International Federation for Information Processing

The International Federation for Information Processing ( IFIP ) is an international computer science organization. It is aimed, inter alia, from various conferences such as the World Computer Congress or the International Conference on Functional Programming ( ICFP ).

It is a non-governmental organization that serves as an umbrella organization for a number of national computer science companies. It was founded in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO, as a result of the first World Computer Congress in Paris, 1959. Founder and first president was Isaac Levin Auerbach.

The main objectives

  • Promotion of international cooperation
  • Stimulation of research and development
  • Promotion of education
  • Dissemination of information

Cooperation with other international organizations

  • United Nations, 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 )
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