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International Congress\\
of Mathematicians\\
Berlin, Germany\\
August 18-27, 1998
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\Large\bf First Announcement
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The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the next
International Congress of Mathematicians will take place in Berlin, Germany,
from Tuesday, August 18, through Thursday, August 27, 1998.
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It will be held under the auspices of the International Mathematical Union
(IMU) and sponsored by many other institutions.
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Responsibility for the scientific program lies with the Program Committee
appointed by IMU. There will be about twenty one-hour
Plenary Lectures covering recent developments in the major areas of mathematics
and about 170 forty-five-minute Invited Lectures in nineteen sections.
The sections are as follows:
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 1. & Logic
& 11. & Mathematical Physics\\
 2. & Algebra
& 12. &  Probability and Statistics\\
 3. & Number Theory and Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry
& 13. & Combinatorics\\
 4. & Algebraic Geometry
& 14. & Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science\\
 5. & Differential Geometry and Global Analysis
& 15. & Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing \\
 6. & Topology
& 16. & Applications \\
 7. & Lie Groups and Lie Algebras
& 17. & Control Theory and Optimization \\
 8. & Analysis
& 18. & Teaching and Popularization of Mathematics \\
 9. & Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
& 19. & History of Mathematics \\
10. & Partial Differential Equations
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Every registered participant (traditionally called Ordinary Member)
of the Congress will have the opportunity to give a short presentation,
either during a poster session or in the form of a fifteen-minute lecture.
A formal call for such presentations will be issued in the Second Announcement.
Informal mathematical seminars may be organized at the
initiative of groups of participants.  English, French, German, and Russian
are the official languages of the Congress.

All Plenary and Invited Lectures will be published in the Proceedings of \ICM;
after the Congress, a complimentary copy of these
Proceedings will be sent to each Ordinary Member.
Abstracts of all lectures and of all short presentations will be distributed
free of charge to Ordinary Members at Congress check-in.

The Fields Medals and the Nevanlinna Prize will be awarded during the
Opening Ceremony on the first day of the Congress.
This will take place in the International Congress Center Berlin (ICC);
all other scientific events will be held at Technische Universit\"at Berlin.
No scientific activities are scheduled for Sunday, August 23.

In an effort to reach out to a wider audience, the \ICM\
organizers have initiated several cultural activities related to mathematics
that are attractive to the general public.
In particular, there will be a VideoMath Festival, software demonstrations,
talks about mathematics and its relations to other subjects,
several exhibitions (\textit{Mathematics in the Arts}, etc.), and other events
(\textit{Mathematics and Music}, etc.).

Special consideration will be given to the impact of the Nazi regime
on mathematics in Berlin and Germany.
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On August 18, a buffet-banquet for all registered participants will be held
at noon directly after the Opening Ceremony in the ICC.
During the Congress, a number of guided tours of Berlin, visits to museums,
and walking tours will be offered.
On Sunday, August 23, it will be possible to choose from several excursions.
For that evening, tickets have been reserved for the opera
\textit{The Magic Flute} at the Deutsche Oper.
Registered participants may purchase tickets in advance for these events
as well as for many day trips and pre- or post-congress tours to places of
interest in the vicinity of Berlin.
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Up-to-date information about all aspects of \ICM\
is available on the following website:

\hspace*{60mm}\texttt{http://elib.zib.de/ICM98}

This includes information  about registration, abstract submission, etc.
Correspondence should be directed to

\hspace*{60mm}\texttt{icm98@zib.de}

It will be forwarded to an appropriate member of the Organizing Committee.
If electronic communication is not available you may also write to

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\ICM\\
c/o Prof.~Dr.~J.~Winkler\\
TU Berlin, MA 8--2\\
Stra\ss e des 17. Juni 135\\
D-10623 Berlin, Germany\\
FAX: +49/30/314--21604
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\announce{Registration and Accommodation}
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DER-\textsc{Congress}, a professional congress and tour organizer,
has been appointed by the Organizing Committee to handle all
non-scientific matters for individual participants: registration
to the Congress and the social events, hotel reservation, tourist program,
collection of registration fees, etc. The formal registration procedure
for the Congress will be described in the Second Announcement (see below).

Participants will be housed in a variety of hotels in Berlin; the necessary
reservations have already been made by DER-\textsc{Congress}. In addition,
DER-\textsc{Congress} will make student residences available and will
provide a certain amount of private accommodation at a cheap rate for
participants willing to accept less comfort. Detailed information on
locations and rates will be provided in the Second Announcement.

Forms for registration and accomodation requests will be
made available on the \ICM\ server in January~1998.
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The Second Announcement of \ICM\ will describe the activities of the
Congress in more detail and give instructions on how to complete the
registration process and obtain accommodation.
It will provide more, although not complete, information on the
scientific program, contain a call for contributed short presentations,
and give instructions regarding the submission of abstracts.

The Second Announcement will also include advice on how to proceed upon
arrival at airports and train stations, and it will be accompanied by a
brochure describing the day trips and tours organized by DER-\textsc{Congress}.

Several conferences of a more specialized nature are scheduled immediately
before or after \ICM. The Second Announcement will also contain a
list of such ``satellite conferences''.

To receive the Second Announcement, fill out the
form on the \ICM\ server (\texttt{http://elib.zib.de/ICM98}).
Alternatively, send an empty e-mail to \texttt{icm98@zib.de}
with \texttt{Second Announcement} in the \texttt{SUBJECT} line
to receive an e-mail form.
If this is not possible for you, please fill out the form below and
send it to the \ICM\ Secretary Prof. Winkler (see address above).

The Second Announcement will be mailed from Berlin at the beginning of 1998.
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