3 The workshop on Methods for Macromolecular Modeling (M ), held at New York University on 12- 14 October 2000, attracted 187 participants from Eu rope, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East. (see monod.biomath .nyu.eduj rvhganjconfOO.html for more information). The exciting program was made possible by the dedicated work of the international advisory committee whose members were P. Deuflhard, J. Hermans, B. Leimkuhler, A. E. Mark, S. Reich, T. Schlick, and R. Skeel. We are indebted to the following agen cies and institutions for their generous support: the Burroughs Wellcome Fund,...