[ie-announce] ECSS 2018 - First Call for Participation
Svetlana Tikhonenko
svetlana.tikhonenko at informatics-europe.org
Thu May 17 16:27:15 CEST 2018
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* <http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/workshop.html>**
***14^th European Computer Science Summit – ECSS 2018
<http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/home.html>***
*“Informatics Transforms and Renews”
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**8 – 10 October 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden
*Pre-Summit Workshop for Deans and Department Heads
<http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/workshop.html>*
*“Personal Development”*
8 October 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden
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* <http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/workshop.html>
The 14th European Computer Science Summit
<http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/home.html> – ECSS 2018 – is the
meeting place for anyone interested in issues of research, education and
policy in Informatics. This is a unique opportunity to meet some of the
prominent decision makers in the Informatics research and education and
discuss critical issues for the discipline.
ECSS 2018 will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, October 8-10, 2018 and
will be hosted by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
joint between Chalmers University of Technology and University of
Gothenburg. The summit is co-chaired by Ivica Crnkovic
<http://www.ivica-crnkovic.net/> and Gordana Dodig Crnkovic
<https://www.chalmers.se/en/staff/Pages/gordana-dodig-crnkovic.aspx>,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chalmers University of
Technology and University of Gothenburg, and Enrico Nardelli
<http://www.mat.uniroma2.it/%7Enardelli/>, Informatics Europe President,
Università di Roma "Tor Vergata". The Program Chairs are Letizia
Jaccheri <https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/letizia>, Department of
Computer Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and
Pekka Orponen <https://people.aalto.fi/pekka.orponen>, Department of
Computer Science, Aalto University.
The Summit is devoted to important and timely strategic issues and
trends regarding all aspects of Informatics, including research,
education, entrepreneurship, funding, career development, management and
policies. The ECSS 2018 will bring together:
* Heads (deans, chairs) of academic Informatics / Computer Science /
IT departments (schools, faculties, institutes);
* Research directors and managers of research centres, institutes and
laboratories, both in public institutions and in industry;
* Faculty members and researchers from both academia and industry;
* Members of funding and governmental agencies at European, national
regional and local level;
* Experts, advisors and thinkers of numerous key issues like ethics,
the relation between Informatics and other sciences, the
discipline’s future and its influence on the academic world and society
The main theme of the 2018 Summit is: *Informatics Transforms and
Renews.* Informatics has become a pervasive element of our reality that
is transforming essentially all areas of science, technology and
society, bringing with it new insights and new opportunities, yet also
new risks and challenges. The ECSS 2018 aims to explore this continuing
process of transformation and renewal set in motion by Informatics, and
its future outlook, from three perspectives:
* /Informatics transforms science and technology/: What radical
changes are being brought about by Informatics in other sciences,
and even in the scientific process itself? How is Informatics
transforming our fundamental technologies and industries, e.g.
through digitalisation and artificial intelligence?
* /Informatics transforms society and life/: Is an open society ideal
sustainable in a world of big data and social media? What is the
effect of artificial intelligence on the future of work? The
reciprocal relationship between art and Informatics. The technics
and ethics of autonomous systems.
* /Informatics in transformation:/ What are the radical Informatics
ideas emerging now and impacting the future? How to maintain the
momentum in Informatics research and education, especially in Europe?
*Invited Speakers*
ECSS 2018 will gather a selection of distinguished speakers to address
the opportunities and challenges that the Informatics transformation
brings about; it will feature talks on selected “hot” topics, panel
discussions and examples of successful stories.
A list of speakers includes:
* Luca Cardelli
<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/luca/>, Microsoft
Research
* Per Delsing
<https://www.chalmers.se/en/staff/Pages/Per-Delsing.aspx>, Chalmers
University of Technology
* Georgi Dimitrov
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgi-dimitrov-65aa113/?ppe=1>, Deputy
Head of Unit Innovation and EIT, European Commission
* Amy Loutfi <https://www.oru.se/english/employee/amy_loutfi>, Örebro
University
* Wendy Mackay <https://www.lri.fr/%7Emackay/>, INRIA
* Judith Simon
<https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/en/inst/ab/eit/team/simon.html>,
University of Hamburg
* Klaus Tochtermann
<http://www.zbw.eu/en/research/klaus-tochtermann/>, ZBW – Leibniz
Information Centre for Economics.
More speakers will be announced soon. Follow the ECSS 2018 website and
our Twitter <https://twitter.com/informatics_eu> with hashtag #ECSS_2018
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/ECSS_2018?src=hash> for up to date information.
*Pre-Summit Workshop for Deans and Department Heads*
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Every year, jointly with the ECSS main Summit, Informatics Europe
organises a special Workshop for Deans and Heads of Informatics
Departments to address specific challenges they encounter in their role.
The workshop is a unique networking forum for leaders of Informatics
institutions, and focuses on concrete issues and practical solutions.
The workshop will be held on Monday, October 8, co-chaired by Erika
Abraham <http://www-i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/i2/eab/>, Computer
Science Department, RWTH Aachen University, Gregor Engels
<https://cs.uni-paderborn.de/en/dbis/staff/arbeitsgruppe/associates/prof-gregor-engels/visit-card/>,
Department of Computer Science, Paderborn University, and Mehdi Jazayeri
<http://www.inf.usi.ch/faculty/jazayeri/>, Faculty of Informatics,
University of Lugano.
