reflections on the Ceremonies

 

OPENING CEREMONY IN VIENNA
Monday, 31 August 1998, 9.30

 The opening ceremony took place in the world famous Musikverein, from where the New Year's Day concerts is broadcast all over the world.

The opening ceremony was sponsored by Oracle Austria.
  • Welcome speeches
  • Opening speech
  • Bestowal of the IFIP Auerbach Award
  • Keynote speach by Gordon Moore

Banner at Musikverein Musikverein

 

Ehrenloge

The V.I.P.s at the Opening
Prof. Sima, Dr. Einem, Prof. Zemanek,
Ms. Hostasch, Mr. Olle, Dr. Moore
(left to right)
IFIP President
Prof. Kurt Bauknecht

Prof. Kurt Bauknecht

Dr. Caspar Einem

Dr. Caspar Einem,
Austria Federal Minister
for Science and Transport

Download speach (15 pages).
Prof. Günter Haring,
Past President of OCG,
was the moderator of the Opening		 Prof. Günter Haring

Prof. Hörbst

IPC - Chair
Prof. Egon Hörbst
Prof. Sima
President of NJSzT

Prof. Sima

IFIP President Prof. Bauknecht handed over
the 3rd Isaac L. Auerbach award to
Prof. Heinz Zemanek (Austria),
for extraordinary service to IFIP
IFIP honour to
William T. Olle (UK),
the only man who attended all
IFIP congresses since 1959

A press conference was organized to
inform national and international
media about the Congress
"Small Talk" at the coffee break

 

Vigszinház OPENING CEREMONY IN BUDAPEST

Thursday, 3 September 1998, 9.30

The venue of the Budapest opening was Vigszinház, one of the most beautiful theatres in Budapest, which has been recently renovated.

The opening ceremony was sponsored by Oracle Hungary.
  • Welcome speeches
  • Opening speech
  • Lending out the NJSzT Awards
  • Keynote speach by George Metakides
  • Panel session

 

Opening

Hungarian Opening at Vigszinház
OCG President
Dr. Veith Risak

V. Risak

Small talk at the Opening

Small talk at the Hungarian Opening
Small talk at the Hungarian Opening
Walter Grafendorfer - Istvan Alföldi
(left to right)

Small talk at the Opening

 

 

CLOSING CEREMONY IN BUDAPEST
Friday, 4 September 1998, 17.15

The closing ceremony took place in the Budapest University of Technology

  • Summary by representatives of the Youth Summit
  • Summary by the Chair of the International Program Committee, Egon Hörbst
  • Presentation of the 16th IFIP World Computer Congress 2000 in Beijing, PRC
  • Closing by the IFIP President, Kurt Bauknecht
 TU Budapest

 

Prof. Benjamin Wah

Prof. Benjamin Wah presented the
XVI. IFIP World Computer Congress 2000
in Bejing (P.R.C.)
NAVIGATION BAR

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