1. & The Dutch Computer Societies Celebrating their 50 th & 25 th anniversary Arjan van Dijk Hans Frederik

2. & IT workers in the Netherlands 16 millions inhabitants 260.000 working in IT companies – 125.000 IT professionals 10.000 open positions every year Ngi and VRI have almost 4.000 members, from whom 1000 are Registered Professionals (RI) 20th November 2008CEPIS counsel Brussels2

3. & History Ngi, founded in 1958 as the Dutch Automation Company One of the founding fathers of CEPIS – CEPIS still registered at the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce

4. & 3 working groups DIS/WFM EAI WFBI 8 regions North East South North-Holland Rotterdam The Hague Utrecht Limburg 13 knowledge groups Architecture Service Management Security Information Management Information Systems IT-Auditing IT-Law Logistics & Informatica Ngij (Young IT) PIM (Marketing) SAIA (Social Implications) Science & Education ZIT (Self-employed) International IFIP Vice President (Leon Strous) CEPIS (with VRI) ECDL (with EXIN)

5. & VRI – Founded in 1984; – Society of Registred IT workers – With rules on Code of conduct and Permanent Education; – Per 1/1/2009: Nederlands Informatici Register (NIR) in conjunction with Ngi

6. & 1990 1992 1994 1997 2000 2002 2004 2007 2009 Some subsidiaries NIOC NIOC – Dutch Congress Foundation on ICT Education – Representing the complete ICT education field: Primary Primary Secondary Secondary Vocational Vocational Professional Professional Academic Academic Commercial and Commercial and Inside the industry Inside the industry with congresses inwith congresses in

7. & Some subsidiaries Informatie (NGI) – Well respected montly periodical – Together with SAI (Belgium); IY-executive (VRI) – Well respected bi-montly periodical

8. & VRI-Code of Ethics The Code of Ethics of the VRl has been developed to serve as an evolving framework for the philosophy, actions and control of persons who want to be recognized as RI’s (Registered Information Scientists) in practicing their profession of informatics.

9. & SNIR

10. & Anniversary Ngi & VRI: 11 December 2008 – Festal presentation of the first copy of “the Century of Computing” VRI: 22th April 2009 – Congress with “all” members Ngi: 4th June 2009 – Congress with “all” members