Computer Engineers Association of Spain

The Computer Engineers Association of Spain (ATI, Asociación de Técnicos de Informática in Spanish) is a non-profit association of professionals and students from the sector of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). It is based in Spain, where it is established through a number of Chapters. Founded in 1967,[1] it is the most veteran association in the ICT profession in Spain, with the main headquarters in Barcelona and headquarters in Madrid also.

ATI publishes in Spanish the magazine Novática, the oldest magazine in Spain about computing, and also REICIS (Revista Española de Innovación, Calidad e Ingeniería del Software). From 2000 to 2011 publishes also the e-magazine in English UPGRADE: The European Journal for the Informatics Professional, commissioned by CEPIS (Council for European Professional Informatic Societies).

ATI has sixteen working groups[2] covering different areas of the ICT sector and takes part, either as organizer or collaborator, in several events in this field.

ATI is the Spanish representative in International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP),[3] and represents Spanish computer professionals too in CEPIS,[4] an organization from which ATI is a founding member. ATI also has a collaboration agreement with Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).[5]

In Spain, ATI has established collaboration agreements with Ada Spain, ASTIC, Hispalinux, AI2 and RITSI (Asociación Nacional de Estudiantes de Ingenierías e Ingenierías Técnicas en Informática).

ATI expresses its view about different matters (Libre Software, university degrees on Computer Science, Private copying levy, etc.) through communications, press releases and editorial pages at Novática magazine.

In 2017 the Spanish Data Protection Agency imposes ATI two fines, one of 45,000 € (very serious infraction) for transmitting personal data outside the territory of the European Economic Area, and another of 5,000 € (mild infraction) for sending e-mails through The Rocket Science Group LLC's Mailchimp service, violating the recipients' right[6]. Appeals from ATI against the sanctions are dismissed successively by the National Court of Spain[7] and the Supreme Court of Spain[8].

References
  1. ATI y la Historia de la Informática. Periodo inicial (Retrieved on 2015, june 22)
  2. Grupos de trabajo e interés (Retrieved on 2015, june 22)
  3. IFIP - Members * (Retrieved on 2015, june 22)
  4. "Council of European Professional Informatics Societies - ATI Among Pioneers of Spanish Web (Retrieved on 2015, june 22)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  5. Discounted Membership Dues for Joint Society Members — Association for Computing Machinery (Retrieved on 2015, june 22)
  6. "Spanish Data Protection Agency. Procedimiento Sancionador PS/00371/2016, Resolución R/00596/2017, March the 22nd, 2017. (Retrieved on November the 18th, 2019)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  7. Spanish National Court. Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo, Sección Primera. Recurso contencioso-administrativo 0000302/2017, Sentencia, November the 30th, 2018. Roj: SAN 4700/2018 - ECLI: ES:AN:2018:4700. (Retrieved on November the 18th, 2019)
  8. Spanish Supreme Court. Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo, Sección Primera. Recurso de queja 103/2019, Auto. April the 26th, 2019. Roj: ATS 4564/2019 - ECLI: ES:TS:2019:4564A. (Retrieved on November the 18th, 2019)
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