Following the recommendation of the 1990 General Assembly in Kobe, Japan, the guidelines below have been in place for the operation of the Site Committee for the ICMs.
1. The Site Committee shall consist of the members of the Executive Committee and the President of the Local Organizing Committee of the previous ICM.
2. All Adhering Organizations are now formally invited to place bids to hold ICM-2014. To be considered by the Site Committee, these bids must be received by the Secretary of IMU by November 30, 2008. The Site Committee will then make its recommendation by May 31, 2009. The recommendation of the Site Committee will immediately afterwards be communicated to all Adhering Organizations.
3. The final decision will be taken by the General Assembly to be held August 16-17, 2010 in Bangalore, just prior to ICM-2010 in Hyderabad, India. The General Assembly is free to consider bids placed after November 30, 2008, but the EC considers most advisable that the Adhering Organizations comply with the above procedure.
4. While it is impossible to spell out precisely all factors that will influence the final recommendation of the Site Committee, it will take into account the mathematical ambiance, the infrastructure and the economic conditions offered by each bidder, as well as the accessibility of the proposed site and the broad geographical distribution of congresses. All countries interested in making a bid are strongly encouraged to do so.