................................................................................. 6 2.4. Resolutions Committee ......................................................................................................................... 6 2.5. Tellers Committee ................................................................................................................................ 7 3. Review of the activities of the Union .......................................................................................................... 7 3.1. Overview on Union activities (report of the IMU EC) ......................................................................... 7 3.1.1. Report on actions from resolutions from GA 2014 ....................................................................... 10 3.1.2. Change of title for IMU Secretary to IMU Secretary General ...................................................... 11 3.2. Portfolio of guidelines ........................................................................................................................ 12 4. IMU Awards............................................................................................................................................... 12 4.1. Res. 11 of GA 2014, possible adjustments of the rules governing the IMU awards........................... 12 4.2. Adjustment of the Nevanlinna Prize ................................................................................................... 13 4.3. Statutes for the IMU prizes and awards ............................................................................................. 15 5. International Day of Mathematics ........................................................................................................... 16 6. ICM 2018 .................................................................................................................................................... 17 6.1. Report of the ICM 2018 Program Committee .................................................................................... 17 6.2. Report of the ICM 2018 Organizing Committee ................................................................................ 19 7. ICM 2022 .................................................................................................................................................... 21 7.1. Summary of bids received, procedure ................................................................................................ 21 7.2. Report of the Site Selection Committee, IMU EC recommendation ................................................... 22 7.3. Presentations of bidders ..................................................................................................................... 23 ∗ List of the GA participants at the end of this document 1 final Jan 10, 2020 as approved by the IMU Executive Committee 7.4. Questions from the GA Delegates ...................................................................................................... 23 7.5. Location of ICM 2022 balloting ......................................................................................................... 24 7.6. Result of balloting, venue of ICM 2022.............................................................................................. 24 7.7. Venue of the 19th IMU General Assembly meeting in 2022 .............................................................. 24 8. Nominating Committee ............................................................................................................................. 24 8.1. Introduction of the Nominating Committee, explanation of the nominating process ......................... 24 8.2. Presentation of slates proposed by the Nominating Committee ......................................................... 24 8.2.1. IMU President ............................................................................................................................... 24 8.2.2. IMU Secretary ............................................................................................................................... 24 8.2.3. IMU Vice Presidents and IMU EC Members-at-Large ................................................................. 24 8.2.4. President, Secretaries and Members-at-Large of CDC .................................................................. 25 8.2.5. IMU Representatives to ICHM ..................................................................................................... 25 8.2.6. Very brief presentations of the nominated persons present at the GA .......................................... 26 8.3. Nominations from the floor ................................................................................................................ 26 9. Res. 10 of GA 2010, establishment of a stable office for the IMU ......................................................... 27 9.1. Office Committee report, EC recommendation, and discussion ........................................................ 27 9.2. Proposal and resolution for continued hosting of the stable office .................................................... 31 10. Presentation of the Election Committee’s proposals and Elections ...................................................... 32 10.1. Executive Committee (EC) of IMU .................................................................................................... 32 10.2. Commission for Developing Countries (CDC) .................................................................................. 32 10.3. International Commission on the History of Mathematics (ICHM) ................................................... 33 10.4. Election of the 2019–2022 EC, CDC, and ICHM officers ................................................................. 33 11. IMU finances, budget and dues ................................................................................................................ 33 11.1. Presentation of the proposal on reserves, on dues ............................................................................. 35 11.2. Resolution on grant of discharge to IMU EC and IMU Treasurer .................................................... 36 12. Finance and Dues Committee ................................................................................................................... 37 13. Balloting on Items 10, 11, and 12.............................................................................................................. 38 14. Affiliate IMU Members and IMU related Organizations ...................................................................... 38 14.1. ISC (formerly ICSU) .......................................................................................................................... 38 14.2. ISC (formerly ICSU)–IMU relations (e.g., ROLAC, ROAP, ROA) .................................................... 38 14.3. AMU ................................................................................................................................................... 39 14.4. EMS .................................................................................................................................................... 41 14.5. MCofA ................................................................................................................................................ 43 14.6. SEAMS ............................................................................................................................................... 44 14.7. UMALCA............................................................................................................................................ 45 14.8. Friends of the IMU (FIMU) ............................................................................................................... 46 14.9. ICIAM ................................................................................................................................................ 46 15. Review of the activities of the Union