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30September, 2018

GI Appoints New Fellows

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The German Informatics Society (GI) has appointed Debora Weber-Wulff and Ralf Steinmetz as Fellows for their outstanding services to computer science during a ceremony at INFORMATIK 2018.

In announcing the awards, Prof. Dr. Hannes Federrath, GI President, paid tribute to the outstanding achievements of the two committed members.

Prof. Dr. Debora Weber-Wulff is a university lecturer who […]

30September, 2018

Frieder Nake Awarded Inaugural Klaus Tschira Medal

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The German Informatics Society (GI) and the Klaus Tschira Foundation have awarded the inaugural Klaus Tschira Medal to Frieder Nake.

GI President, Prof. Dr. Hannes Federrath, said Nake is an outstanding scientist who researched and documented the interactions between computer science and artistic and socio-political processes in a timely and sustainable manner.

The Klaus Tschira medal […]

31May, 2018

GI Welcomes GDPR as an Important Signal Against Data Collection Mania and Profiling

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The German Informatics Society (GI) has welcomed the new basic data protection regulation as a milestone in the harmonisation of European data protection and a clear signal against data collection mania and profiling.

GI President, Professor Dr Hannes Federrath, said the new regulations are a clear rejection of the data collection mania of Internet companies that […]

29March, 2018

BIG DATA DAYS 2018 in Berlin

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Germany is once again staging its Big Data Days on 11-12 April 2018 in Berlin.

The joint event of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) will partner with the Society for Informatics (GI), Fraunhofer Group IUK Technology, the FZI Research Center for Informatics and […]

27January, 2017

Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) Under New Management

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Daniel Krupka and Cornelia Winter form the new management of the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), the largest community of computer scientists in the German-speaking world.

Daniel Krupka will lead the office in Berlin and maintain contact with politics, business and associations while Cornelia Winter is responsible for club management and the Bonn office.

The new […]