Member's News
No.41
June 2004		  
    

International Association of Computer Science in Sport
Prof. Jürgen Perl, President and Prof. Arnold Baca, General Secretary


During the last years, Computer Science has become an important interdisciplinary partner for Sport Science. This is due to the fact that the use of data and media, the design of models, the analysis of systems etc. increasingly require the support of suitable tools and concepts which are developed and available in Computer Science.
In 1997 (June 12-14), the first International Symposium "Computer Science in Sport" was organized in Cologne (Germany).
The 2nd International Symposium (Vienna, September 15-17, 1999) included a discussion session on internationalization. Possibilities and procedures for an improvement of the international co-operation within the area of the application of Computer Science in Sport were discussed. It was expected that this would be advantageous for the acquisition and realization of common research projects. As a concrete result, an International Working group "Computer Science in Sport" (COSISP) was established.
During the 3rd International Symposium in Cardiff (June 26-29, 2001), it was decided to publish an E-Journal ("International Journal of Computer Science in Sport") and to prepare the foundation of an International Association of Computer Science in Sport (IACSS).

During the 4th International Symposium in Barcelona (May 14-17, 2003) the “International Association of Computer Science in Sport” – IACSS was formally founded. Summarized, the statutes are as follows:

Purpose/Objectives:
  • Dissemination of scientific knowledge concerning Computer Science in Sport
  • Providing a forum for the exchange of ideas
  • Bridging the gap between researchers and practitioners
  • Gathering and disseminating information, scientific knowledge and materials on Computer Science in Sport
  • Counselling other organisations in questions of Computer Science in Sport
  • Representation of Computer Science in Sport in other scientific associations
Tasks:
  • Editing a journal (details can be found at http://www.iacss.org/ijcss/iacss_ijcss.html)
  • Organization of events
Organization:
The Association is an international, non-profit organization carrying out activities to achieve the objectives specified above.

Membership:
Is open to individuals, groups, and national and international organizations interested in Computer Science in Sport. Membership in the Association consists of the following classes: member, fellow, student member, special member and affiliate member. Membership includes the subscription to the E-Journal ‘International Journal of Computer Science in Sport (IJCSS)’. Membership application forms are available at the hompage of IACSS – http://www.iacss.org.
The 5th International Symposium will be organized by Dr. Leo Pavicic from the University of Zagreb in 2005. The location of the conference will probably be the beautiful island of Hvar.

Prof. Jürgen Perl
President, IACSS
University of Mainz, Germany
perl@informatik.uni-mainz.de

Prof. Arnold Baca
General Secretary, IACSS
University of Vienna, Austria
arnold.baca@univie.ac.at



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