The SLALM's (Simposio Latino Americano de Logica Matematica) have been very successful at bring together top researchers in logic from the United States and Latin American and at encouraging young researchers in Latin America to pursue further studies. Through contacts made at the symposium, some of the most talented individuals from Latin America have chosen to continue their development in the United States through higher degrees or postdocs or visiting positions. The large majority of the Latin Americans studying mathematical logic in the United States return to their Latin American universities where they assume leadership positions and maintain collaborations with North American researchers. In addition to encouraging graduate students to enter the field of mathematical logic and foundations, the SLALM's have provided a forum for introducing, to the international logic community, new areas of research developed in Latin America for example, the paraconsistent logics. The SLALM's have also foster collaborations across the Americas that have resulted in new results in the more traditional areas. A proceedings for XIII SLALM is planned; the web page http://slalm.izt.uam.mx/ gives more details about the meeting; in particular, the site publicizes the national and international foundations that are providing support.
