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    We are proud to announce a new regional forum affiliate to IACAP. After an extended discussion on its name, we have came up with “Latin America Computer and Philosophy” (from now on LA-CAP), trying to symbolize a specific region where its big philosophical community is doing a wonderful work, and is willing to give a enormous contribution in the growth of the “computational turn”.

    LA-CAP is part of the effort of many people interested in bringing into Latin America universities many important areas of research in philosophy and computing. Sometimes is quite difficult to be part of NA-CAP, E-CAP or AP-CAP, either as members or as participants. Many reasons are in play: traveling, time, etc. but perhaps it is mostly because distance (both, physical and psychological) becomes a huge obstacle that prevents anyone to work side by side with this important community of thinkers. Hopefully many scholars will have the opportunity to share his/her work to this growing community near his/her university. Of course, there has been always the possibility to share our own experience and work with others in meeting such as NA-CAP, ECAP and AP-CAP. However, this initiative has the honorary work of bringing IACAP into Latin America universities, into the classrooms where hundreds of students are working hard to go a step forward his teachers. We all members of IACAP expect to reach this goal.

    For the first of our meeting, it has been chosen one of the finest and most important universities in Latin America: The National University of Mexico (UNAM). Its reputation as technological and cultural centre is many times worth the decision of choosing it as the opening university. However, and following the democratic disposal of IACAP, we will be celebrating LA-CAP conferences in diverse countries in the region.

    As with the other CAP conferences, LA-CAP will also deal with all aspects of the "computational turn" that is occurring through the interaction of the disciplines of philosophy and computing. Papers dealing with 'cultural' aspects of computing and philosophy would be specially emphasized, though papers in other areas will of course be welcome. In this respect, we would like to keep a scope as wide as possible within the common ground of Computing and Philosophy. We invite papers that address all topics related to computing and philosophy, including cross- and interdisciplinary work that explores the computational turn in new ways.

    Fortunately we are almost ready to begin the first LA-CAP to be celebrated in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17 to 19 of June 2009. Of course, none of this could have been possible without the invaluable support of our president Luciano Floridi, who helps us setting everything up in order to have a meeting of international level. We would also thanks to Anthony Beavers, who guide us in very important details. Finally, we would specially thank to the inestimable assistance of Johnny Soraker helping me working with the web-page.

LA-CAP Chairs