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The '''International Federation for Information Processing''', or '''IFIP''',<br/>  
 
The '''International Federation for Information Processing''', or '''IFIP''',<br/>  
is an organization for national societies working in the field of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology information technology] with offices in Austria.  
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is an organization for national societies working in the field of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_and_communications_technology Information and Communications Technology] (ICT) based in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxenburg Laxenburg], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria Austria].  
 
IFIP was established in 1960 under the auspices of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO UNESCO], under the name '''International Federation of Information Processing Societies (IFIPS)'''.  
 
IFIP was established in 1960 under the auspices of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO UNESCO], under the name '''International Federation of Information Processing Societies (IFIPS)'''.  
 
The name was changed in 1961 to IFIP. The original contribution of IFIP was the definition of the [[Algol|Algol 68]] programming language,  
 
The name was changed in 1961 to IFIP. The original contribution of IFIP was the definition of the [[Algol|Algol 68]] programming language,  
 
which was one of the first examples of truly international collaboration in computer science and left a durable mark on the entire field.
 
which was one of the first examples of truly international collaboration in computer science and left a durable mark on the entire field.
The IFIP sponsored and hosted the [[WCCC 1974|First World Computer Chess Championship]] in Stockholm as attachment of its Sixth IFIP Congress  <ref>[https://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/conf/ifip/ifip74.html dblp: 6. IFIP Congress 1974: Stockholm, Sweden]</ref>.  
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The IFIP sponsored and hosted the [[WCCC 1974|First World Computer Chess Championship]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm Stockholm] as attachment of its [[Conferences#IFIP6|Sixth IFIP Congress]] <ref>[https://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/conf/ifip/ifip74.html dblp: 6. IFIP Congress 1974: Stockholm, Sweden]</ref>.  
  
 
=See also=
 
=See also=
 
* [[Conferences#IFIP|IFIP Congress]]
 
* [[Conferences#IFIP|IFIP Congress]]
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* [[Lancaster#MacHack|IFIPS 1968 - Lancaster vs. Mac Hack VI]]
 
* [[WCCC 1974]]
 
* [[WCCC 1974]]
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* [[WCCC 1977]]
  
 
=External Links=  
 
=External Links=  

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The International Federation for Information Processing, or IFIP,
is an organization for national societies working in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) based in Laxenburg, Austria. IFIP was established in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO, under the name International Federation of Information Processing Societies (IFIPS). The name was changed in 1961 to IFIP. The original contribution of IFIP was the definition of the Algol 68 programming language, which was one of the first examples of truly international collaboration in computer science and left a durable mark on the entire field. The IFIP sponsored and hosted the First World Computer Chess Championship in Stockholm as attachment of its Sixth IFIP Congress [1].

See also

External Links

IFIP - Leading Professional & Socially Responsible ICT Worldwide, YouTube Video

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