[ie-announce] ECSS 2021 - First Call for Participation

[Franziska Hauffe]

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*_ECSS 2021 - 17^th European Computer Science Summit 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/home.html>_***

*“Informatics for a Sustainable Future”*

Hybrid event, with on-site sessions & networking activities in Madrid

25 – 27 October 2021

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The *17th European Computer Science Summit – ECSS 2021* – is calling for 
the participation of all interested in issues of research, education and 
policy in Informatics. The annual summit is a unique opportunity to meet 
some of the prominent decision-makers and discuss critical issues for 
the discipline.

The *ECSS 2021 *will be held in *Madrid, Spain, October 25-27, 2021*. 
Hosted as a hybrid event by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), 
this year the conference offers a virtual alternative to accommodate 
those with travel restrictions.

The summit opens on *Monday* with the Workshop for Leaders of 
Informatics Research and Education 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/leaders-workshop.html> 
featuring the topic "Open Science and its Impact on Research and Career 
Development". In parallel, the Professional Development Workshop for 
Early Career Researchers 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/career-development-workshop.html> 
intends to support Informatics PhD students and PostDocs in the 
development of soft skills and career plans. A shared panel will allow 
participants of both workshops to discuss the topic of Open Science and 
its Impact on Career Development.

The program continues on*Tuesday *with the central theme of the summit, 
"Informatics for a Sustainable Future" 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/informatics-sustainable-future.html>, 
addressing an array of topics such as responsible research, digital 
transformation and UN’s sustainable goals, sustainability-related 
information or AI as a source of sustainability solutions/problems. 
Rounding up Tuesday’s program, we will have the Informatics Europe 
Annual Awards Ceremony 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/awards.html>, the 
Dialogue with Members Session and the Informatics Europe Annual General 
Assembly 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/ie-session.html>, where 
key topics of relevance to the community and the development of the 
organisation will be discussed.

The Summit concludes on *Wednesday* with the WIRE-EUGAIN Workshop 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/wire-eugain-workshop.html>, 
which will focus on a particular area of sustainability in our 
discipline, "How to retain women in Computer Science" at all career 
stages. The National Informatics Associations Workshop 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/national-informatics-associations-workshop.html> 
on "Interdisciplinary Curriculum and Research Evaluation" will combine a 
follow up on the theme "Interdisciplinarity and Informatics" explored at 
the NIA Workshop - ECSS 2020, with a discussion about how to recognise, 
assess and credit research contributions specific to Informatics.

All workshops will include a mix of keynote talks by a selection of 
distinguished speakers 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/speakers/keynote.html> from all 
over Europe, with ample time for interaction, discussion and knowledge 
sharing. The welcome cocktail on Monday and gala dinner on Tuesday 
evenings will allow for further exchange, in a summit designed to boost 
networking and top-level international dialogue on key topics of 
Informatics.

The summit is co-chaired by Javier Soriano, Escuela Técnica Superior de 
Ingenieros Informáticos (ETSIINF, UPM) and Enrico Nardelli, Informatics 
Europe President, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", with organizational 
support by Edmundo Tovar, ETSIINF - UPM, and CODDII, the Spanish Council 
of Deans of Informatics. All Program Chairs can be found online 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/committees.html>.

A detailed conference schedule 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/schedule.html> is under 
development on the ECSS 2021 website. For further information about the 
events and sessions, you can access directly the information concerning 
each specific session:

  * Leaders Workshop
    <https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/leaders-workshop.html>,
  * Early Career Researchers Workshop
    <https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/career-development-workshop.html>,
  * Informatics for a Sustainable Future
    <https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/informatics-sustainable-future.html>,
  * Awards Session
    <https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/awards.html>,
  * Informatics Europe Session
    <https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/ie-session.html>,
  * WIRE-EUGAIN Workshop
    <https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/wire-eugain-workshop.html>,
  * National Informatics Associations Workshop
    <https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/national-informatics-associations-workshop.html>.

Details about the venue, coordinates and logistics are available on the 
Venue webpage 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/venue/venue.html>. Hotel 
information, including booking links at preferential rates, will be 
available soon under Accommodation 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/venue/accommodation-21.html>.

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**_*Registration*__*
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While conference prices are already available on the ECSS webpage 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/registration/how-to-register.html>, 
registrations will only open in early July.

PhDs and PostDocs can opt to attend the complete summit or just Monday’s 
workshop. They are also eligible for a limited number of travel grants.

Follow the ECSS 2021 website 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/home.html> and our Twitter 
<https://twitter.com/informatics_eu> with hashtag #ECSS_2021 
<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ECSS_2021&src=typed_query> for up to 
date information. **
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**_*About ECSS*_

ECSS conferences are 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 key audience includes:

  * Heads (deans, chairs) of Academic Informatics /Computer Science /IT
    Departments (Schools, Faculties, Institutes);
  * Research Directors and Managers of Research Centres, Institutes and
    Labs, 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;
  * PhD students and Postdocs conducting research on Informatics
    /Computer Science /IT.

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