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FW: [IFIP] Vote: IFIP Event of the Year 2002
by Augusto Casaca 02 Dec '02

02 Dec '02

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: segunda-feira, 2 de Dezembro de 2002 09:46 To: All Subject: [IFIP] Vote: IFIP Event of the Year 2002 Importance: High Dear All SUBJECT: Choose one of the seven events listed below and send to <vote(a)ifip.or.at> DEADLINE for voting: 10 December 2002 It's time to vote for the IFIP Event of the Year, for the IFIP activity, project or conference which impressed you most during the course of 2002. Below is a list which we compiled on the basis of nominations. The list contains some key words and links which hopefully would help in making your choice. Here is the list: 1. ***30th Anniversary of TC 6*** http://www.ifip.or.at/mail/msg00176.html, http://www.ifip.or.at/mail/msg00182.html and http://www.ifip.or.at/mail/msg00185.html - the 30th Anniversary of TC 6 is no doubt a key IFIP event which marks an important anniversary of one of the most active IFIP technical committees. It also highlights IFIP's role in one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century. 2. ***Project "The Day of the President"*** http://www.ifip.or.at/secretariat/presidentday.htm , labelled "Le Must", kept the IFIP community focused on the interviews of past presidents. The project spins a tale of major IFIP accomplishments and offers visions for the future. 3. ***17th World Computer Congress 2002 in Montreal*** http://www.wcc2002.org - A flagship event which kept nearly all of IFIP's TCs involved in the program. 4. ***The IFIP-UNESCO Partnership*** On the basis of an evaluation IFIP was recognized as an "essential partner" and the formal consultative relations between the two organizations were renewed for another 6 years. The UNESCO-IFIP WCC 2002 Declaration of ICT and Youth, now available in English, French and Spanish - http://www.ifip.or.at/minutes/ga2002/youth_declaration.pdf - is an important contribution to WSIS. UNESCO provided its auspices to WITFOR. The two organizations worked closely for a mutually beneficial partnership. 5. ***Establishment of a Specialist Group (SG) on Entertainment Computing*** http://www.ifip.or.at/minutes/ga2002/sg_ec.pdf -- For more than a decade IFIP has hesitated to establish a SG with the potential to grow into a Technical Committee. This newly established SG is promising and provides a forum for an active involvement of Industry in IFIP. 6. ***IT STAR*** http://www.ifip.or.at/it-star - This regional initiative helped recruit a new IFIP member society and has the potential to attract at least 2 more IFIP members in 2003. It launched an IT STAR Newsletter, published national reports on ICT in the region and is working on a project for an IT Pool of Experts which could have a spin-off effect to other world regions for the benefit of other IFIP member societies. 7. ***SEC III Conference in Dortmund, DE*** http://seciii.cs.uni-dortmund.de/index_html -- this World Conference on "Social, Ethical and Cognitive Issues of Informatics and ICT" held on 22-26 July 2002, was a major event in the TC 3 program of activities. Everyone, irrespective of his IFIP affiliation, is eligible to vote! Please select ONE of the seven activities and send your choice to <vote(a)ifip.or.at> by 10 Dec latest. Your submission would not only help us select the IFIP Event of the Year but, most importantly, would give as an indication of your preference which you would wish to encourage in future. Thank you and best regards, The Delivery Co. -------------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org/

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CFP-The First ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems
by Erdal CAYIRCI 02 Dec '02

