Th e w or ki ng c on fe re nc es a re st ru c tu re d di f fe re nt l y. Ag ai n, su bm it te d pa pe rs ar e st ri ng en tl y re f- ereed. A s w i t h t h e C o n g r e s s, p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e o p e n c o n f e r e n c e s i s o p e n t o a l l a n d pa pe rs ma y be in vi te d or su bm it te d. Co nt ri bu te d pa pe rs ar e ri go rou sl y re fe re ed a nd th e re je c ti on ra te i s hi gh.
Th e fla gs hi p e v en t i s t he IF IP W or ld C om pu t er Co ng re s s, a t wh ic h bo th i n vi t ed an d co nt ri bu te d pa pe rs ar e pr es en te d.
IFI P’ s ev ent s ran ge from an int ern at ion al con gre ss to loc al sem ina rs, b ut th e mo st im po rt an t ar e: It op er at es th ro ug h a nu mb er of te ch ni ca l co mm it te es, wh ic h or ga ni ze e ve nt s an d pub lic at ion s. IF IP is a no n- pro fit ma ki ng or ga ni za ti on, run al mo st so le ly by 25 00 vo lu nt ee rs. As its mis sio n sta tem ent cle arl y sta te s, I F I P ’ s m i s s i o n i s t o b e t he l e a d i n g, t r u l y i n t e r n a t i o n a l, a p o l i t i c a l or ga ni za ti on wh ic h en co ur ag es an d as si st s in th e de v el op me nt, e x- pl oi ta ti on an d ap pl ic at io n of in fo rm at io n te ch nol og y for th e be ne fit of al l pe op le. An um br el la or ga ni - za ti on fo r so ci et ie s w or ki ng in in fo rm at io n pr oc es si ng, IF IP ’ s ai m is tw o- fo ld : to su pp or t in fo rm at io n pr oc es si ng wi th in it s me mb er co un tr ie s an d to en co ur ag e tec hno log y tra nsf er to de ve lop ing nat ion s. I F I P w a s f o u n de d i n 1 9 6 0 u nd e r t h e a u s p i c e s o f U N E S C O, f o l l o w i n g t h e F i r s t W or ld Co mp ut er Co ng re ss he ld in P ar is th e pr e vi ou s ye ar.
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