International Functional Modeling and

Application Association (IFMAA)

IFMAA is an international association under development. It has not been formalized yet, however, the following introduction is available for public.

1. PURPOSES of IFMAA

Organize workshops and stimulate interactions among experts

Organize conferences and short courses

Provide expertise for specific problems

Be a source of knowledge, e.g. by developing a range of publications (periodical / newsletter)

Develop standards for functional modeling

Sponsor other meetings

Bring others into IFMAA.

In order to achieve this a number of activities are being performed. Prime among these are:

(1) to form an organizing committee,

(2) to register the organization formally,

(3) to set up the bylaws,

(4) to develop a business plan (strategy in the short and long run),

(5) to continue the development of a home page.

2. STATUS

The following organizations have expressed interest in joining the IFMAA: Institute for Energy Technology (Norway), University of Maryland (USA), Risø National Laboratory (Denmark), Technical University of Denmark (Denmark), Institute for Systems, Informatics, and Safety, JRC Ispra (Italy), EdF (France) and the University of Sendai (Japan).

3. TEMPORARY IFMAA ORGANISING COMMITTEE

In order to bring the IFMAA into existence, a temporary committee is established. The members of the committee serve for a period of one year starting July 1st, 1996. At the first ordinary assembly of the IFMAA, which will take part in conjunction with the 5th IFMAA workshop in July 1st-3rd 1997, the members of the permanent committee will be elected according to the rules of the bylaws.

Temporary Committee:

Chairman: M. Modarres

Treasurer: Morten Lind

Secretary: Andreas Bye

Vice chairman: Jean-Pierre Nordvik

4. IFMMA Address

e-mail: ifmaa@hrp.no
A message sent to the above address will be received by all IFMAA current members.