International commission of mathematical teaching
The International commission of Mathematical Teaching , in English the International Commission one Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) is an international organization raising of the questions relating to the teaching of mathematics. Its members are not natural persons, but States.
History
The commission was created in 1908 at the time of the international Congrès of mathematics held in Rome. Felix Klein was the first president. The newspaper Mathematical Teaching , which existed since 1899, became the official bulletin about it.
The commission stopped its activities during the inter-war period, and was recreated in 1952 like emanation of the international mathematical Union (IMU).
Member States
The ICMI gathers 72 countries:
- All Member States of IMU;
- Of other countries?
List: South Africa, Germany, Argentinian, Arménie, Australia Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzégovine, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cameroun, Canada, Chile, China, South Korea, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, the United States, Finland, France, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, HongKong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Filipino, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam,…
Organization
The General meeting of the ICMI includes/understands two bodies:
- Executive commission, elected every four years by the General meeting of the IMU;
- representatives of the Member States.
The International Congress on the Teaching of Mathematics
This congress is held every four years. The program is planned by an independent committee named by the Executive commission.
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1968, Lyon, France
- 1972, Exeter, the United Kingdom
- 1976, Karlsruhe, Germany
- 1980, Berkeley, the United States
- 1984, Adelaide, Argentinian
- 1988, Budapest, Hungary
- 1992, Quebec, Canada
- 1996, Seville, Spain
- 2000, Tokyo, Japan
- 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark,
- 2008???
External bond
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Official site