Welcome letters
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Compostela is a beautiful and old city, full of monuments and museums, with a University founded more than 500 years ago. But also it is an alive and modern town, plenty of young students, with a frenetic cultural and playful activity. It is a political and administrative center too, the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia. On behalf of Santiago de Compostela I give the warmest welcome to the delegates of the General Assembly of the International Mathematical Union and I desire them a very happy and beneficial stay.
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Santiago de Compostela is an important historical, religious and tourist
town. Here is where the Way of Santiago finishes, the Milky Way that
from the Middle Ages attracts millions of pilgrims and has been a vertebrating
element of the European conscience. 
On behalf of the International Mathematical Union I warmly welcome delegates
from all member countries to the 15th IMU General Assembly in the historic
city of Santiago de Compostela.At this General Assembly there will be an unusually large number of important decisions to be taken which will help shape the future of the Union. But it will be an occasion also for creating and renewing friendships among mathematicians from around the world. I look forward to seeing you all and working together in Santiago de Compostela. John Ball, President of the International Mathematical Union |
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Galicia is a small country in Spain, conserving its own language and traditions and a culture, forged throughout the centuries. The Galician people have their own identity of which tolerance is a fundamental value. Galicia was the cradle of Spanish culture in the middle ages, and is in the present day reaching important levels of economic renovation and social and cultural development. However, Galicia is also committed to scientific and technological progress. Over the last decade more than 100,000 bachelors have passed through the doors of the three Galician Universities. The Galician Government has among its top priorities access to the information society, technological innovation and research. Galicia is a tourist destination which boasts a wealth of cultural, historical and architectural heritage. In 2004 alone, we have received six million visitors. The Road to Santiago is a symbol of harmony, hospitality, respect and solidarity. In this spirit I am pleased to welcome to the delegates of the General Assembly of the International Mathematical Union. Emilio
Pérez Touriño,
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Galicia is the Roman Finis Terrae, facing the
Atlantic Ocean; the destination of the pilgrims coming to Santiago de
Compostela. 