At the invitation of the Ludovic Rifford, the IMU committee for developing countries took place at the university Côte d’Azur in Nice on April 14-15. The Chair of the EMS committee for developing countries, Balázs Szendroi, and the Executive Director of CIMPA, Christophe Ritzenthaler, participated in discussions on possible joint actions for the next ICM in Philadelphia and about their activities CIMPA courses and Volunteer Lecturer Program.