The South Korean government decided to declare the year 2014 as the " Korean Mathematical Year". This follows a recent resolution passed by the South Korean Legislature (National Assembly) in support of Seoul ICM 2014.

Under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) and the Ministry of Education (MOE), there will be an official proclamation ceremony on January 13, 2014 at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul Grand Ballroom to make this announcement. With over 100 representatives from mathematical community and applied industries, the Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the Minister of Education are expected to attend the ceremony.

Prior to the ceremony, a forum on "Mathematics, a Key Player of Creative Economy" will be held to kick-start the serial activities devoted to the commemorative " Korean Mathematical Year" and Professor Maria J. Esteban, the forthcoming President of the International Council of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), will deliver a keynote lecture on "Linkage Between Mathematics and Industry". The keynote lecture will be followed by two invited lectures and a panel discussion.