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Information Technology for our Times: Ideas, Research, and Application in an Inclusive World

Information Technology for our Times: Ideas, Research, and Application in an Inclusive World THE Information Technology Conference of 2002!. August 25-30, 2002. Involving the world’s most renowned authorities in Information Technology (IT).

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Information Technology for our Times: Ideas, Research, and Application in an Inclusive World

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  1. Information Technology for our Times: Ideas, Research, and Application in an Inclusive World THE Information Technology Conference of 2002!

  2. August 25-30, 2002. Involving the world’s most renowned authorities in Information Technology (IT). to SHARE the results of leading-edge research and commercial successes; to EXPLORE benefits for society; to INSPIRE industry leaders to seize new opportunities. Collaboration at its best. Highlights

  3. Key dates January 2001: Call for Papers and contributions October 31, 2001: Deadline for submission of papers and other contributions August 25-30, 2002: World Computer Congress

  4. Contacts Jan Wibe Chair, IPC E-mail: jan.wibe@seu.allforsk.ntnu.no Gordon Davies Main Editor, IPC E-mail: G.Davies@open.ac.uk George H. Boynton Chair, Organizing Committee Tel: (514) 894-0882 Fax: (514) 861-5800 E-mail: george@cips.ca Web site: www.wcc2002.org IFIP Secretariat Hofstraße 3 A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel.: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169E-mail: ifip@ifip.or.at Web site: www.ifip.or.at Fédération de l’informatique du Québec 550 Sherbrooke Street West Suite 355, West Tower Montreal, Québec, Canada H3A 1B9 Tel.: (514) 840-1240 Fax: (514) 840-1243 Web site: www.fiq.qc.ca Canadian Information Processing Society 1 Yonge Street, Suite 2401Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1E5 Tel: (416) 861-2477 Fax: (416) 368-9972 E-mail: info@cips.ca Web site: www.cips.ca

  5. Probable Attendance1300 Free Registrations 195 EuroCdn$ Proposed Early Registration Fee 625 845 Regular Registration 735 995 Tutorial 185 250 Gala 55 75 Expected Registration Revenue1,007,500 1,360,125 Budget HighlightsEuro-Cdn$ Equivalence 1.35

  6. Projected Revenues (cont’d)EuroCdn$ Sponsorship (22%) 325,925 440,000 Exhibitors (6%) 96,300 130,000 Total Revenues 1,487,500 2,008,125 GA ‘98 Projection (1250) 1,598,000 Budget HighlightsEuro-Cdn$ Equivalence 1.35

  7. Projected ExpensesEuroCdn$ Programme Committee (10%) 127,259 171,800 Secretariat (6%) 73,889 99,750 Organizing Committee ( 84 %) 1,091,351 1,473,324 Promotion (29%) 373,481 504,200 Local Arrangements (37%) 484,408 653,951 Other (17%) 226,054 305,173 Total Projected Expenses 1,292,499 1,744,874 (GA ‘98: Cdn$ 1,272,935 - 1,432,935) Budget HighlightsEuro-Cdn$ Equivalence 1.35

  8. Estimated SurplusEuroCdn$ 1300 attendees 195,000 263,251 GA’98 Estimate: Cdn$ 165,065 - 325,065 1400 attendees 325,283 1500 388,887 1600 452,491 Budget HighlightsEuro-Cdn$ Equivalence 1.35

  9. Preliminary Program StructureKey: Collaboration for Success

  10. IPC and OC provide overall guidelines for objectives, quality, theme, etc. of WCC2002. IPC, OC, and each TC enter into a “performance agreement”. IPC membership comprises TC Conference chairs. TC, IPC, OC Proposal

  11. Kluwer is the publisher. TCs are responsible for their own proceedings. IPC and OC of WCC2002 are responsible for the remainder, e.g. “theme-oriented” papers. This implies that some papers could appear in two or more publications. TC, IPC, OC Proposal

  12. A great location for a great event • A safe, lively, multi-cultural city • The festival capital of the world • A location within a corridor comprising high-tech companies and renowned universities • The Canadian capital of University research • Experienced organizing teams • Top Canadian city and third in North America in staging international conferences • Ample accommodations at unmatched rates in a cosmopolitan environment

  13. Activities and attractions • Old Montreal, with its 17th-century buildings • Montreal Botanical Garden and Biodome • Olympic Park, site of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games • Cruises on the St-Lawrence River • Expo 67 islands, with vast wooded areas, beautiful gardens, Biosphere and, last but not least, the Casino • World Film Festival • Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal • Home of the Cirque du Soleil

  14. Proposed Pre- and Post-Congress Tours • Whale-watching expeditions in the Gulf of St-Lawrence • Niagara Falls and Toronto • Western Canada and the majestic Rocky Mountains • Quebec City – North America’s oldest city • Ottawa – Canada’s capital city • Boston, New York City, and Washington, DC

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