The Indonesian Mathematical Society was established on 15 July 1976 in Bandung. This set is a forum for mathematicians, educators, users, and mathematical enthusiasts, with the name HIMPUNAN MATEMATIKA INDONESIA (INDONESIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY) abbreviated as IndoMS. The Statutes and Bylaws, along with the Work Program, and their Management can be found on the IndoMS website at http://indoms.org
In May 2014 IndoMS had 1,235 members and those active until January 2015 were 1600 people, consisting of staff instructors, mathematical researchers, statistics and mathematics education from 30 public and private universities, as well as School/ Madrasah teachers ranging from Elementary/ MI, Junior high school/ MTs and high school/ MA. The thing that encouraged the implementation of the first National Mathematics Conference (1976) at the Intitution of Technology Bandung (ITB) was Prof. Dr. Lee Peng Yee from the National University of Singapore (NUS), who currently works at the National Institute of Education (NIE).
At that time he hoped that there would be a conference of mathematicians in Indonesia. He visited ITB, Bandung. First he met Prof. Dr. A. Arifin (deceased) and suggested that there be a meeting of mathematicians. Then he also visited other places namely Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Surabaya. In Surabaya at that time there was an organization of mathematical enthusiasts consisting of mathematicians, educators, doctors, and anyone who liked mathematics. They run the organization first by holding monthly meetings and this activity is named “mathematics learning group”. After the “mathematics learning group” activity lasted for one year, finally in 1973 an organization was formed under the name Mathematical Interest Association, abbreviated as HPM. The founder was Prof. Drs. Slamet Dajono (deceased), one of the mathematics lecturers at IKIP Surabaya at that time.
The existence of HPM and its activities at that time, added to the enthusiasm of Prof. Dr. Lee Peng Yee to encourage the holding of the first Indonesian Mathematical National Conference. He returned to Bandung and encouraged friends at ITB to hold a conference. Finally, with a high level of enthusiasm to advance Indonesian mathematics, in 1976 the 1st Mathematical National Conference was held at ITB, Bandung. At that time Prof. Dr. Lee Peng Yee brought several of his colleagues from abroad and held the first SEAMS (South East ASEAN Mathematical Society) Conference in Indonesia. Acting as the organizing committee is Dr. Bana Kartasasmita.
So, the holding of the 1st Mathematical National Conference, which was held together with the SEAMS Conference, was driven by the burning spirit of Prof. Dr. Lee Peng Yee to cultivate a conference between mathematicians in the Indonesian region, and encouraged by the activities developed by HPM which with a few mathematicians but their activities can run regularly every month.
At the national conference, it was finally agreed to form a national level forum for mathematicians, educators, and other mathematical enthusiasts. The container is now known as the Indonesian Mathematical Association. The choice of the word Mathematics in the Indonesian Mathematical Association is to provide opportunities for people who are not mathematicians but interested in mathematics to become members and be actively involved in organizational activities. The name of the Indonesian Mathematical Association at that time was agreed not to be shortened to HMI because it was feared there would be confusion with the existing Islamic Student Association (HMI) organization.
At the same time the conference was held the first congress of the Indonesian Mathematics Association. Two decisions include the Chairperson of the Association and the Founder of the Association. Elected as chairman of the association at that time was Prof. Dr. M. Ansjar from ITB, and all the participants who attended the conference were declared as FOUNDERS OF INDONESIA MATHEMATICS. Since its establishment until now IndoMS has held 16 national mathematical conferences, namely:
Tabel 1.1 Penyelenggaraan KNM-IndoMS
Ke |
Tahun |
Tempat Penyelenggaraan Konferenasi Nasional Matematika (KNM) |
1. |
1976 |
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Jawa Barat |
2. |
1978 |
Universitas Gadjahmada (UGM) Yogyakarta, DIY |
3. |
1979 |
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November (ITS), Surabaya, Jawa TImur |
4. |
1982 |
Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan, Sumatera Utara |
5. |
1983 |
Universitas Indonesia (UI) Jakarta, DKI Jakarta |
6. |
1991 |
Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD) Bandung, Jawa Barat |
7. |
1993 |
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November (ITS), IKIP Surabaya, Universitas AIRLANGGA (UNAIR) Surabaya, Jawa Timur |
8. |
1996 |
Universitas Hasanuddin (UNHAS) Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi Selatan |
9. |
1997 |
Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU), Medan, Sumatera Selatan |
10. |
2000 |
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Jawa Barat |
11. |
2002 |
Universitas Negeri Malang (UM), Malang, Jawa Timur |
12. |
2004 |
Universitas Udayana (UNUD), Denpasar, Bali |
13. |
2006 |
Universitas Negeri Semarang (Unnes) |
14. |
2008 |
Universitas Sri Wijaya (UNSRI) Palembang |
15. |
2010 |
Universitas Negeri Manado Sulawesi Tenggara |
16. |
2012 |
Universitas Negeri Padjadjaran, Bandung |
17. |
2014 |
Institut Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya-11-14 Juni 2014 |