. Founded in 1958, the IMA is the world's largest organization promoting mineralogy, one of the oldest branches of science.
. 39 national mineralogical societies or groups are members of IMA.
. The Association supports the activities of Commissions and Working Groups involved on certain aspects of mineralogical practice and facilitates intercourse among mineralogists by sponsoring and organising meetings.
. IMA is affiliated to IUGS, the International Union of Geological Sciences.

Next IMA Business Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, during the Goldschmidt Conference 'from Sea to Sky' (July 13-18)
ICAM 2008 organized jointly by ICAM and CAM
IMA participation in the 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo (August 5-14)
6th Mineralogy and Museums Conference, Denver, Colorado (September 7-9)

IMA General Meeting in Budapest, Hungary (August 21-27) - http://www.ima2010.hu

IMA Business Meetings during the Goldschmidt Conference (July 13-18th), in the University of British Columbia, Vancouver :
. First Business Meeting: July 14th, 2008 (17:00-19:00)
. Second Business Meeting: July 17th, 2008 (17:00-18:00)
Download the agenda
Minutes of the First and Second Business meeting in Kobe, 2006

IMA Medal Committee: A candidate for the first IMA medal has been proposed to the IMA council.

IMA Council Meeting: The next council meeting on the 13th of July in Vancouver.
Summary of the two IMA Council Meetings held in Cambridge (June 2007)

Meetings: Call for session proposals for the next IMA General Meeting in 2010.
IMA 2014: two proposals, one from the South Africa Mineralogical Society and the second from the India Mineralogical Society will be presented in Vancouver.
IMA 2018 General Meeting will be held in USA.

CAM: announcement of a short course