Towards a New Mathematics Society?

2009 could turn out to be an historic year for the Institute of Mathematics & its Applications (IMA), and the London Mathematical Society (LMS). The Councils of both Societies have voted to put before their respective memberships a proposal which, if accepted, would result in the winding up the existing societies and the formation of a New Unified Mathematics Society (NUMS). To some this may be a surprising development, but in fact, it is the result of almost 10 years of discussion between the two societies….