02 Dec '02

Our apologies if you have received multiple copies of this CFP =============================================== PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS The First ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems SenSys 2003 http://www.cens.ucla.edu/sensys03 November 5-7, 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA Sponsored by: ACM (Sigcomm, Sigmobile, Sigarch, Sigmetrics, Sigops), and NSF SenSys 2003 introduces a high caliber forum for research on systems issues in the emerging area of embedded, networked sensors. These distributed systems of numerous smart sensors and actuators connecting computational capabilities to the physical world have the potential to revolutionize a wide array of application areas by providing an unprecedented density and fidelity of instrumentation. They also present a host of novel systems challenges because of resource constraints, uncertainty, irregularity, and scale. SenSys design issues cut across multiple fields, including wireless communication, networking, operating systems, architecture, low-power circuits, distributed algorithms, data processing, scheduling, sensors, energy harvesting, and signal processing, so a holistic approach is required. SenSys seeks to provide a cross-disciplinary venue for researchers addressing the rich space of networked sensor system design issues to interact and exchange recent results. It is the first of a planned series of annual meetings with a highly selective, single-track technical program and a hands-on research exhibition. This inaugural 2003 conference shall take place in Los Angeles, CA. PAPERS: Technical papers describing original, previously unpublished research are solicited. In general this conference is interested in papers that address system issues in embedded networked systems. Specific topics of interest include the following: * Network protocols for sensor networks * Operating system and middleware for sensor networks * Distributed database processing in sensor networks * Distributed algorithms for sensor networks * Novel sensor node hardware and software platforms * Sensor network planning and deployment * Energy management in sensor networks * Adaptive topology management * In-network processing and aggregation * Data storage in sensor networks * Distributed and collaborative signal processing * Distributed Actuation, Control, and Coordination * Localization in time and space * Distributed calibration in sensor networks * Simulation and optimization tools * Applications of distributed sensor networks * Security and Robustness in sensor networks Please consult the program chairs at sensys03-pcchairs(a)cens.ucla.edu if you are uncertain whether your paper is in the scope of the conference. PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS All submissions will be handled electronically and must be in PDF or PostScript format. Papers must not exceed 15 pages (US "Letter" size, 8.5 x 11 inches) including text, figures and references. The font size must be at least 10 points. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. We will adopt a double-blind process for paper review, where the identities of the authors are withheld from the reviewers. Authors' names and their affiliations must not be revealed or mentioned anywhere in the paper or in the postscript or PDF file. Submitted papers should be original, unpublished work and not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines will be rejected. To submit a paper, please refer to the paper submission link at the conference website, http://www.cens.ucla.edu/sensys03. Questions about the submission process should be directed to the Program Co-Chairs at <sensys03-pcchairs(a)cens.ucla.edu>. RESEARCH EXHIBITS and POSTERS There will be a research exhibition and poster session. Details will be provided in the final Call for Papers. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Registration & Abstract: April 1, 2003 Paper Submission Deadline: April 8, 2003 Notification of Acceptance: June 27, 2003 Camera Ready Copy: August 1, 2003 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE General Co-Chairs: Ian Akyildiz <ian(a)ece.gatech.edu> Deborah Estrin <destrin(a)cs.ucla.edu> Program Co-Chairs: David Culler <culler(a)cs.berkeley.edu> Mani Srivastava <mbs(a)ee.ucla.edu> STEERING COMMITTEE Ian Akyildiz <ian(a)ece.gatech.edu>, Deborah Estrin <destrin(a)cs.ucla.edu>, and Taieb Znati <tznati(a)nsf.gov> Please visit the SenSys 2003 Home Page at http://www.cens.ucla.edu/sensys03, or send email to sensys03(a)cens.ucla.edu for more information about the conference.

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And now the formal vote please!
by Otto Spaniol 02 Dec '02

