concerning formation of TC-2 Working Group on Functional Programming. (Doc. "St.Pierre-12".)

IFIP TC 2 Chairman's Report to Council.

Information on WG 2.2 activity during the last week of August 1986. There are attached data on persons proposed for membership in the Working Group, and minutes of the WG meeting (Denmark, 27-30.08.1986, both administrative and technical sessions). (Doc. "St.Pierre-15".}

Covering letter for the Report of WG 2.4 to the St Pierre meeting of TC 2 and the responce to it, as well as this report itself. The latter includes the mailing list of the Group. (Doc. "St.Pierre-17".)

Letter addressed to all IFIP Technical Committees by the IFIP Developing Countries Support Committee (DCSC) pledging for their cooperation with DCSC. Attached are a list of regional DCSC coordinators with a preliminary version of their responsibility, and a proposal of DCSC aim and scope. (A copy which was present among the materials of the St.Pierre de Chartreuse TC-2 meeting.)

about financial support of the Workshop

Ershov is requested to provide the panelists positions descriptions in the form submitted.

Covering letter for preparatory materials of the Working Conference on Aspects of Computation on Asynchronous Parallel Processing and these materials themselves. (Doc. "St.Pierre-22".)

The Editor informs about date and time of the A.Ershov panel discussion.

R.Mason explains to A.Ershov requirements for position papers and means for distribution of these at the Congress IFIP'83.

First announcement and other materials on the Workshop

The Chairman of TC 2 R.Mason expresses in a letter his sadness with regard to A.P.Ershov's illness. A manuscript draft by Ershov contains his thanks and hopes to participate in the coming Munich working conference.

The Chairman of TC 2 informs the Committee of his change of employment.

of a Working Conference on Visual Database Systems. (Doc. "St.Pierre-26".)

to all Working Groups Chairmen and Technical Committee members discussing a proposal to establish a special IFIP award for outstanding services.

The addressee is asked to confirm his participaton in the TC-2 meeting (Munich, March 28-29, 1988). If he is unable to attend the meeting, it will be great if he could arrange proxy representation of his country at the meeting.

TC-2 members are asked to approve by the post ballot co-sponsorship of TC for the Workshop on Partial and Mixed Computation. The attachment contains information on the Workshop.

concerning organization of the Conference on Functional Programming. (Doc. St.Pierre-29".)

Organizing Committee informs panelists about a preparatory meeting and audiovisual aids.