Universities and institutions in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan host the Congress on a rotating basis.
[1][2] Past Congresses have been led by prominent mathematicians such as Fields Medalist Shing-Tung Yau, Kai Lai Chung, Alice Chang, among others.
[3] ICCM is run in collaboration with institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Academia Sinica of Taiwan.
The Morningside Medal was established with the First Congress in 1998 and is awarded to mathematicians younger than 45; winners are traditionally announced on the first day of the ICCM.
[3] The ICCM also presents the International Cooperation Award to individuals who promote mathematics through collaboration, teaching, and other forms of support.