02 Dec '02

Dear all, thank you very much for *the proposals made to Plamen Nedkov* in ordert that "30 years of IFIP TC6" is the IFIP event of the year. Apparently we got the highest number of proposals. However now we must really vote for our event. See Plamen nedkov's message below. Take into account the deadline. Best regards Otto ------------------------------------- SUBJECT: Choose one of the seven events listed below and send to <vote(a)ifip.or.at> DEADLINE for voting: 10 December 2002 It's time to vote for the IFIP Event of the Year, for the IFIP activity, project or conference which impressed you most during the course of 2002. Below is a list which we compiled on the basis of nominations. The list contains some key words and links which hopefully would help in making your choice. Here is the list: 1. ***30th Anniversary of TC 6*** http://www.ifip.or.at/mail/msg00176.html, http://www.ifip.or.at/mail/msg00182.html and http://www.ifip.or.at/mail/msg00185.html - the 30th Anniversary of TC 6 is no doubt a key IFIP event which marks an important anniversary of one of the most active IFIP technical committees. It also highlights IFIP's role in one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century. 2. ***Project "The Day of the President"*** http://www.ifip.or.at/secretariat/presidentday.htm , labelled "Le Must", kept the IFIP community focused on the interviews of past presidents. The project spins a tale of major IFIP accomplishments and offers visions for the future. 3. ***17th World Computer Congress 2002 in Montreal*** http://www.wcc2002.org - A flagship event which kept nearly all of IFIP's TCs involved in the program. 4. ***The IFIP-UNESCO Partnership*** On the basis of an evaluation IFIP was recognized as an "essential partner" and the formal consultative relations between the two organizations were renewed for another 6 years. The UNESCO-IFIP WCC 2002 Declaration of ICT and Youth, now available in English, French and Spanish - http://www.ifip.or.at/minutes/ga2002/youth_declaration.pdf - is an important contribution to WSIS. UNESCO provided its auspices to WITFOR. The two organizations worked closely for a mutually beneficial partnership. 5. ***Establishment of a Specialist Group (SG) on Entertainment Computing*** http://www.ifip.or.at/minutes/ga2002/sg_ec.pdf -- For more than a decade IFIP has hesitated to establish a SG with the potential to grow into a Technical Committee. This newly established SG is promising and provides a forum for an active involvement of Industry in IFIP. 6. ***IT STAR*** http://www.ifip.or.at/it-star - This regional initiative helped recruit a new IFIP member society and has the potential to attract at least 2 more IFIP members in 2003. It launched an IT STAR Newsletter, published national reports on ICT in the region and is working on a project for an IT Pool of Experts which could have a spin-off effect to other world regions for the benefit of other IFIP member societies. 7. ***SEC III Conference in Dortmund, DE*** http://seciii.cs.uni-dortmund.de/index_html -- this World Conference on "Social, Ethical and Cognitive Issues of Informatics and ICT" held on 22-26 July 2002, was a major event in the TC 3 program of activities. Everyone, irrespective of his IFIP affiliation, is eligible to vote! Please select ONE of the seven activities and send your choice to <vote(a)ifip.or.at> by 10 Dec latest. Your submission would not only help us select the IFIP Event of the Year but, most importantly, would give as an indication of your preference which you would wish to encourage in future. Thank you and best regards, The Delivery Co. -------------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org/

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FW: [IFIP] Meetings with national and international leaders
by Augusto Casaca 29 Nov '02

29 Nov '02

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: sexta-feira, 29 de Novembro de 2002 13:48 To: All Subject: [IFIP] Meetings with national and international leaders ************************************************************************ Information Release - IFIP President meets Slovenian Statesmen ************************************************************************ IFIP President Klaus Brunnstein visited Slovenia for a library conference on 11 -13 November in Maribor where he delivered a keynote lecture on safety considerations for the library use of the Internet. Given the excellent relations between IFIP and the Slovenian IT community and policy makers, meetings were also arranged with Slovenian President Kuèan, President of Parliament Pahor, Minister of the Information Society Gantar and Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Sport Pejovnik. The successful development of the IT STAR initiative -- http://www.ifip.or.at/it-star -- was noted and recognized as an important forum for regional IT cooperation. [Photo -- http://www.ifip.or.at/40th_anni/o_1.jpg -- Slovenian President Milan Kuèan in center and Prof. Klaus Brunnstein (left)] ************************************************************************** Information Release - IFIP Executive Director meets UN Leaders ************************************************************************** On Monday, 25 November the IFIP Executive Director received a letter from the UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura [JP] confirming that UNESCO's "Executive Board, at its 165th session (October 2002), decided to renew the formal consultative relations between UNESCO and IFIP" Later this week, on 27 and 28 November, Plamen Nedkov visited UNESCO for a planning meeting of civil society representatives to select topics and organize an online discussion as an input to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The meeting was opened by Director General Matsuura. The President of the UN WSIS PrepCom, Adama Samassekou [Mali], was also there to discuss matters related to the WSIS organization and the civil society input. The IFIP Executive Director briefed Messrs. Matsuura and Samassekou on preparations of IFIP's World IT FORUM [ ref. http://www.witfor.org]. As co-chair of WITFOR Commission 4 on "Empowerment and Participation", Mr. Nedkov met with the other co-chair, Mrs. Monique Fouilhoux, President of the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, and with representatives of UNESCO and ICSU for a strategy session related to WITFOR preparations. [Photo -- http://www.ifip.or.at/secretariat/Pn_b12.jpg -- the co-chairs of WITFOR Commission on "Empowerment and Participation" with UNESCO's Director General. From left to right - Monique Fouilhoux, Koichiro Matsuura and Plamen Nedkov] The Delivery Co. Paris-Laxenburg -------------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org/

