International Conference on Modelling and Simulation

(Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, September, 2000)

Victor Hernandez

Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

C/ Santa Juana de Arco,  N.1,  C.P. 35004,  Las Palmas  G.C.

SPAIN

e-mail:  vmhs@dma.ulpgc.es

International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (MS´2000) took place at Las Palmas G.C. on September 25-27, 2000. The Conference was jointly organized by International Association for Modelling and Simulation Techniques in Enterprises (AMSE), by University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and by University of La Laguna (ULL). The Conference was sponsored by Cabildo de Gran Canaria,  City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University of Las Palmas G.C., University of La Laguna, Departament of Mathematics (ULPGC), Departament of EIO and Computation (ULL), La Caja de Canarias, UNELCO, Official College of Industrial Engineers of Canary Islands and Publications Service and Documental Production of the ULPGC. There were more than 150 participants.

The conference topics and technical programmes were designed to attract researchers, educators and potencial users who have worked in the field of Modelling and Simulation. The conference offered an opportunity to share their recent findings on techniques and applications of innovative methodologies to prototype problems. Researchers presented their experiencies and discussed problems needing research, both in formal and informal setting. Educators could participate in discussions on several issues related to the area in order to share current efforts on linking education practices and research.

The Conference MS´2000 was an appreciable event not only for Spanish Science but World Science too. Thirty one different countries participated in the Conference. Many well known Scientists took place at the Conference and presented their papers. Among well known surnames we saw  V. Krasnoproshin (Belarus), F.M. Hernandez (Spain), F.C. Morabito (Italy), F.J. Elorza (Spain), L. K. Kuzmina (Russia), C. Berger-Vachon (France), B. Ballaz (France), R. Montenegro (Spain), J. Gil Aluja ( Spain), M. Zaki (Egypt), A. Vanti (Brasil), P. Mandrik (Belarus), P. Saavedra (Spain), B. Birouk (Algeria), G. El-Sharawy (Egypt), G. Montero (Spain), W. Swelam (Egypt), A. Santana (Spain), A. Falcon (Spain),  A. Zayegh (Australia) and many others.

The Conference provided a forum to the Scientists and Engineers, working in the theorical and applications aspects of computer modelling, simulation and communication area, to exchange their researchs and findings with fellow researchers.