The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), which is the largest mathematical conference covering all areas of mathematics, is held once very four years. The next ICM will be held in Hyderabad, India during August 19 -27, 2010.

It is customary to organize several international conferences in emerging areas of mathematical research, close to the dates of the ICM, in the region where it is being held taking advantage of the presence of delegates to the ICM from all over the world. The Executive Organizing Committee (EOC) has set aside some funds for supporting such conferences held during August -September, 2010. Conferences receiving such support will be labelled "ICM Satellite Conferences" by the EOC and will be listed as such on the ICM 2010 web-site and a link will be provided to the conference web-site, if there is one. Conference organizers who may not need finacial support of the EOC may also apply for this listing and link provision.

The International Mathematical Union (IMU), which is responsible for the conduct of all ICMs, has designated 20 areas of mathematics in which parallel sessions would be held during ICM 2010. They are as follows.

1. Logic and Foundations, 2. Algebra, 3. Number theory, 4. Algebraic and complex geometry, 5. Geometry, 6. Topology, 7. Lie theory and generalizations, 8. Analysis, 9. Functional analysis and applications, 10. Dynamical systems and ordinary differential equations, 11. Partial differential equations, 12. Mathematical physics, 13. Probability and Statistics, 14. Combinatorics, 15. Mathematical aspects of computer science, 16. Numerical analysis and scientific computing, 17. Control theory and optimization, 18. Mathematics in science and technology, 19. Mathematics education and popularization of mathematics, and 20. History of Mathematics.

For a detailed description of these sections see the ICM 2010 conference web-site this document

Those who are interested in organizing satellite conferences in the areas mentioned above are encouraged to submit a proposal to the Subcommittee for Satellite Conferences, ICM 2010 containing the following information:

• Title of the conference
• Brief description of the theme and scope of the conference
• Section(s) (see the IMU classification above)
• Name of the organizer(s)
• Affiliation(s)
• Address for correspondence
• Phone number(s)
• Fax
• e mail
• Venue of the conference
• Dates of the conference
• Composition of the organizing committee
• Probable list of invited speakers
• Expected number of participants
• Budget
• Funds requested from the EOC, ICM 2010
• Funds requested/available from other sources
• Name, Designation and Address of the authority to whom funds should be sent in case the proposal is approved.

The proposals should be sent to

     Professor S. Kesavan
     Convenor, Committee for Satellite Conferences, ICM 2010
     The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
     CIT Campus, Taramani
     Chennai -600 113. INDIA

and a soft copy (in PDF format) should also be sent via e mail to

     kesh@imsc.res.in

Organizers of conferences that have been short listed for financial support will be notified directly by the EOC, ICM 2010. The information will also be available at the ICM 2010 web-site (www.icm2010.org.in) by January 31, 2009.