The Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques (CIRM) is a mathematics research institute associated with the

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(CNRS) and the

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(SMF). It is located in Luminy,

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, France, and is affiliated with

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. CIRM hosts weekly workshops on diverse topics where mathematicians and scientists from all over the world come to do collaborative research. Modeled as a "

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of mathematics", it receives around 3,500 visitors per year.

History

In 1954, a report from the CNRS discussed potential sites for a meeting place to hold international seminars and workshops in mathematics similar to the Mathematisches Forschunginstitut Oberwolfach. The Luminy estate, formerly owned by the prominent

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shipping family, was chosen in 1976. The estate was handed over to the SMF in 1979. The center opened in 1981 and the first workshop was held in 1982.

Scientific programs

CIRM supports a variety of residential programs and workshops. Each year, CIRM runs around 35 week-long workshops with an average of 75 weekly participants. CIRM also supports joint programs with Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles,

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, and

Jean-Morlet Chair

CIRM hosts the Jean-Morlet Chair, which is a six-month residential program for international researchers to collaborate with a local project leader from

to plan events and projects. The chair was named after Jean Morlet, a French geophysicist who worked with Marseille-based researcher Alex Grossmann, among others, to develop the

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. Past chairs have included Nicola Kistler, Boris Hasselblatt, Igor Shparlinski,

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, Herwig Hauser, François Lalonde, Dipendra Prasad, Mariusz Lemańczyk, Konstantin Khanin, Shigeki Akiyama, and Genevieve Walsh.

Directors

*André Aragnol: June 1981 – August 1986 *Gilles Lachaud: September 1986 – August 1991 *Jean-Paul Brasselet: September 1991 – August 1995 *Jean-Pierre Labesse: September 1995 – August 2000 *Robert Coquereaux: September 2000 – August 2005 *Pascal Chossat: September 2005 – August 2010 *Patrick Foulon: September 2010 – August 2020 *Pascal Hubert: September 2020 – present

References

{{Authority control French National Centre for Scientific Research Research institutes established in 1981 International research institutes for mathematics Research institutes in France Aix-Marseille University Education in Marseille