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Director’s Welcome
A resource created by
mathematicians for
mathematicians
The
Centre
International
de
Rencontres
Mathématiques (Centre for International Research
meetings in Mathematics) was created in 1981 by
the French mathematics community and has
become an increasingly popular destination. It
provides all the facilities and equipment that
conference organizers and participants need,
allowing for collaborative work in mathematical
sciences and other related disciplines.
CIRM is an international centre jointly supervised by
SMF (the French Mathematical Society) and CNRS
(French National Centre for Scientific Research)
through
INSMI
(the
National
Institute
for
Mathematical Sciences). CIRM is also supported by
the French Ministry of Education and Research as
well as other sponsors such as the City of Marseille,
the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
and other benefactors.
A large French
infrastructure for
research
CIRM is the largest mathematics conference centre
in the world in terms of visitors per year (about 3500).
It caters for close to 100 residents each week. Its allin-one residential offer allows researchers to
concentrate fully on research and scientific
discussion.
CIRM has reinforced its role as a leading centre
thanks to its active participation in the CARMIN*
consortium, an initiative which was set up in order to
associate
the
main centres dedicated
to
mathematics events in France. Collaborations with
Institut Henri Poincaré, Institut des Hautes Etudes
Scientifiques
and
Centre
International
de
Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées aim to foster
synergies and create the very best environment for
hosting conferences in mathematical sciences in
France.
* CARMIN (Centres d'Accueil et de Rencontres
Mathématiques Internationales)
Patrick FOULON
Director
Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques
Marseille - France
www.cirm-math.fr
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A valuable partner for
local research
By attracting the world’s leading scientists to
Marseille, CIRM provides a valuable service for the
local and regional community of researchers.
CIRM seeks to disseminate the latest developments
in mathematics and acts as a breeding ground for
Partenariats
ambitious projects in interaction with other sciences.
Knowledge transfer towards young scientists and
doctoral students is also very high on its agenda.
CIRM benefits from the support of the local university,
Aix-Marseille University, in many of its activities. It has
close links with all departments in mathematical
sciences and in particular with the FRUMAM (The
Marseille
Federation
of
Research
Units
in
Mathematics). Not only does CIRM host events
organized in part by these departments, but it also
collaborates with them in presenting joint projects,
applying for funding and boosting local research.
Additionally, CIRM works with units specializing in
Information Sciences and Technology and with the
Centre for Theoretical Physics. Many activities benefit
from the specific funding granted by the
ARCHIMEDE initiative.
Local authorities such as the City of Marseille and the
Regional and Local councils support CIRM in its
mission by granting funds for various projects:
conferences, building renovations, international
programme of invitations, etc.
Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques
Marseille - France
www.cirm-math.fr
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A beacon for
international research
CIRM’s yearly calendar features large conferences totalling up to 90 participants for one week but also smaller
conferences of 60 running alongside small groups of 20 as well as research in pairs. CIRM hosts researchers from more
than 50 countries over a period of 50 weeks per year. Foreign scientists now make up about 47% of total participants
and this figure is growing.
CIRM is an active member of ERCOM (European Research Centres On Mathematics) and collaborates with the
European Mathematical Society to organize special events. CIRM’s outlook is determinedly international, and its aim is
to strengthen its European and international relations through new collaborations with other countries and by
participating in global events such as the International Congress of Mathematicians.
A research chair in
residence:
the Jean Morlet Chair
Alex Grossmann (a physician) and Jean Morlet
(once an engineer for ELF) were major contributors
to the development of wavelet theory in the 1980’s.
Today, this theory is widely used in many applications
such as image compression (jpg 2000). CIRM was
one of the main venues where the two scientists and
the international community worked on this theory.
To celebrate this, CIRM created the Jean Morlet
Chair in 2013, in partnership with Aix-Marseille
University and the City of Marseille.
