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The World Computer Congress (WCC) is the main event organised by IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing - the leading international information processing federation, established in 1969 under the auspices of UNESCO).

Many representatives of science and industry (from several hundred to over 2000) regularly participate in each edition of the Congress, contributing to the creation of a unique knowledge and experience exchange environment, establishing new friendships, creating consortia and research groups, initiating joint ventures between the academy and business, often with the participation of UNESCO.

The WCC has been organized every 2 or 3 years since 1959. The last congresses were hosted by Canada (2002), France (2004), Chile (2006), Italy (2008), Australia (2010), the Netherlands (2012), Korea (2015). Only a single Congress was held in Central and Eastern Europe (Hungary in 1998). Thus, it will be the first IFIP Congress in this part of Europe in 20 years and the only one in the next few decades, because every time WCC takes place in a different city of the world.

The main theme of this year's congress was: Information Processing in an Increasingly Connected World: Opportunities and Threats.

A series of plenary lectures will be waiting for the participants, which will be delivered by world-renowned experts, including: Sir Dermont Turing (Alan Turing's nephew), Professor Wil van der Aalst - one of the most frequently quoted IT scientists in the world, Dr Jan Camenisch - expert in cryptography and privacy protection, Professor Leslie Valiant - author of the foundations of computational theory, winner of the Turing Prize (the so-called Nobel Prize in computer sciences). Moreover, IT enthusiasts will be able to meet professionals from leading companies from across the global market (including GSK, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Roche, Beyond, Intel) as well as IT experts from industry and academies from all over the world.

The 24th World Computer Congress, under the honorary patronage of Mayor Jacek Jaśkowiak, will be held in Poznań from 17th to 21st September 2018 in the hospitable walls of the Poznań University of Technology. Registration for the event has already started and is available HERE. For a detailed plan of the Congress, please visit the official website (CLICK).