It has been over a year since the previous issue of the IARCS
Newsletter was published.  During this period of silence, the
organizational structure of IARCS has undergone some changes.
Following the adoption of the IARCS constitution, a new Council has
been nominated.  The members of the new Council are listed to the
left.

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The first general meeting of IARCS under the new Council takes place
at FSTTCS 2000 in Delhi this December.  Please do try to attend this
meeting and contribute your suggestions on how to make IARCS a more
effective force in promoting education and research in Computer
Science in India.  If you are not already a member, see the last page
for information on how to join IARCS.

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In this edition of the newsletter, we have an inside look at the Simputer
project from Bangalore.  Also included are several reports on
conferences and workshops held during the past six months as well as
announcements of forthcoming events.


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As always, contributions and suggestions to the newsletter may be sent
to: 
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Madhavan Mukund,<BR>
Editor, IARCS Newsletter ,<BR>
Chennai Mathematical Institute,<BR>
92 G N Chetty Road, Madras 600 017.<P>
E-mail: <BR>
<tt>iarcs@cmi.ac.in</tt><BR>
<tt>iarcs@imsc.ernet.in</tt>
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