eProceedings

of the

Thirtieth

International Conference

on

Very Large Data Bases

Toronto, Canada

August 31 - September 3 2004

 

The Very Large Data Base Endowment Inc. (VLDB Endowment) is a non-profit organization incorporated in the USA for the sole purpose of promoting and exchanging scholarly work in database system research and related fields throughout the world. The VLDB Endowment Board of Trustees has 21 members. The election procedure is documented elsewhere. The Board elects an Executive of 4 from among its members (see below). Some of the Trustees have specific responsibilities (as indicated below). All give their time freely to the management of the Endowment and to serving on special sub-committees for specific (time-limited) purposes.

The VLDB Endowment trustees are the legal guardians of its activities and charters. The trustees are elected among internationally distinguished researchers and professionals in the database field who have contributed to the objectives of the Endowment with dedication and distinction, and who are willing to commit their own time and resources. Trustees are elected for a six-year period, with one third up for election by the trustees every two years. The Endowment makes it a policy to spread the composition of the trustees across all continents. The Endowment does not have individuals as its members, nor does it have as members national computer societies; however, it closely co-operates with many international and national computer societies and other organizations.

President

Gerhard Weikum

Vice-President         

Laura M. Haas

Secretary      

Hongjun Lu

Treasurer     

Michael J. Franklin

Members

Further information on the VLDB Endowment, its role and its activities is available on the World Wide Web at  http://www.vldb.org.