WG 1.10 String Algorithmics & Applications IFIP TC2 Software Theory and Practice Established in 1962, IFIP TC2 explores Software Theory and Practice with the aim of improving software quality by studying all aspects of the software development process to better understand and enhance programming concepts. The working groups of IFIP TC2 are: WG 2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi WG 2.2 Formal Description of Programming Concepts WG 2.3 Programming Methodology WG 2.4 Software Implementation Technology WG 2.5 Numerical Software WG 2.6 Databases WG 2.7 User Interface Engineering (Joint with WG 13.4) WG 2.8 Functional Programming WG 2.9 Software Requirements Engineering WG 2.10 on Software Architecture WG 2.11 Program Generation WG 2.12 Web Semantics (Joint with WG 12.14) WG 2.13 Open Source Software WG 2.14 Service-Oriented Systems (Joint with WG 6.12/WG8.10) WG 2.15 Verified Software (joint with WG 1.9) WG 2.16 Programming Language Design IFIP TC3 Education The formation of TC3, to deal with computers and education, was announced in 1962. Richard Buckingham of the University of London was appointed its first chairman and TC3 held its initial meeting in Paris in February 1964. The working groups of IFIP TC3 are: WG 3.1 Informatics and Digital Technologies in School Education WG 3.3 Research into Educational Applications of Information Technologies WG 3.4 Professional and Vocational Education in ICT WG 3.7 Information Technology in Educational Management IFIP TC5 Information Technology Applications Established in 1970, IFIP TC5 provides a focus for multi-disciplinary research into the application of information technologies and practices to facilitate information management. It encompasses work in product life-cycle management, digital modelling, virtual product creation, integrated manufacturing/production management and more. The working groups of IFIP TC5 are: WG 5.1 Information Technology in the Product Realization Process WG 5.4 Computer Aided Innovation WG 5.5 Cooperation Infrastructure for Virtual Enterprises and Electronic Business (COVE) WG 5.7 Advances in Production Management Systems WG 5.8 Enterprise Interoperability WG 5.10 Computer Graphics and Virtual Worlds WG 5.11 Computers and Environment WG 5.12 Architectures for Enterprise Integration WG 5.13 Bioinformatives and its Applications WG 5.14 Advanced Information Processing for Agriculture IFIP TC6 Communication Systems Established in 1971, IFIP TC6 (Communication Systems) is one of the largest TCs within IFIP in terms of activities and revenues. TC6 has nine Working Groups (WGs) as well as a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs), the majority of which are concerned either with specific aspects of communications systems themselves or with the