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CfP: IFIP TC6 and TC11 Communications and Multimedia Security
by Herbert Leitold 25 Nov '02

25 Nov '02

__________________________________________________ CALL FOR PAPERS The seventh IFIP Communications and Multimedia Security conference (CMS 2003) Joint working conference IFIP TC6 and TC11 October 2-3, 2003 Turin, Italy http://security.polito.it/cms2003/ __________________________________________________ CMS 2003 is the seventh working conference on Communications and Multimedia Security since 1995. State-of-the-art issues as well as practical experiences and new trends in these areas are the topics of interest of the conference: - applied cryptography - biometry - multimedia security - digital signature and digital watermarking - infrastructure protection - network and communication security - security policies - security of e-commerce This year the organizers especially encourage submissions on advanced topics such as security of wireless networks, survivability of critical communication infrastructures, and protection of electronic documents. IMPORTANT DATES: - submission of full papers: March 3, 2003 - notification of acceptance: April 28, 2003 - camera-ready papers: May 26, 2003 Visit the web site for further information, or download the PDF call for papers at http://security.polito.it/cms2003/cfp.pdf

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FW: IFIP WG 6.8 8th Conference on Personal Wireless Communications
by Augusto Casaca 25 Nov '02

25 Nov '02

-----Original Message----- From: Raffaele Bruno [mailto:raffaele.bruno@iit.cnr.it] Sent: sexta-feira, 22 de Novembro de 2002 15:04 To: Raffaele Bruno Subject: CFP:IFIP WG 6.8 8th Conference on Personal Wireless Communications [Our sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP] ========================================================= Conference Announcement and Preliminary Call for Papers PWC 2003 The Eigth International Conference on Personal Wireless Communications Sponsored by the IFIP WG 6.8 - Mobile and Wireless Communications http://www.iit.cnr.it/pwc2003 September 23-25, 2002 Telecom Italia Future Centre - Venice, Italy http://www.futurecentre.telecomitalia.it/eng/ PWC is the premier international forum for discussions between researchers, practitioners and students interested in the symbiosis of mobile computing and wireless networks. PWC 2003 is the eight conference of this series and is sposored by IFIP WG 6.8 The PWC 2002 technical program committee is soliciting papers describing original, previously unpublished, completed or on-going research, on topics. including, but not limited to, the following: - Mobile Web Access - Mobile and Wireless Applications - Pervasive computing - Mobile and Wireless Networking - IP-based Mobile Networks - Mobility Management - QoS in the Mobile and Wireless Networks - Real-time voice/video over mobile and wireless networks - Multicasting in Wireless Services - Analysis, Simulation and Measurement of wireless and mobile systems - Mobile ad hoc networks - Wireless BAN, PAN and LAN - Wi-Fi - Third and Fourth Generation Systems - 3G/WLAN internetworking - Energy-efficient Protocols and Power Management This year conference includes two special tracks to address hot topic issues: sensor networks and wireless security. PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION ================================= Papers should neither have been published elsewhere nor currently under review by another conference or journal. For paper submission, please follow the submission instructions at: http://www.iit.cnr.it/pwc2003 All papers will be reviewed by the program committee members. Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings. IMPORTANT DATES =============== Full papers due: February 10, 2003 Notification: May 10, 2003 Camera Ready due: June 10, 2003 GENERAL Chair: Enrico Gregori, IIT - CNR, Italy GENERAL Vice-Chair: Fabrizio Davide, Telecom Italia, Italy TECHNICAL PROGRAM Chair: Marco Conti, IIT - CNR, Italy SPECIAL TRACKs PROGRAM Chair: Silvia Giordano, SUPSI, Switzerland PUBLICITY chair: Raffaele Bruno, IIT CNR, Italy STEERING COMMITTEE Members: Jon Crowcroft, University of Cambridge, UK Sajal K. Das, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA Anthony Ephremides, University of Maryland, USA Guy Omydiar, National University of Singapore, Singapore Adam Wolisz, Technical University of Berlin, Germany TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Members: TBD -- Raffaele Bruno ======================================= Publicity chair PWC 2003 Ph.D. Student Italian National Reseacrh Council - IIT Institute Via G. Moruzzi,1 - 56100 Pisa, ITLAY ======================================= phone: +39 050 3153078 fax: +39 050 3152593 email: raffaele.bruno(a)iit.cnr.it =======================================

