The International Pascal Congress (IPC) considers it essential to implement measures that promote the development of Pascal and technologies based on this language within the computer science field. Among these actions is the creation of awards to stimulate and strengthen the Pascal community. The IPC will grant one award in honour of Niklaus Wirth, a pioneer in the creation of programming languages and the designer of Pascal.
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This award is intended to recognise individuals who have made a significant contribution to improving, developing and strengthening the community of software developers using Pascal in any of its variants for software creation.
If the candidate wins, he/she agrees to give a plenary lecture in person after receiving the prize on a topic of his/her choice related to Pascal programming languages or technologies associated with the Pascal family.
Nomination period: 1st January, 2026 to 16th of March, 2026
Award announcement: 29 of March, 2026
Ceremony: 22nd of June, 2026
Each application must include the following documents:
- Application form signed by the nominator and candidate
- Curriculum vitae of the candidate (max 2 pages)
- Brief summary of the candidate’s most important contributions and why he/she
should win (max 2 pages)
- Support letters (optional)
Nominations must be submitted in pdf format to the awards e-mail address:
MVC_NWaward2026@pascalcongress.com
• Call and Rules for the Niklaus WIirth Award
• Templeate Aplication Form (.docx)
• Templeate Aplication Form (.odt)
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