International Federation for Information Processing
The International Federation for Information Processing ( IFIP ) is an international IT organization . She judges u. a. various conferences , such as B. the World Computer Congress or the International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP).
It is a non - profit, non - governmental organization that serves as an umbrella organization for a large number of national IT companies. It was founded in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO as a result of the first World Computer Congress in Paris in 1959. Isaac Levin Auerbach was co-founder and first president . The seat is in Laxenburg (Austria).
Main objectives
- Promotion of international cooperation
- Stimulating research and development
- Promoting education
- Dissemination of information
Cooperation with other international organizations
- UN , especially UNESCO
- IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control)
- IMACS (International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation)
- IFORS (International Federation of Operational Research Societies)
- IMEKO (International Measurement Confederation)
Web links
- official website (English)