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Energetics and Dynamics of Molecules, Solids, and Surfaces − QUITEL 2012

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The meetings, thereafter, alternated among Italy, France, and Spain for a period of more than 30 years, when there were changes due to the participation of Belgium, Switzerland, and Portugal. As a function of the results obtained, Latin America adhered to QUITEL, and subsequently Africa, crowning this initiative and creating a solid basis for its continuation. Since 2006, QUITEL has alternated among Europe, Africa, and Latin America (1974), with the participation of Cuba (La Habana) and Columbia (San Andrés) (see table below). QUITEL 2012 was held in Natal, Brazil, during the period of December 2−7, 2012. The Chair was Prof. Dr. Elson Longo, Unesp, Araraquara, SP, Brazil. The Co-Chair was Prof. Dr. Julio R. Sambrano, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil. Prof. Dr. Carlton A. Taft, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF), RJ, Brazil, a member of the National Organization Committe of QUITEL 2012, had the previous experience of being Guest Editor in 2008 for a Special Editon of The Journal Physical Chemistry A (2008, 112 (38), 8887−9165): Energetics and Dynamics of Molecules, Solids, and Surfaces. He had also organized in 2009 a Symposium for the International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2009) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With this background experience he was invited by the Chair and Co-Chair to edit a special issue dedicated to QUITEL 2012. We thank The Journal Physical Chemestry A and their editors that kindly agreed to host this Festschrift with Prof. Dr. Carlton A. Taft as Guest Editor. We note that although four different Latin languages were used in the past, English is becoming more used, essentially because it is the natural vehicle for communication in science. QUITEL is dedicated to presenting new theories, models, methodologies, applications, and results of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.

he idea of organizing QUITEL started in the laboratory of Prof. Bernard Pullman, on the third floor of the Institute of Biological Physical-Chemistry in Paris. This took place during an exchange of ideas betwen Professor Pullman and Professor Giuseppe Del Re. The topic of the conversation was about different evaluations of the role of theoretical chemistry in Italy, France, and countries such as England and the United States. Apparently, the theoreticians were more interested in the meaning of the numerical results to associate them with the physical-chemical phenomena than in the numbers themselves. Notwithstanding, there was need to present the numerical results in a transparent form such that the numbers could go beyond linguistic barriers. The alternatives were to adopt a language that was not too complex and was accessible to all or to mantain the language of each researcher, increasing the capability of expressing ideas more clearly, with the risk of taking away the comprehension of participants whose vehicles of expression were not the same as the speaker. The final result of this dialogue was characterized by the need for convergence, because there was truly no communication barrier between the researchers of Latin expression. Between these scientists, the scientific terms were very similar. From this point arose the ideia for a meeting of French and Italian theoreticians, whose organization was proposed by Prof. Del Re, of Italy, jointly with his collaborators Fabio Momicchioli, Augusto Rastelli, Beniamino Cadioli, and Ugo Pincelli of Modena. The first meeting was scheduled for the year 1968, but due to political reasons it was rescheduled for the following year (1969). The participants were satisfied with the initiative, and there was agreement regarding a subsequent meeting in France, with the participation of Prof. Raymond Daudel and his Spanish colleagues, who also attended the meeting of 1970. After this meeting the QUI(CHI)TEL was held in Granada, Spain (1971). Year

Carlton A. Taft, Guest Editor Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF)

City (Country)

Organization

1

1969

Modena (ITA)

Fabio Momicchioli

2

1970

Paris (FRA)

Alberte Pullman

3

1971

Granada (SPA)

4

1972

Cortona (ITA)

Bernard Pullman José Ignacio Fernández-Alonso Eolo Scrocco Oriano Salvetti 5

1974

Morelia (MEX)

Raúl Cetina

6

1975

Arlés (FRA)

André Julg

7

1976

Wepion (BEL)

Jean Marie Andre Georges Leroy Raymond Daudel

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1977

Special Issue Preface City (Country) Salamanca (SPA)

Organization Miguel AngelHerraez Zarza Yves Smeyers

9

1978

Stresa (ITA)

10

1979

Géneve (SWI)

Enrico Clementi Jacques Weber

11

1980

Pau (FRA)

Max Chaillet

12

1981

Barcelona (SPA)

Ramón Carbó-Dorca

13

1982

Alghero (ITA)

Massimo Simonetta

14

1983

Louvain (BEL)

Georges Leroy Daniel Peeters

15

1984

Viana do Castelo (POR)

José Ferreira Gomes

16

1986

Lyon (FRA)

Claudette Barbier-Chapelet Monique Aubert Frecon Henry Chermette

17

1987

́ Peñiscola (SPA)

José Ignacio Fernández-Alonso Francisco Tomas Vert

18

1989

La Plata (ARG)

Eduardo Castro

19

1990

Roma (ITA)

Maurizio Cignitti Mario Bossa Franco Gianturco

20

1992

Mérida (VEN)

Eduardo Ludeña Wilmer Olivares

21

1993

Grenoble (FRA)

André Grand

22

1995

Pucón (CHI)

Alejandro Toro-Labbe

23

1996

Cáceres (SPA)

Francisco Olivares del Valle

24

1998

Puebla (MEX)

Alejandro Palma

25

1999

Napoli (ITA)

Vincenzo Barone

26

2000

Caxambu (BRA)

Marco Antonio Chaer Nascimento

27

2001

Toulouse (FRA)

Daniel Maynau

28

2002

Montevideo (URU)

Oscar Ventura

29

2003

Marrakech (MAR)

M’hammed Esseffar

30

2004

Porto (POR)

Maria Joao Ramos

31

2005

Isla Margarita (VEN)

Fernando Ruette

32

2006

Côtes de Carthage (TUN)

Bahoueddine Tangour

33

2007

Habana (CUB)

Luis A. Montero

34

2008

Cetraro (ITA)

Nino Russo

35

2009

San Andrés(COL)

Andrés Reyes

36

2010

Anglet (FR)

Robert Subra

Claude Pouchan Philippe Carbonnière

37 38

2011 2012

Riviera Maya (MEX)

Gabriel Merino

Natal (BRA)

Alberto Vela Élson Longo Julio R. Sambrano

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