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Please vote
by Otto Spaniol 22 Nov '02

22 Nov '02

Dear all, the IFIP executive director, Plamen Nedkov, has initiated a campaign " Bye, bye 2002, welcome 2003" which includes a selection of the "IFIP Event of the Year". Please find enclosed his message below. Now my cautious recommendation would be that you might be inclined to nominate Nr. 25 "Congratulations to TC6 Nr. 19 "TC6 - A Sailboat in the Wind" Nr. 16 "TC6 - A Sailboat in the Wind (continued)" all of which have to do with our 30 years anniversary in Lisbon. I recommend that we vote for that event as the "IFIP event of the year". Thus if you follow my advice then please send a corresponding note to Plamen Nedkov <nedkov(a)ifip.or.at> until December 1 at the very latest. Best regards Otto Plamen's message follows --------- Dear IFIPers, Hold on to your hats as we head into the roller coaster period towards the Holiday Season during which we intend to make you Twist and Shout or do whatever you like most when you're happy :- )) Our program " Bye, bye 2002, welcome 2003" will include -- 1. The IFIP Event of the Year - YOUR CHOICE 2. A GREAT Holiday Season web-site 3. A New Year's lottery with a fantastic reward!!! 4. A present for everyone 5. A selection of "end of year" jokes, and ... 6. More! All this will start coming soon and will culminate on 20 December! *****With this note we invite your nominations for the IFIP 2002 Event which has impressed you most. Our Newsroom at http://www.ifip.or.at/mail/maillist.html contains over 100 messages sent this year to the IFIP community about projects, activities, campaigns, conferences, etc. and you could choose from there or suggest other IFIP activities which you feel are worthy to be nominated. PLEASE send your nominations by 1 December latest to <nedkov(a)ifip.or.at>. We will then compile a list of up to 10 IFIP 2002 events and on that basis solicit your vote so as to select the IFIP EVENT OF THE YEAR 2002. Stay tuned and have a nice weekend, The Delivery Co. ...and here is the first joke ******************** Time for Presents ******************** David bought his wife a guitar for X-mas. A few weeks later, his friend Bill asked how she was doing with it. "Oh," said David, "I persuaded her to switch to a clarinet." "How come?" Bill asked. "Because," he answered, "with a clarinet, she can't sing..." -------------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org/

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FW: [IFIP] TC Visions - TC12/Bernd Neumann
by Augusto Casaca 22 Nov '02

