The IMA (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications) and the LMS (London Mathematical Society) have been working increasingly closely together in order to serve their members better and to speak for mathematics with a unified voice. In November 2003 the Councils decided to ask a joint working party (called the ‘Framework Study Initiative’ or FSI group) to consider the nature of their collaboration and come up with possible frameworks for the future.
The Councils wish to hear the views of their members on the different frameworks considered in the report. The responses will be considered carefully by the two Councils in November 2005 and again in March 2006. After that the next steps will depend on the opinions received. Any proposals concerning the future structure of the societies would be based on a further more formal consultation following a second report.
