-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: quinta-feira, 20 de Junho de 2002 08:44 To: all Subject: [IFIP] T(w)o Days ... Reflections
Dear All,
Our Spring Campaign was announced on 25 March and there are only 30 hours left to summer. Tomorrow, at 15:24 CET summer comes to the Northern Hemisphere. 15:24 will bring an end to our countdown and the Delivery Co. will close down for a rejuvenating 2 week vacation until 8 July :-)
We hope Our Spring campaign will leave positive impressions. Here are some measurements to reflect on;
Quantitatively, - Over 35 Circular messages were sent to the IFIP community, not counting our other circulars to GA, members societies and specialized bodies - Some 15 IFIP new books were publicized; two e-books were produced by the Delivery Co. - The IFIP Event Calendar includes 75 registered conferences for 2002 and more are coming in - The IFIP Portal for on line publications was developed and introduced - 2 new applications for IFIP membership were submitted and CLEI publicized its intentions for regional full membership.
Qualitatively, - Our member societies and volunteers have reacted positively to the usefulness of the provided information, services and support - IFIP's reputation as a leading international IT organization has opened possibilities for new partnerships - Many of our members are proud of IFIP [i.e. Bulgaria and Hungary count on IFIP for the 2003 Neumann and Atanasoff centenary celebrations] - UNESCO confirmed IFIP as "an essential partner" whose cooperation is "vigorous and highly appreciated" - The IT-STAR initiative continues successfully with more members on board - a focused program and an effective Congress 2002 publicity campaign stretch well beyond IFIPland
We also have other important matters to reflect on, the main one being YOU OUT THERE, the IFIP community. You are GREAT! We should add tolerant, generous, considerate, .... There is no IFIP and no Delivery Co. without you! Thank you for all your support, friendship and encouragement. Our Spring campaign and its final countdown is an expression of our appreciation!
We will say our good summer wishes tomorrow but let us assure you now that with the Spring campaign we have not exhausted our arsenal of ideas and great products. We still have several up our sleeves which you will hear about in July.
The Delivery Co.
@15:24 tomorrow winter will begin in the Southern Hemisphere. It's 37 C here and we envy our colleagues in Argentina, Australia and South Africa where it must be refreshingly cool.
-------------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org/