Gesellschaft für Informatik
The Society for computer science eV ( abbreviated GI ) is the largest computer science specialist representation in Germany.
History
Since 1969, promotes the GI in computer science research, teaching and application, and education in this area. The registered non-profit association has about 22,000 members, including 300 corporate (corporate) members and 2,500 student members (as of March 2007).
The GI is a member of the International Federation for Information Processing ( IFIP ) and the Council for European Professional Informatics Societies ( CEPIS ). It also has a seat and vote in the Board of Trustees of the Foundation Werner -von- Siemens-Ring. Furthermore, it is among other shareholders of the Leibniz Center for computer science ( LTI ) at Schloss Dagstuhl, the technical information center Karlsruhe (FIZ ), the German computer science Academy ( DIA), the service company for computer science ( DLGI ) and together with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Fraunhofer -Gesellschaft winner of the national competition computer science.
In over 100 professionally organized and more than 30 regional structured groupings (as of March 2008) are continuously practice and research experiences exchanged is vendor-neutral training operated, developed positions towards politics and other social groups and consult each other.
With awards and competitions such as the computer science days, the InformatiCup, the computer science Beaver or the Girls Go computer science, the Society promotes the understanding of and interest in computer science, young talent and services rendered in the field of computer science. She also advises governments and parliaments in matters of computer science and information processing.
On 29 November 2012, the GI opened a Berlin office.
Divisions
- Fundamentals of computer science ( Ginf )
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Software Technology ( SWT)
- Human- computer interaction ( MCI)
- Databases and Information Systems ( DBIS)
- Technical computer science (TI )
- Computer science in the life sciences (ILW )
- Computer Graphics ( GDV)
- Economic computer science (WI)
- Computer science in law and public administration ( RVI )
- Computer science and education / didactics of computer science ( IAD)
- Computer science and Society ( IUG)
- Security - protection and reliability ( SAFETY )
Meetings
The GI regularly hosts from extensive technical meetings. The GI - annual meetings SCIENCE find each in cooperation with universities and industrial partners place in German-speaking countries at different locations. In 2013, the implementation of the COMPUTER SCIENCE 2013 in Koblenz is provided. The conference will again cover the entire spectrum of computer science.
Since 1991, the Section organized computer as a medium, the HyperKult.
The department of human-computer interaction has been organized since 2001, the conference series humans and computers.
Board of Directors
(As of 2013)
- President: Peter Liggesmeyer, Technical University of Kaiserslautern
- Vice-Presidents: Christof Leng, Technical University of Darmstadt; Andreas Oberweis, FZI Research Center for computer science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Simone Rehm, TRUMPF GmbH Co.KG
Honorary Members and Awards
The following persons are honorary members of the GI:
- Konrad Zuse in 1985
- Friedrich Ludwig Bauer since 1987
- Wilfried Brauer since 2000
- Günter Hotz since 2002
- Joseph Weizenbaum since 2003
- Gerhard Krüger since 2007
The GI Every two years, the Konrad -Zuse- Medal for services to the computer science.
Corporate companies
- Swiss computer science society (SI)
- Society for computer science in agriculture, forestry and food industries (GIL )
- German Chapter of the ACM ( GChACM )
Selection of other players with cooperation
- Germany: BITKOM, Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE ), Association of German Engineers ( VDI)
- USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM ), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE)
- UK: British Computer Society ( BCS)