Informatikjahr

Ob Gesundheit, Mobilität, Sicherheit, Sport, Wohnen, Kommunikation oder Kultur – Informatik findet in allen Bereichen unseres Lebens Anwendung. Sie prägt unseren Alltag mehr als uns bewusst ist. Ziel des Informatikjahres ist es, das Bewusstsein für die zahlreichen Anwendungen und Möglichkeiten der Informatik zu schärfen, die Bedeutung der Informatik als Faktor für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Deutschlands zu verdeutlichen und die Faszination einer noch jungen Wissenschaft zu vermitteln.

Ab Januar 2006 finden Sie hier viele interessante Informationen rund um die Themen der Informatik: Wie sie unser heutiges Leben beeinflusst und wie wir durch sie unsere Zukunft gestalten können.

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Whether health, mobility, security, sports, living, communication or culture - Computer Science finds applications to all aspects of our life. It influences our every day life more than we are aware. The goal of Informatikjahr is to raise awareness of the numerous applications and possibilities of Computer Science, to clarify the meaning of Computer Science as a factor for the economic development of Germany and convey the facination of this still young science.

Starting in January 2006 you can find interesting information on the theme Computer Science here: how it has influenced our current life and how we can shape our future through it.

The Alps

This weekend I went to Bad Tölz for a bit of skiing in the Alps. Granted it was my first time ever skiing in my life but the University provided ski instruction free of charge for us (to my knowledge Clemson doesn't offer anything like this). Our accomidations were sehr angenehm, I had my own private room with a balcony, a television and a private bathroom for two nights. Since I didn't have any proper ski attire I kept the falling to a minimum (Jeans are not very waterproof). I had originally planned on learning the snowboard but had to switch to the skis at the last minute (however before I gave up the snowboard I posed for photo op).

My experience shows that if you ever get the chance to ski in the Alps, you should take it :D

New Years