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The Mathematical Sciences Foundation organized this four-day international conference from January 2 to 5, 2006, at the Residency Resorts, USI premises, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi. The conference was held in commemoration of the birth centenary of Andre Weil, one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century, who as a young professor in his early twenties had journeyed from Paris to India to teach at Aligarh University in 1930. The conference was inaugurated by Prof. Deepak Pental, Vice Chancellor of Delhi University, at 9:30 AM on January 2, 2006, and was co-sponsored by the Embassy of France in collaboration with the French Mathematical Society, reflecting the deep intellectual ties between India and France that Weil himself had helped forge.

Distinguished mathematicians from France, Canada, China, the United States, Australia, Luxembourg, and Italy joined eminent scholars from Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi to share their work on the broad theme of Mathematics in the Twentieth Century, with sessions interspersed with personal remembrances of Andre Weil. Over the four days, Indian professors, research scholars, and students had the invaluable opportunity to meet and interact with some of the foremost mathematical minds in the world during the breaks for lunch and tea. The conference was very well attended and attracted significant attention from the media.