Letter
of invitation
On behalf of the French mathematical community, we are
delighted to invite the International Congress of Mathematicians
2022 to the city of Paris from August 9 to 17, 2022. Our bid to
host this important event is supported by the French State and
public organizations, by the French mathematical institutions
and the main European mathematical societies.
As a country with a rich mathematical heritage and a long
tradition of hospitality for scientific gatherings, we believe we
have certain obligations towards the international mathematical
community. Hosting the ICM will provide a unique opportunity
to make mathematics truly open to the world and to transfer
knowledge to future generations. In this spirit we plan to organize
a wide array of schools ranging over the entire mathematical
spectrum before and after the ICM. These will be aimed at young
mathematicians from developing countries. Financial support
will also be made available to allow them to take part in these
schools and in the ICM. We also plan to hold a large number of
innovative public awareness activities in 2022 and beforehand.
We very much look forward to welcoming our colleagues from all
over the world to Paris, the place where Hilbert presented his list of
problems more than a century ago. The entire French
mathematical community stands behind this bid and is entirely
committed to the success of ICM 2022!
The Paris ICM 2022 bid committee
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