December 2010 IFIP Newsletter available

The December 2010 IFIP News is available on the web at http://www.ifip.org/images/stories/ifip/public/Newsletter/2009to2010/new.... This issue includes a message from the IFIP President, an article about the recent World Computer Congress, news from IFIP‘s General Assembly 2010, and articles about members and working group activities.

Minutes of the TC 8 Business meeting, Brisbane, Australia

Attached are minutes from the recent TC 8 Business meeting held in Brisbane, Australia. TC 8 is the parent organization for WG 8.2.

Business meeting minutes, St. Louis, MO, USA, 12 December 2010

IFIP WG 8.2 Business Meeting
St. Lous, MO, USA, 12 December 2010

The meeting was called to order by the Chair, Nancy Russo (US), at 4:17 pm.

1. Nancy started by introduce the executive, noting that a new Secretary would be needed next December when she rotates off. She encouraged interested members to contact her or the other members of the executive.

2. Nancy reviewed recent working group activities:

a. She thanked the organizers of today's Oasis workshop, Hala Annabi (US) and Sean McGann (US) for their work.

Available IFIP Proceedings

The following IFIP proceedings are available for sale from the IFIP Secretariat (eduard.dundler@ifip.org):

Title TC
Education and Technology for a Better World 3
Balanced Automation Systems for Future Manufacturing Networks 5
Growth and Development of Computer-Aided Innovation 5
Leveraging Knowledge for Innovation in Collaborative Neworks 5
Precision Assembly Technologies and Systems 5

Minutes of IFIP's General Assembly 2010 held in Brisbane, Australia

The minutes of the IFIP's General Assembly 2010 held 25-26 September in Brisbane, Australia are available on the IFIP Website: http://www.ifip.org/images/stories/ifip/public/publications/minutes/GA20...

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