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
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SUBJECT: Choose one of the seven events listed below and send to vote@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@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/