In November, 1980 a week-long International Seminar on Problems and Methodologies in Mathematical Software Production was held in Sorrento, Italy.
The Seminar was organized and supported by the National Committee for the Mathematical Sciences and the National Group for Mathematical Informatics, both of which are part of Italy's National Council for Research.
Additional Sponsors for the seminar were Universita di Napoli, AICA, Informatica Campania (Italsiel).
The Seminar was intended for university and industrial researchers with the following aims: to provide an opportunity for discussions among researchers and some of the well-known experts in the field of Mathematical Software; and to stimulate cooperation between industry and mathematical research.