International mathematical union

IMU GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The following letter has been sent to all Adhering Organizations of IMU, with a copy to the National Committees, on July 7, 1997:

1. 
   The 13th General Assembly 1998 of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) will be held in Dresden, August 15 - 16, on the weekend directly before the International Congress of Mathematicians Berlin 1998 (ICM98). The meeting will take place at Hotel Bellevue (Große Meißner Straße 15, D-01097 Dresden, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]). Delegates may stay in Hotel Bellevue, other accommodations will also be offered. The procedures for room reservation will be announced with the invitation letters from the Local Organizing Committee to the delegates appointed by the Adhering Organizations/National Committees. More information can be found under the URL: http://elib.zib.de/IMU/GA-Dresden.
   

2. 
   According to the Statutes of the Union, each Adhering Organization ``shall appoint and certify to the Secretary of the Union a delegation which shall have the number of votes corresponding to the Group in which it adheres, as follows:
   

Number of votes: I II III IV V

Group: I II III IV V

Number of votes: 1 2 3 4 5

provided that the number of delegates shall not exceed the corresponding number of votes. Any Adhering Organization which desires to ensure its full quota of representatives at meetings of the General Assembly by the appointment of alternates for its regularly named delegates may do so, provided that no such alternate shall be permitted to participate in the work of the General Assembly until he has been duly certified to the Secretary of the Union as assuming the powers and duties of the delegate he has been designated to replace. No person shall be a member of the delegation of more than one country. Voting by the General Assembly shall be by delegations, provided that each delegation shall be free to cast the votes to which it is entitled either as a unit or divided in such a manner as it may determine.''

3. 
   You are hereby requested to designate the delegation of your country. Please enter on the accompanying form the names of your delegates, with alternates if any, together with their addresses and return this form to the Secretariat by March 1, 1998.
   

3. 
   As provided for in the By-Laws of the Union, Adhering Organizations may propose business to be transacted at the General Assembly. Such proposals shall reach the Secretary at least four months before the meeting, i.e., preferably before March 1, 1998.
   

We are now sending to all Adhering Organization and National Committees, the enclosed form for “Appointment of Delegations”.

The General Assembly of the Union consists of delegates appointed by the Adhering Organizations, together with the members of the Executive Committee. For each General Assembly, each Adhering Organization shall appoint and certify to the Secretary of the Union, a delegation which shall have the number of votes corresponding to the Group in which it adheres, that is:
Group I II III IV V

Number of votes 1 2 3 4 5

provided that the number of delegates shall not exceed the corresponding number of votes. (Please see Statutes of IMU, pages 2 and 3).
Thank you very much for your attention.

Sincerely Yours,

Jacob Palis

Secretary of IMU