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Hi there!

There is a petition circulating on boycotting the ICM 2026 with over 2400 signatories as of now.

Here is the first paragraph:

"We, the undersigned mathematicians, call on the IMU to reconsider its decision to hold the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians in the United States this coming July. We rely heavily on the important precedent set by the IMU in 2022 when it decided not to hold the ICM in Russia in the context of its war of aggression in Ukraine and the potential dangers associated with holding such a conference in Russia in regards to freedom of political expression and the safety of LGBTQ participants. In the wake of this past decision, there is simply no sound argument one could make that claims international participants are more safe at this iteration of the ICM than they would have been in Russia in 2022. "

For more info and how to add your name, visit this site: https://sites.google.com/view/icm2026boycott/home