Field-specific Organizations and Committees

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): Educational and scientific computing society.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): Educational and public information programs, historical research services, workshops, electronic information exchange.
International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP): Umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information processing.

Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI): Organization for the advancement of Computer Science in Germany.
Regional Group München
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG): Central, self-governing research funding organisation that promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research institutions in Germany.
Deutsches Forschungsnetz (DFN): DFN—Deutsches Forschungsnetz—is Germany`s National Research and Education Network. It provides a high-performance infrastructure for the German Research and Education Community.
Fakultätentag Informatik: Represents the common goals and interests of its members for the advancement of scientific cooperation of any kind and the coordination of the education in the field of informatics.
Bund-Länder-Kommission: Commission for educational planning and innovations in education.
Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK): The German Rectors' Conference/Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK) is the voluntary association of state and state-recognised universities and other higher education institutions in Germany.
Wissenschaftsrat: Advisory body to the Federal Government and the state (Länder) governments. It draws up recommendations on the development of higher education institutions, science and the research sector as regards content and structure.

Forum Informatik München: Cooperation in the field of Informatics and Information Technology.
Forum Neue Medien: Advancement of »Neue Medien« (new media) in higher education.
Chaosgruppe: Organization for the advancement of research in non-linear dynamics.