Software for
Communication Technologies

26-27 April 1999
RISC Hagenberg Castle / Linz, Austria

3rd INTERNATIONAL AUSTRIAN-ISRAELI TECHNION SYMPOSIUM
CUM INDUSTRIAL FORUM
"Technology for Peace - Science for Mankind"
of the Austrian Technion Society Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
in Cooperation with
Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Transport
Austrian Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs
RISC - Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, Johannes Kepler University Linz


The Honorary Presidency of Sponsors

Komm.-Rat Leopold BÖHM and Liselotte BÖHM
Owner MGC Textil- u. Mode-Großhandelscenter, MGC Office-Center Errichtungs AG

Dr. Franz Dobusch
Mayor of the City of Linz, Capital Austr. Fed. State of Upper Austria

Dr. Caspar EINEM
Austrian Federal Minister for Science and Transport

Dr. Hannes FARNLEITNER
Austrian Federal Minister for Economic Affairs

Mr. Amos Lapidot Gen. (Res.)
President, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Haifa

Dr. Christoph Leitl
Vice-Gov. for Economy & Technology Austr.Fed.State o.Upper Austr.

H.E. Nathan Meron
Ambassador of Israel in Austria

Dipl.-Ing. Othmar Pühringer
Governor of the Austrian Federal State of Upper Austria

Dkfm. Gerhard Randa
Direktor General, Bank Austria AG


The Committee of Honours

Komm.-Rat Hon.Prof. Friedl BAKALOWITS
Pres. ÖGV/Austr.Assoc.of Comm.,Trade&Ind.

Mr. Yoram BLIZOVSKY
Director General, The Manufacturers&Mac226; Association of Israel

Prof. Mag. Dr. Willibald DÖRFLER
Rector, University Klagenfurt

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang GREISENEGGER
Rector, University of Vienna

Prof. Dkfm. Dr. Hans R. HANSEN
Rector, Vienna Univ. of Economics & Business Admin.

Prof. Mag. Dr. Adolf HASLINGER
Rector, Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg

Dr. Herwig KAINZ
Secretary General, ÖGV/Austr.Assoc.of Commerce, Trade & Industry

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Irolt KILLMANN
Rector, Technical University Graz

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Günter KOCH
Managing Director, ARCS - Austrian Research Centers

Hon.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.h.c. Helmut LIST
Managing Director, AVL List GmbH

Ing. Leopold MADERTHANER
President, Economic Chamber of Austria

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Leopold MÄRZ
Rector, University of Agriculture Vienna

Dipl.-Ing. Peter MITTERBAUER
President, VÖI / The Federation of Austrian Industry

Mag. Wilhelm MOLTERER
Federal Minister, Austr.Fed.Ministry for Agriculture & Forestry

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Peter PASCHEN
Rector, University of Mining and Metallurgy Leoben

Mr. Dan PROPPER
President, The Manufacturers Association of Israel.
Chairman, The Federation of the Israeli Economic Organizations

Prof. Mag. Dr. Wolf RAUCH
Rector, Karl-Franzens-University Graz

Prof. Dr. Arnold SCHMIDT
President, Austrian Science Foundation

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Peter SKALICKY
Rector, University of Technology Vienna
Chairma, Conference of Rectors of Austrian Universities

Prof. Dr. Christian SMEKAL
Rector, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck

Prof. Dr. Franz Strehl
Rector, Johannes Kepler University Linz

Prof. Dr. Werner WELZIG
President, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Dipl-Ing. Herbert WOTKE
CEO, Austrian Industrial Research Promotion Fund