The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is presenting tremendous challenges for our entire world. During this period of hardship and uncertainty, we understand that the global research community is significantly but also variably affected by this pandemic. Despite the fact that the 2020 edition of I3M conference is still months away, we want to provide the following clarifications and reassurance.

• We are approaching the paper submission deadline of April 15th and we are still maintaining our current plan of hosting the 2020 International Multidisciplinary Modeling & Simulation Multiconference in September 2020. We encourage authors to continue to submit papers by this deadline but we will remain supportive and flexible with the submission deadline, as we understand that this situation may affect individual paper processing times.
• Every paper submitted to the conference will be processed as normal and we will ensure proper review times and publication according to the Call for Paper.
• We will continue to monitor the developing situation, hope that the current protective measures return the first results but we are also trying to get creative about new ideas to handle the conference and transition to conferencing remotely from our homes, thus allowing participants to present their paper, learn, and get in contact with the I3M community as well as sponsors to showcase their services and products. Further information will be soon available depending on the future developments of the virus.

We will continue to update you throughout the next few months to keep the community apprised of any adjustments that might need to be made. We wish everyone health, patience, and strength during this difficult time. Please keep in touch with us! We will try to keep research communication moving as closely as possible to a normal process with flexibility.

Every year, the I3M Multiconference renovates the opportunity to bring together researchers, scientists and practitioners, from the Mediterranean Area, Latin & North Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, who are concerned with Modeling and Simulation in Industry and Academia. As a result of the joint effort of many scientific excellences, I3M is an opportunity to meet and discuss and, as usually happens, constructive debate makes people open up, brings food for thoughts as well as new ways to explore encouraging multi-disciplinary cooperation and collaborations.

This year the I3M Multiconference includes: