A short history of the IMS and its sister organization, International Arctic Seminars (IAS)
In my mind, the beginning of the International Mathematica Symposia dates back to 1992 when Wolfram Research organized Mathematica Days in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Among the participants were Peter Mitic, Gautam Dasgupta, Pertti Näykki, Klaus Sutner, and Robert Kragler. Although most of us met for the first time and came from quite different walks of life, it was clear that we shared the same enthusiasm for algorithmic mathematics. Through a very spontaneous and natural process, we started to organize hands-on training, first in Rovaniemi, then in Murmansk, and later in many other places.
It was at the end of 1993 when Peter Mitic introduced the idea of a series of symposia devoted to applications of Mathematica in the various fields of education, research, and art. The name, International Mathematica Symposium, was then suggested by Stephen Wolfram at the 1994 Mathematica Developer Conference (Champaign, Illinois, USA), when the first announcement was made for IMS '95 to be held in Southampton, England.
More and more people were joining in the process of organizing the symposia. In 1996, the IAS started its work at Murmansk State Pedagogical Institute in Murmansk, Russia, in collaboration with Murmansk State Technical University. The IAS has been chaired by Robert Kragler.
Veikko Keränen, Rovaniemi, January 12, 2018
PRECEDING EVENTS:
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12th INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS 2015
Lindner Hotel Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic, 12 - 14 January, 2015
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11th INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS 2012
University College London, London, UK, 10 - 13 June, 2012
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10th INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS 2010 (pdf)
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 16 - 18 July, 2010
Safari webarchive document of IMS 2010
Group Photo of IMS 2010
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9th INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS 2008
Maastricht University,
Maastricht, the Netherlands, 20 - 24 June, 2008
eProceedings IMS 2008
eProceedings IMS 2008 (Dropbox)
Photos from IMS 2008 by Barrie and Veikko
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8th INTERNATIONAL
MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS 2006
Palais des Papes, Avignon, France, 19 - 23 June, 2006
eProceedings IMS 2006
Photos from IMS 2006
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7th INTERNATIONAL
MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS 2005
University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia,
5 - 8 August, 2005
Photos from IMS 2005
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6th INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICA
SYMPOSIUM, IMS 2004
Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada, 1 - 6 August, 2004
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (.xls)
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5th INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS 2003
Imperial College, London, England, 6 - 12 July, 2003
Some photos from IMS 2003
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4th INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS 2001
Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan, 25 - 27 June,
2001
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3rd INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS '99
Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, Hagenberg,
Austria,
23 - 25 August, 1999
IMS '99 Special Issue of The Mathematica Journal
- SECOND INTERNATIONAL
MATHEMATICA SYMPOSIUM, IMS '97
Rovaniemi, Finland,
29 June - 4 July, 1997
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
- FIRST INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICA
SYMPOSIUM, IMS '95
A report of the first symposium held in Southampton, England, 16-20 July,
1995
