The purpose of the Petri Nets World is to provide a variety of online services for the international Petri Nets community. The services constitute, among other things, information on the International Conferences on Application and Theory of Petri Nets, mailing lists, bibliographies, tool databases, newsletters, and addresses. The Petri Nets Steering Committee supervises these activities, and the site is maintained by the TGI group at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

• Introductions •
Papers, books, and tutorials which introduces the basic concepts of Petri Nets.

• Frequently Asked Questions •
Typical occurring questions about Petri Nets. Who is Carl Adam Petri? Which kinds of Petri Nets exist? How is "Petri Nets" written in different languages?

• Related Links •
Contains miscellaneous links to external Web pages about Petri Nets, related topics, search engines, and special interest groups.

• Tools and Software •
Search databases for software packages which support Petri Nets. Also find several online Petri Nets Java Applets.

• Success Stories •
Case studies on Petri Nets applications in academia and industry.

• Standardisation •
Follow the current progress of the work on making an ISO standard for high-level Petri Nets. Note also the activity on designing an interchange format for Petri Nets.

• Bibliographies •
Search large publication databases on Petri Nets. In particular the Petri Nets Bibliography contains thousands of entries.

• Periodicals •
Information on the Petri Net Newsletter. Also contains a listing of similar journals, newsletters, and other regularely published material.

• Research Activities •
Contains a list of Petri Nets research groups and projects from academia and industry.

• Education with Petri Nets •
Resources for teachers and students from academia and industry. Also contains information on advanced courses on Petri Nets, and other courses and schools.

• Meetings and Events •
Calendar of symposia, conferences, workshops, and similar events. Contains information on important events such as the Conferences on Application and Theory of Petri Nets or the Workshops on Petri Nets and Performance Models. Events announced on the PetriNets Mailing List are also listed here.

• Mailing Lists •
Primary forums for announcements and discussions on all topics on Petri Nets. View subscription information and archive of postings.

• Individuals •
People working with Petri Nets. Search in the address database or find people's homepages. Photographs of people.

• Steering Committee •
Contains photographs and contact information for the members of the Petri Nets steering committee.

• Information from the Steering Committee •
Links to recent emails from the Steering Committee to the Petri net community.

• Petri Nets History •
Articles and information concerning the history of Petri Nets and the people who worked with them.