Linear Algebra and Its Applications (LAA) is pleased to announce a specialissue in honor of Professor Paul Van Dooren (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium) on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 2020 and in recognitionof his many important contributions to linear algebra as well as to applications in control systems theory and network analysis. LAA solicits papers forthe special issue within the entire scope of LAA with a special emphasis onresearch topics related to the work of Paul Van Dooren. The deadline forsubmissions is January 15, 2020. All submissions will be subjected to normal refereeing procedures and the usual standards of LAA will be applied.