The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is a learned society

Learned society

A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...

 promoting applied mathematics

Applied mathematics

Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...

 based in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. Sharing a very similar name, and the acronym IMA, it should not be confused with the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications

Institute for Mathematics and its Applications

The Institute for Mathematics and its Applications located at the University of Minnesota is an organization established in 1982 by the National Science Foundation of the United States...

, an organization located at the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...

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The Institute was founded in 1964. Membership is open to all with an interest in mathematics; there are now more than 5000 members. The IMA organizes scientific conferences and publishes journals.