The fact that IMU is a member organization of the International Council of Scientific Unions, ICSU, implies that IMU, and hence ICMI, are to abide to the ICSU statutes, one of which establishes the principle of non-discrimination. According to this principle, scientists involved in activities under ICSU auspices have the right and freedom to associate in international scientific activity regardless of citizenship, religion, political opinion, ethnic origin, sex, and so forth. Apart from observing general IMU and ICSU rules and principles, ICMI works with a large degree of autonomy. Homepage of ICMI Directory of ICMI Bulletins back to Table of Contents of ICMI Bulletin No. The members of ICMI are not individuals but countries.
Member states are of two categories.
All those countries which are members of the IMU are automatically members of ICMI as well. Co-option of a country takes place on the basis of an application submitted to ICMI by some body which is chosen to speak on behalf of the major organizations, societies, and associations of mathematics, mathematics teaching, and mathematics education research in that country. The EC is elected by the General Assembly, GA, of the IMU for a four year term. The composition of the present EC can be found in the beginning of this Bulletin. The election of the next EC will take place at the GA of IMU to be held in conjunction with the International Congress of Mathematicians, in Berlin, Germany, in August 1998.