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SIAM is an acronym for Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

The society was founded by a small group of mathematicians from academia and industry who met in Philadelphia in 1951 to start an organization whose members would meet periodically to exchange ideas about the uses of mathematics in industry. This meeting led to the organization of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The membership of SIAM has grown from a few hundred in the early 1950s to more than 10,000 as of 2005. SIAM still retains a heavy North American influence, but it also has an East Asia section and a UK and Ireland section.

The focus for the society is applied and industrial mathematics, and the society often times promotes its acronym as "Science and Industry Advance with Mathematics." It is composed of a combination of people from a wide variety of vocations. Members include engineers, scientists, industrial mathematicians, and academic mathematicians. The society is active in promoting the use of analysis and modeling in all settings. The society also strives to support and provide guidance to educational institutions wishing to promote applied mathematics.

The society includes a number of special interest groups:


As of 2005 SIAM publishes 13 research journals:

all available electronically by subscription.

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