Each Chair is intended for an outstanding, innovative
researcher from a non-French institution, who is
selected to work closely with a local project leader
based at Aix-Marseille University. This close
collaboration helps develop strong synergies
between laboratories, between other researchers
and doctoral students across international borders
and also within the local mathematics departments.
www.chairejeanmorlet.com
The Jean Morlet Chair has already attracted a lot of
interest both from prospective recipients as well as from
participants in previously organised events. Various
areas of mathematical sciences are given a chance to
be in the limelight for a whole semester, the aim being
to boost collaborative discussion and findings in this
particular specialism:
2013 sem 1: Nicola Kistler (Switzerland) – Probability
2013 sem 2: Boris Hasselblatt (USA) – Hyperbolic
Dynamical Systems
2014 sem 1: Igor Shparlinski (Australia) – Number Theory
and its Applications to Cryptography
2014 sem 2: Hans-Georg Feichtinger (Austria) –
Computational Time-Frequency and Co-Orbit Theory
2015 sem 1: Herwig Hauser (Austria) – Artin
Approximation and Singularity Theory
2015 sem 2: François Lalonde (Canada) - Moduli Spaces
in Symplectic Topology and Gauge Theory
Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques
Marseille - France
www.cirm-math.fr
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A producer of
scientific films
Researchers meet at CIRM each year in order to exchange and disseminate their knowledge and new findings. This
wealth of information can now be recorded (in parts) and promoted through high-quality audiovisual scientific
documents.
CIRM has invested in top-of-the-range tools in order to record, edit and produce a catalogue of high-quality videos
which are indexed and can therefore be viewed in short chapters, with meta-data enabling a more refined web
search. This initiative is also one shared with the CARMIN consortium.
CIRM has three collections to date: a ‘Scientific collection’ aimed at mathematicians and dealing with recent scientific
progress; a ‘General public collection’ targeted especially at high school students and undergraduates, and a
‘Thematic collection’ which concentrates on special events such as the Lagrange Days held at CIRM in 2013.
Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques
Marseille - France
www.cirm-math.fr
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A first-class library
CIRM’s library owns one of the richest collections of
mathematics books in France. With over 35,000
books and periodicals and 1,500 paper or electronic
journals, all areas of pure and applied mathematics
are represented. Readers can on average find 500
new acquisitions each year to keep up to date with
the latest printed material.
In addition, CIRM’s library has its own unique
treasures: a large collection of complete works,
some material dating back to the 16th century right
to the start of the 19th century, and a Russian
collection of books on mathematics. Personal
donations from illustrious mathematicians such as
Gaston Julia, Szolem Mandelbrojt, André Adler,
Philippe Flajeolet and Jean-Louis Ovaert have
extended this rich collection.
Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques
Marseille - France
www.cirm-math.fr
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A centre dedicated to
mathematicians in the
south of France
Situated in the heart of a domain rich of a thousand
years of history, at the door of the calanques and
surrounded by trees older than a hundred years old,
the CIRM conference centre for mathematical
sciences is a unique place in the South of France. It is
a quiet and rare place, linking the charms of
traditional Provence to all the mod cons that
researchers need for a successful conference.
The work environment is comfortable and effective:
seminar and meeting rooms of various sizes, a main
lecture hall sitting about ninety people, computers in
the library, video-conferencing equipment, Wifi in all
areas and a team of people dedicated to making
each conference a success. The main building
called the 'Bastide', or 'Château de Luminy' in old
times, has kept the traditional look of Provencale
houses with its pink walls.
It houses a large number of bedrooms for
conference participants. Other bedrooms and
studios, recently renovated to offer all comfort and
facilities, are situated in nearby buildings all a few
minutes from each other. CIRM can therefore cater
for 90 residents at any one time. The restaurant is one
of the main features of CIRM, famous for its varied
cuisine based on traditional French cooking and
local products. The traditional Marseille Bouillabaisse
served on Thursdays is THE gourmet rendez-vous for
conference participants. Last but not least, the
library is truly appreciated by all CIRM residents and
by the local and regional community of
mathematicians. It is open all year and hosts an
impressive choice of books and journals.
Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques
Marseille - France
www.cirm-math.fr
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