First Announcement November 30th, 1992 13th World Computer Congress IFIP Congress '94 Computing and Communications Evolution - The Driving Forces - International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Gesellschaft fuer Informatik e.V. (GI) on the Occasion of its 25th Anniversary Hamburg, Germany -- August 28 - September 2, 1994 CCH Congress Centrum Hamburg IFIP and its Congresses ======================= The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is a multinational federation of professional and technical or- ganisations or of national or regional groupings of such or- ganisations representing almost 70 countries. Its mission is to be the leading, truly international apolitical organisation which encourages and assists the development, exploitation and application of information technology for the benefit of all people. Technical Work within IFIP is done in over 80 Technical Committees, Working Groups, Specialist Groups, Task Forces, etc. A major activity of IFIP is its Congress, held every two years in different places -- 1962 was the last time the IFIP Congress was held in Germany. IFIP Congresses attract thousands of participants: informati- cians, managers and administrators, people engaged in research and development, in application and use, in education and training coming from all over the world. IFIP Congresses deal with the core areas of informatics as well as with important applications and also with the issues of educa- tion and of social implications of informatics. GI and Its Silver Jubilee ========================= The Gesellschaft fuer Informatik e.V. (GI), the German associa- tion of informatics, was founded 1969 in Bonn in order to promote informatics in research, education, and application. GI has about 18.000 members and covers the whole range of informatics. It is a nonprofit organisation. Its official organ is the bimonthly pro- fessional journal Informatik-Spektrum. Technical work within GI is done by more than 100 Expert Commitees, Special Interest Groups and Working Groups. The GI supports the Deutsche Informatik Akademie GmbH (DIA) which offers a high level program of continued education for professionals in informatics, as well as the International Conference and Research Center for Computer Science (IFBFI) in Dagstuhl Castle. As a scientific society with intensive international contacts GI is happy to celebrate its Silver Jubilee by the world informatics event, the IFIP Congress '94. Hamburg and its Congress Centrum ================================ Hamburg is one of Europe's "greenest" cities and an important economic and cultural centre in Northern Europe. With 1.6 million inhabitants it is one of the largest cities in Germany and has a lot to offer: Among many other things it is an established univer- sity city, Germany's media capital and a large international port. The CCH -- Congress Centrum Hamburg, one of the most modern and largest convention venues in Europe, offers flexibility and state- of-the-art conference technology. With its city-centre site in a park landscape and leading hotels close by, it is just a short stroll away from the shopping arcades and the Alster, Hamburg's famous city-centre lake. Congress Outline ================ Congress Theme -------------- Computing and Communications Evolution ...................................... The Driving Forces .................. Three major tracks will examine computing and communication power over the next five years, applications driving the development of the computers and communication systems, and the impact of these applications on the way we do bussiness and the way we live. A special track will present research ideas and results on funda- mentals of computing and communication. The program will be aimed at leaders in industry, government and the academic world, and will seek to bring them together for an in-depth examination of the issues. Congress Structure ------------------ Track 1 - Computing and Communications Power ............................................ Example streams: Hardware Evolution Software Evolution Track 2 - Computing and Communication Applications .................................................. Example streams: Business Applications Technical, Industrial Applications Scientific Applications Educational Applications Government Applications Personal Applications Track 3 - Computing and Communication Impacts ............................................. Example streams: Business Impacts Societal Impacts Educational Impacts Government Impacts Special Track - Foundations of Informatics .......................................... These topics will be explored through: Invited Papers, Submitted Papers, Panels, Posters and Tutorials. Exhibition ---------- The Exhibition will form an integral part of the IFIP'94. It will feature the display of the latest equipment, software products, and services offered by internationally known companies. Important Dates =============== Call for Papers April 1993 Preliminary Program October 1993 Paper Submission January 14, 1994 Poster Submission April 30, 1994 Conference Secretariat ====================== IFIP '94 c/o Congress Centrum Hamburg Congress Organisation P.O.Box 302480 W-2000 Hamburg 36 Germany Tel: +49 40 / 3569 - 2242 Fax: +49 40 / 3569 - 2343 Telex: +212 609 e-mail address: ifip94@informatik.uni-hamburg.de ftp-server: ftp.informatik.uni-hamburg.de software.watson.ibm.com Chairpersons ============ - Program Commitee: Dr.Ronald Uhlig, Northern Telecom, Texas - Organizing Commitee: Prof.Dr.Karl Kaiser, Universitaet Hamburg - General Chairman: Prof.Dr.Wilfried Brauer, TU Muenchen In August 1994 the Computer World meets at the CONGRESS CENTRUM HAMBURG: -- 13th World Computer Congress -- IFIP Congress '94 Computing and Communications Evolution -- The Driving Forces August 28 -- September 2, 1994 -- 5th IFIP CONFERENCE -- CAPE '94 on Computer Application in Production and Engineering August 25 -- 27, 1994 -- 9th Symposium Informatics for Environmental Protection August 24 -- 26, 1994