Report of the F.B.V.I.-F.A.I.B. (Belgium)

(for short in English referred further to as BFIA)

Federatie van de Belgische Verenigingen voor Informatica
Fédération des Associations Belges d’Informatique
(The Federation of the Belgian Informatics Associations)

BFIA members

The membership list is by now:

• SAI-CETAI (Studiecentrum voor Automatische Informatieverwerking - CEntre du Traitement Automatique de l’Information)
• MIM (Medische Informatica – Informatique Médicale)
• VFI-SIF (Vereniging voor Fundamentele Informatica – Société d’Informatique Fondamentale)
• BVWB-SOGESCI (Belgische Vereniging voor Wetenschappelijk Bedrijfsbeheer – SOciété de GEstion SCIentifique) (*)
• TI-KVIV (Technologisch Instituut van de Koninklijke Vlaamse IngenieursVereniging, which means: Technological Institute of the Royal Flemish Engineering Society)
• ISACA Belux Chapter (Information Systems Audit and Control Association)

BFIA relationship with IFIP in 2000-2001

The financial situation of the Federation still remains poor, but stable. As usual, governmental support had to be asked for the payment of the IFIP membership fee. There still is no money to support the attendance to the GA and TC meetings on a regular basis.

BFIA and IFIP related activities in 2000-2001

• December 5th 2000, a meeting has been organised, which (partly) has been an IFIP promotional event. About 50 interested persons have attended.
• In the fall of 2000, the Federation has become a member of CEPIS and of the ECDL-Foundation. BFIA has signed a contract with a private consortium, transferring it rights to set up and exploit the testcentra in Belgium. This is operational by now.
• May 18th 2001, TC9 has celebrated in a stylish way its 25th anniversary at the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix in Namur.

Rita DE CALUWE
Belgian representative
August 2001