The President-elect of the International Federation for
Information Processing (IFIP), Prof. Mike Hinchey, has been confirmed to lead
the international participation to the 26th national conference of
the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,
reports ITRealms.
Disclosing this, President, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Prof.
Adesola Aderounmu, said that Mike Hinchey will deliver the goodwill message
during the opening ceremony and serve as keynote speaker during a plenary session
on "Innovation in National Safety and Security."
He also said that IFIP, established in 1960 under the auspices of
UNESCO, is the leading global organization in Information and Communications
Technologies and Sciences, thus is recognized by the UN, as the body
representing IT societies from all over the world, of which NCS is a member of
IFIP.
NCS, he said, is the umbrella body of all IT professionals and
organizations in Nigeria, with over 17,000 members and major interest groups
namely the Institute of Software Professional of Nigeria (ISPON), IT
Association of Nigeria (ITAN), Internet Service Providers Association of
Nigeria (ISPAN), Nigeria Women in IT (NiWIIT), Nigeria IT Professionals in
Civil Service (NITPCS) among others, in addition to one hundred thousand
Student body, the National Association Computer Science Students (NACOSS).
Therefore, he said, NCS is preparing for the best and has assembled impressive leading researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, industry experts, thought
leaders, international scholars and subject matter experts as speakers and
resource persons to share
their extensive knowledge and experience on the theme and sub themes.
“Attendees will benefit
greatly from their knowledge and insights,” he said.
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