ICM

ICM · International Mathematical Union

International Congress of Mathematicians

ConferenceAwardedMathematicsIn-personRecurring-Other
Philadelphia, US23 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 20268 days

Delegates

5,000+

Countries

69+

Duration

8 days · 23 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2026

Frequency

Recurring-Other

About this congress

The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the largest conference for mathematics, meeting once every four years. It serves as the world's most important gathering spanning the full frontier of mathematics, showcasing cutting-edge research through plenary lectures, sectional addresses, and panel discussions. Prestigious awards, including the Fields Medals, IMU Abacus Medal, Gauss Prize, and Chern Medal, are presented during the opening ceremony. The event fosters international collaboration and aims to be an inclusive event facilitating broad participation and fostering a strong sense of unity within the global mathematical community.

Data completeness: 97%Bronze

Key details

City & country
Philadelphia, US
Dates
23 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2026
Duration
8 days
Frequency
Recurring-Other
Format
In-person
Rotation pattern
Global rotation
Commercial type
Academic ConferenceScientific Conference
Official website
www.icm2026.org — register free for link access

Who attends

Mathematicians from around the worldincluding professorsresearchersand studentsas well as the general public interested in mathematics

Programme

Tracks

Plenary LecturesSectional AddressesPanel DiscussionsPrize LecturesSatellite Conferences

Host city history — 29 congresses since 1897

2022VirtualGlobal← current
2018Rio de JaneiroBR
2014SeoulKR
2010HyderabadIN
2006MadridES
2002BeijingCN
1998BerlinDE
1994ZurichCH
1990KyotoJP
1986BerkeleyUS
1983WarsawPL
1978HelsinkiFI
1974VancouverCA
1970NiceFR
1966MoscowSU
1962StockholmSE
1958EdinburghGB
1954AmsterdamNL
1950CambridgeUS
1936OsloNO
1932ZurichCH
1928BolognaIT
1924TorontoCA
1920StrasbourgFR
1912CambridgeGB
1908RomeIT
1904HeidelbergDE
1900ParisFR
1897ZurichCH
OtherLatin AmericaAsiaEuropeNorth America
CH ×3FR ×3DE ×2US ×2CA ×2GB ×2IT ×2Global ×1BR ×1KR ×1IN ×1ES ×1CN ×1JP ×1PL ×1FI ×1SU ×1SE ×1NL ×1NO ×1
Based on the rotation history, the next congress is likely to move to North America.

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