Dear all,

IFIP WCC (World Computer Congress) 2006 in Jerusalem has been cancelled. See the corresponding message below.

Best regards Otto

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Message received from Klaus Brunnstein (IFIP president):

From: Klaus Brunnstein [mailto:brunnstein@informatik.uni-hamburg.de]

Dear members of IFIP General Assembly,

it is with deep personal regret that I have to inform you that IPA

Information-technology Association of Israel, our Israeli national

member society, has informed us yesterday evening that they had decided

to cancel WCC 2006 at Jerusalem.

At this time, I wish to inform GA that Moshe (who btw suffered recently

a severe personal loss in his family, for which I have forwarded IFIPs

condolescenses) has tried very hard until the last minute to make this

event possible. During a discussion in IPA board, concerns about the

political situation and its impact on participation from other regions

of the world was responsible for the cancellation. Moshe will report at

GA in Toulouse. At this time, I wish to thank Moshe for his work and

devotion and extend our best wishes for improvements in peace for the

whole region: Shalom, Moshe.

The cancellation comes "1 minute after 12", as our usual procedure is to

invite IFIP people to next World Computer Congress at the present one.

With just 4 weeks left and most people absent for vacation, it is not

very likely that we can get a fair new bid within so short time.

Nevertheless, on behalf of EB, I ask whether some member society feels

able to organise the 19th World Computer Congress at end-August 2006,

followed by a GA at that location.

             Bids are invited to reach IFIP Secretariat

                   (cc: president´s email adress) 

  no later than August 15, 2004 (midnight MEST = GMT+2:00 hrs)

Bids shall include the usual details (finances, locations, etc) though

possibly not at that level of detail as usually.

EB is prepared to analyse the bids. If there is just ONE relevant

candidate without any practical alternative, SBC chair Prof. Bobillier

has informed

EB that a decision can be taken by EB. This would permit an annoucement

of a relocated WCC-2006 at the Congress Dinner on August 25,2004. In any

other case, the decision will be deferred to GA.

Sorry for the bad news, and dont punish the messenger (as in ancient

times :-) Thanx for your support, and best wishes: Klaus Brunnstein,

president (July 23, 2004)