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 recognises the authors of open libraries that are valued by the community of software developers who use programming languages from the Pascal family to create software.
If the author's library wins, she/he agrees to give an in-person plenary lecture about her/his library after receiving the Niklaus Wirth award at the ceremony.
Nomination period: 20th February, 2026 to 23th of March, 2026
1st voting Period: 20th January, 2026 to 15th of April, 2026
2nd voting Period:17th April, 2026 to 18th of April, 2026
Award announcement: 19th of April, 2026
Ceremony: 22nd of June, 2026
Each application must include the following documents:
- Application form signed by the author of the library
- Short Library Documentation (max 1 pages)
- Curriculum vitae of the candidate (max 1 page)
Nominations must be submitted in pdf format to the awards e-mail address:
MVL_NWaward2026@pascalcongress.com
• Call and Rules for the Niklaus WIirth Award
• Template Short Library Documentation(.docx)
• Template Short Library Documentation(.odt)
• Templeate MVPL Aplication Form (.docx)
• Templeate MVPL Aplication Form (.odt)
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