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Events

The Department organised the Second IFIP WG 6.1 International Working Conference on Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems (DAIS '99) on June 28 - July 1, 1999 in Helsinki. DAIS '99 was attended by about 140 participants from 15 countries. The technical programme included tutorials, invited talks, and peer reviewed papers.

In cooperation with the student organisation TKO-äly, the Department organised a seminar on the Future of the Information Society on September 22. Linus Torvalds was one of the participants, among others. The Department has also organised several internal seminars, including one of student counselling for its teachers.

The Department arranged its fifth Open Doors information day for students and industry on April 16. Presentations of the Department and research groups were given through the day in both formal and informal meetings. The research groups also had the possibility to demonstrate their results to a wider audience.