Dagstuhl Seminars are uniquely geared towards work in progress and promote the exchange of information and current research in all areas of informatics and provide a context for discussing new and upcoming research and application trends. Dagstuhl Perspectives Workshops discuss strategic trends in a research area of broad relevance, assessing the overall state of the area and determining its perspectives for the future. They routinely stimulate new Dagstuhl Seminars in key computer science fields for which potential areas of development have already been identified, setting priorities, triggering innovation and tapping the potential for new applications. The center is also open for conferences and continuing education activities centered on informatics (working groups, retreats, summer schools, etc.), and hosts extended stays of visiting scientists who wish to take advantage of the center's optimal working climate and research library.
Dagstuhl is supported by several boards. The Scientific Directorate selects the seminar topics included in the Dagstuhl Seminar program and oversees the list of potential participants. The Industrial Curatory Board offers strategic advice on industry-relevant topics and supports their integration into the center's scientific program. The Scientific Advisory Board advises and evaluates the work of the center. The center's 11 associates include the universities of Saarland, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart and Trier, as well as the German Informatics Society, the Max Planck Society, and the European research institutes CWI Amsterdam and INRIA Rocquencourt.
