Foreword

Welcome to ISAHP 2020!
It is a pleasure to welcome all members of our AHP/ANP community to our first virtual meeting. Unfortunately, this meeting takes place within the context of the world pandemic that has caused so much pain and sorrow. This is our second meeting still marked by the loss of Dr. Thomas Saaty, who passed away three years ago. Tom, as most of us knew him, was the creator of AHP/ANP methodology and founder -along with his wife Rozann- of the Creative Decisions Foundation (CDF). CDF provides funds to organize this symposium and also grants for scholars and students to attend this event. This meeting, whose theme is "AHP/ANP The Next Generation" is not only dedicated to Tom's memory and to his legacy but also to our desire to recruit a new generation of AHP/NP researchers and practitioners interested in promoting better decision making in an ever more complex world. Finally, I would like to express my recognition to all the members of the organizing committee: CDF president Rozann Saaty, program co-chairs Antonella Petrillo and Elena Rokou, the head of the scientific committee Birsen Karpak and our hard-working conference manager Lirong Wei. Without them this even would not have been possible. Enjoy the symposium!

Enrique Mu, PhD
President
Executive Committee, ISAHP

Antonella Petrillo, PhD
Conference Co-Chair

Elena Rokou, PhD
Conference Co-Chair

Birsen Karpak, PhD
Head of Scientific Committee