New President of IFIP

Mr Leon Strous is the new President of IFIP, for the period from September 2010 to September 2013, replacing professor Basie von Solms. Mr Strous is an IT Auditor employed by De Nederlandsche Bank, which is the Dutch central bank. He has been a Vice-President of IFIP from 2007 – 2009 and the President-elect from 2009 – 2010. From 2001 – 2007 he has been the chair of IFIP’s Technical Committee 11 covering the aspect of Information Security. He is the national representative in IFIP for the Dutch Computer Society (NGI). Please see the attached press release for more details.

IP3 Recognition and Acceptance Model Press Release

For your information, attached is a press release from the International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3), a project of IFIP, regarding mutual acceptance of professional certifications by accredited IFIP Member Societies.

Summary of WG 8.2 Research from 1990-2009

These slides are from a presentation done by Michael Myers and myself (Nancy Russo) at the 2010 IFIP WG8 8.2/8.6 Working Conference in Perth.

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IFIP Newsletter

The September 2010 IFIP newsletter is attached. It includes articles about the upcoming World Congress and news from the various technical committees and working groups (including 8.2).

Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS) 2010 Pre-ICIS Workshop

Information Systems play an increasingly transformative role in organizations and society. The fluidity of IT over time has afforded and facilitated many new opportunities for organizing, conducting business, and collaborating. The 2010 OASIS workshop promotes understanding of the implications of these opportunities and the challenges they present to organizations.

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2010-12-12 to 2024-10-11

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