Korean Mathematical Society

Korean Mathematical Society
FormationOctober 1946 (1946-10)
HeadquartersKorea Institute of Science and Technology Center, Building 1, 1109-ho, 22 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°30′03″N 127°23′09″E / 37.500702°N 127.385751°E / 37.500702; 127.385751
President
Bak Jongil
Websitewww.kms.or.kr/eng
Korean Mathematical Society
Hangul
대한수학회
Hanja
大韓數學會
Revised RomanizationDaehan Suhakhoe
McCune–ReischauerTaehan Suhakhoe

The Korean Mathematical Society (KMS; Korean: 대한수학회) is an academic organization in South Korea. Originally founded as the Korean Society of Mathematics and Physics, their name changed during their relaunch in 1952. Their stated goal is to promote mathematics in South Korea. The Society publishes the Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society, Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society, and Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society. They became a large associate member of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2015.