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ope. We are also proud that this congress has attracted mathematicians from all the popu-
lated continents of the world.
We should mention the courage of both the University of Primorska, which dared to make a bid
for this Congress in 2015, and the Council of the EMS, which entrusted us with organisation
of this endeavour. The EMS fully supported our preparation for this meeting via its Execu-
tive Committee, and we learned that the number of individual memberships of the European
Mathematical Society increased in the years leading up to this event.
Our gratitude also goes to you, dear participants and friends of mathematics! Thanks to you,
the number of registered participants grew to about 1700, breaking all records in the series of
European Congresses so far. Your support for mathematics is invaluable! Special thanks go
to our many sponsors and donors, and in particular, the Foundation Compositio Mathematica
and the EMS Press, which both contributed significantly to the Prize Fund, and the Slovenian
Insurance Association for serving as our primary sponsor. Last but not least, our thanks go to
His Excellency, Mr Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, for his honorary
patronage of the 8ECM.
Tomaž Pisanski
Chair of the Organizing Committee of the 8th European Congress of Mathematics
Portorož, Slovenia, June 2021
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lated continents of the world.
We should mention the courage of both the University of Primorska, which dared to make a bid
for this Congress in 2015, and the Council of the EMS, which entrusted us with organisation
of this endeavour. The EMS fully supported our preparation for this meeting via its Execu-
tive Committee, and we learned that the number of individual memberships of the European
Mathematical Society increased in the years leading up to this event.
Our gratitude also goes to you, dear participants and friends of mathematics! Thanks to you,
the number of registered participants grew to about 1700, breaking all records in the series of
European Congresses so far. Your support for mathematics is invaluable! Special thanks go
to our many sponsors and donors, and in particular, the Foundation Compositio Mathematica
and the EMS Press, which both contributed significantly to the Prize Fund, and the Slovenian
Insurance Association for serving as our primary sponsor. Last but not least, our thanks go to
His Excellency, Mr Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, for his honorary
patronage of the 8ECM.
Tomaž Pisanski
Chair of the Organizing Committee of the 8th European Congress of Mathematics
Portorož, Slovenia, June 2021
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