The theme of the 2018 Pre-Summit Workshop is *personal development*,
with main focus on deans and professors on the one hand, and PhD
students on the other hand.
Deans need a variety of special skills to lead and represent a Computer
Science faculty or department, but they usually do not get any special
training before they start their term. They must be able to unite and
lead professors who are leaders themselves, students and other
faculty/department members, and represent their opinions and interests
within and outside their university. In the first half of the workshop
we offer a platform for inspiration, exchange and discussion of problems
and best practices, covering topics like:
* How to be a leader of leaders?
* How to organize management structures in faculties/departments? How
to create a collaborative support culture? What environments enable
people to do good work?
* How to represent Computer Science to the outside? How to strengthen
it strategically inside the university?
* Which typical problems do deans face and which solutions exist?
* How to handle the multiple demands/stress of being a leader?
The contents and forms of PhD education in Europe are diverse. The
second half of the workshop will be devoted to the discussion of
different approaches and strategies:
* How to recruit good PhD students?
* What are the forms and contents of the PhD training? Do lectures
need to be visited? Secondments and internships? English required?
Paid or unpaid? Besides research, which skills should be trained,
how and who pays for it? Thesis or cumulative dissertation? Exams at
the defence? External examiners?
* How to train PhD students for different career paths?
* How to deal with increasing interdisciplinarity?
* What is the role of industry in doctoral training?
* How to organize and lead training networks (like the European Marie
Curie Networks)?
Confirmed Speakers:
* Geraldine Fitzpatrick
<http://igw.tuwien.ac.at/hci/people/gfitzpatrick>, Vienna University
of Technology
The workshop will be a mixture of talks, discussions/knowledge
sharing/exchange in smaller groups and a consolidation and presentation
of the results to all participants.
A detailed program and more speakers will be announced soon. Follow the
Pre-Summit Workshop
<http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/workshop.html> website for up to
date information.
*Venue/travel*
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*ECSS 2018 Venue Location*
ECSS 2018 and the Pre-Summit Workshop for Deans and Department Heads
will be held at Chalmers Conference Centre
<https://www.google.ch/maps/place/Chalmers+Conference+Centre/@57.6892333,11.9718387,17z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x464ff35aa1bf62a7:0x549d48f9b461fc26%218m2%213d57.6892333%214d11.9740274>.
Chalmers Conference Centre is a modern conference facility made for
creative meetings in an inspiring venue. It is centrally located in
Gothenburg within the Campus Johanneberg of the Chalmers University of
Technology, just a few minutes away from the Avenue and Götaplatsen.
ECSS 2018 is hosted by the Department of Computer Science and
Engineering
<https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/cse/Pages/default.aspx>, joint
between Chalmers University of Technology
<https://www.chalmers.se/en/Pages/default.aspx> and University of
Gothenburg <https://www.gu.se/english>. With about 70
teachers/researchers and about as many PhD-students from 30 different
countries, the Department has gained highest international recognition.
It creates a dynamic research environment with several world renown
research groups. Research spans the spectrum from theoretical
underpinnings to applied systems development.
*How to reach ECSS 2018 Venue*
The nearest airport is Gothenburg Landvetter Airport
<https://www.swedavia.com/landvetter/> which is conveniently located
close to the center.
* /By public transportation: /
To reach the conference venue from the Airport, you can take the airport
bus <https://www.flygbussarna.se/en/landvetter> to *"Nils Ericsson
terminal*" in the centre of Gothenburg. Then, take *bus 16*,
*/destination Högsbohöjd/*, from the stop Nordstan, just outside the
terminal, to stop *Chalmers*. From Drottningstorget, also just outside
the central station, you can take *tram 13*, *heading “Sahlgrenska”, to
Chalmers. *From Brunnsparken, approximately 500 meters from the central
station there are additional tram lines that go to Chalmers. Please
visit Västtrafik <https://www.vasttrafik.se/> for details.
* /By taxi: /
The taxi costs approximately SEK 420 (around 40 EUR) to/from Landvetter
Airport. It’s recommended to ask for a fixed price and avoid unlicensed
taxis. The driver should have a taxi ID card clearly displayed in the
vehicle. Service is included in the taximeter price.
Recommended taxi:
Taxi Göteborg: +46 (0)31 650 00
VIP Taxi: +46(0)31 27 16 11
Taxi Kurir: +46 (0)31 27 27 27
*Accommodation*
You can check the following hotels close to the conference venue
recommended by the local organising committee:
* Hotel Scandic Rubinen
<https://www.scandichotels.com/hotels/sweden/gothenburg/scandic-rubinen>****
* Elite Park Avenue Hotel
<https://www.elite.se/en/hotels/gothenburg/park-avenue-hotel/>****
*Special Offer for Prospective Members*
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If your organisation is planning to join Informatics Europe
<http://www.informatics-europe.org>, we have a special offer in
combination with ECSS 2018: your conference registration fee(s) will be
discounted from the annual membership fee of your institution when
joining Informatics Europe.
The offer includes the discount of one individual registration fee per
institution (ECSS main Summit and/or Pre-Summit Workshop) up to the
value of maximum one annual membership.
For details about membership, please visit our Membership page
<http://www.informatics-europe.org/membership/why-join.html>.
For further information about this offer, please contact
administration at informatics-europe.org
<mailto:administration at informatics-europe.org>
*Registration to ECSS 2018 will open by end of June.
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*Join us in Gothenburg and connect to the community! *
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