International Federation for Information Processing

The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication.  The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction.  Proceedings and post-proceedings of referred international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured.  These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research.  The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.

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Invited Paper.- Forty Years of Computers and Education.- Invited Panel.- Evolution of Computing in Spanish-Speaking Countries.- Refereed Papers.- Great Expectations.- Nineteen Sixties History of Data Base Management.- A Creative Approach to Educational Computing.- Education and Software Engineering.- Early Computer Awareness Courses in Australian Secondary Schools.- From Learning to Use Towards Using to Learn.- Human Resources Education in Computing at Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela.- Language History - A Tale of Two Countries.- Computing Behind the Iron Curtain and Beyond Hungarian National Perspective.- Revolutionary Development of Computer Education - A Success Story.- The First Decade of Computer Science in Argentina.- Some Aspects of the Argentine Reception of the Computer.- The Beginning of Computer Science in Argentina - Clementina - (1961-1966).- Evolution of Computer Science Degrees at Science School-University of Buenos Aires (FCEN-UBA).