Complex sentence: The first ESA was held in 1993 and contained 35 papers, the intended scope was all research in algorithms, theoretical as well as applied, carried out in the fields of computer science and discrete mathematics.
Split into simpler sentences: The first ESA was held in 1993 and contained 35 papers. The intended scope was all research in algorithms, theoretical as well as applied, carried out in the fields of computer science and discrete mathematics.