22 Nov '02

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: quinta-feira, 21 de Novembro de 2002 08:56 To: All Subject: [IFIP] TC Visions - TC12/Bernd Neumann Dear All, After the insightful interviews of the Chairs of IFIP TC 1, TC 5, TC 7 and TC 13 we continue Project "Visions from the IT Engine Room" with Bernd Neumann, Chairman of IFIP TC 12 on Artificial Intelligence. Five years ago in Bratislava we had an interesting discussion on Artificial Intelligence with Bernd's predecessor, Luigia Carlucci-Aiello, a formidable lady and a good friend of the Delivery Co. We remember the discussion ended on a lighter note that Artificial Intelligence was like a blonde wearing a dark wig. Luigia laughed a lot, herself being dark haired. Now it's Bernd's time to tell a much larger audience about the IFIP developments in Artificial Intelligence during the last 5 years. He is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science of Hamburg University and Head of the Research Group on Cognitive Systems. In 1988, he founded the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Hamburg which offers application oriented R&D in cooperation with industry. His main research area is Artificial Intelligence, with special interests in Computer Vision, Foundations of Knowledge-Based Systems, and applications in Diagnosis and Configuration. Bernd's motto - taken from the German version of Gyro Gearloose - is "Dem Ingeniör ist nichts zu schwör" [Nothing is too difficult for the engineer]. Bernd plays violin in regular string quartet sessions. He is President of a boys choir and organizes concert trips abroad. He likes travelling and believes that travelling is one of the vital assets for his IFIP involvement. If weather and other conditions permit, he flies with his little airplane, a Piper Cherokee, but complains that he has very little time left for his hobbies. For an exclusive interview with Prof. Neumann click here -> http://www.ifip.or.at/secretariat/tcvisions.htm and then follow the link under his photo. Enjoy, The Delivery Co. ------------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org/

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preliminary call for participation CMSB03
by Michela de Concini 20 Nov '02

20 Nov '02

Dear all, I apologies if you receive multiple copies. To participate to the Workshop on Computational Methods in Systems Biology to be held in Rovereto - Italy next february, please check the URL http://www.science.unitn.it/~priami/cmsb.html Please note that reservation of hotels and inscription at a reduced fare is only possible until the end of this year! The programme of the workshop and the list of accepted papers will be available by the end of the month. Best wishes, Michela de Concini Organizing Committee CMSB --

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FW: [IFIP] Bratislava hosts IT STAR
by Augusto Casaca 18 Nov '02

18 Nov '02

-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga(a)ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: segunda-feira, 18 de Novembro de 2002 11:04 To: All Subject: [IFIP] Bratislava hosts IT STAR IFIP Information Release Bratislava, 15 November 2002 - The Slovak Institute of Informatics and Statistics provided the venue for the regular meeting of IT STAR, a regional initiative in Central East Europe [ http://www.ifip.or.at/it-star ] organized under the auspices of IFIP. The meeting was attended by the representatives of all IT STAR members* and reviewed its current organization and activities including national IT priorities related to IT STAR, members' interest in IFIP's Task Force on IT and Sport, the ECDL administration system in the Czech Republic and members' interests in supporting a project for open source ECDL testing based on OpenOffice.org and Linux/Windows. The key item of the Bratislava meeting was a Proposal for an IT-STAR Professional Pool of Experts with the objectives to develop a regional system based on national databases. Experts who meet jointly established criteria and requirements would be certified and included in the system which is intended to facilitate the establishment of expert teams. Such teams would be available to national governments and to the UN system, the EU and not-for-profit organizations in executing international and national projects and other short term activities. The proposal was accepted and the specific elements, including database specifications, certification criteria, coordination, legal and financial issues, would be prepared and considered in 2003. The next regular IT STAR meeting is scheduled for the first week of June 2003 in Opatija, Croatia. IFIP's members from Bulgaria and Greece have expressed their interest to join. The computer societies of Yugoslavia and Macedonia, currently not members of IFIP, would also be invited. It is expected that these 4 societies would join IT STAR and its membership would grow to 11 societies. * Bratislava meeting participants: Austria - V. Risak, Past President of OCG Croatia - M. Frkovic, President of CITS Czech Republic - O. Stepankova, CSKI Officer for international activities Hungary - B. Domolki, Past President of NJSZT Italy - G. Occhini, President of AICA Slovakia - I. Privara, President of SSCS and B. Rovan, Vice-President of SSCS Slovenia - N. Schlamberger, President of SSI IFIP - P. Nedkov, Executive Director and IT STAR Coordinator In attachment [jpg photo]: Prof. Olga Stepankova demonstrates the ECDL administration system in CZ while [from left to right] Messrs. Risak, Frkovic, Schlamberger, Occhini, Domolki and Privara observe closely -------------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org/

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