The following speakers have accepted invitations to give papers at the conference:

• Henri Caussinus (University of Toulouse, France)
• Carles Cuadras (University of Barcelona, Spain)
• Michael Friendly (York University, Toronto, Canada)
• Puri Galindo (University of Salamanca, Spain)
• John Gower (Open University, UK)
• Willem Heiser (University of Leiden, The Netherlands)
• Pieter Kroonenberg (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
• Carlo Lauro (University of Naples, Italy)
• Paul Lewi (Janssen Research Foundation, Belgium)
• Ludovic Lebart (École Nationale de Telecommunications, France)
• Shizuhiko Nishisato (University of Toronto, Canada)
• Jerome Pagés (University of Rennes, France)
• Alex Riba (University of Barcelona, Spain)
• Henry Rouanet (University of Paris, France)
• Gilbert Saporta (CNAM, Paris, France)
• Yoshio Takane (McGill University, Canada)
• Cajo ter Braak (University of Wageningen, The Netherlands)
• Amaya Zárraga (University of Basque Country, Spain)

In addition, short courses on correspondence analysis and related methods are planned before the conference. More details about these courses will be announced later.