[ie-announce] 10th Minerva Informatics Equality Award – Call for Nominations & Special Event on March 20th

[Informatics Europe Office]

Dear colleagues,

This year marks the 10th edition of the Minerva Informatics Equality 
Award, a significant milestone in our community’s commitment to gender 
equality in Informatics. Drive the impact forward — nominate an 
initiative now:

*10th Minerva Informatics Equality Award (2025) 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/society/minerva-informatics-equality-award.html>
Nomination Deadline: 2 June 2025
**Prize: EUR 5,000, with increased impact and visibility across Europe*

Nominees’ eligibility:

  * Lead, as an individual or a group, impactful initiatives that
    support women’s careers in Informatics research and education at any
    stage.
  * Be affiliated with an institution in the Council of Europe
    <http://www.coe.int/> member/candidate country.
  * Not a member of the 2025 Award Committee (ineligible to apply).

The Committee may split the prize among multiple winners. To promote 
broader adoption of gender equality initiatives, all nominations will be 
showcased as best practices 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/society/minerva-informatics-equality-award/best-practices-in-supporting-women.html> 
and may be featured in future IE publications. *For full details and 
nominations, please visit the Award webpage 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/society/minerva-informatics-equality-award.html>.*

In addition to the Minerva Award, join us on March 20th for a special 
event led by IE’s Diversity & Inclusion Working Group 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/society/diversity-and-inclusion/working-group.html>, 
reinforcing efforts to build a more diverse and inclusive Informatics 
community in Europe:

*United for Impact: Women in Informatics
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/news/934-united-for-impact-women-in-informatics-special-event.html>20 
March 2025 | 15:00 - 16:30 CET via Zoom here 
<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83617676917?pwd=hCS7xwXGTEsTCKdl0Ma59vK1xk6hLN.1>*

*Open to all* academic staff, students, researchers, professionals and 
leaders at all career stages, this event offers a great opportunity to 
connect with experts and leading organisations, driving diversity and 
inclusion at regional and national levels. Our featured speakers:

  * Prof. Letizia Jaccheri – ACM Distinguished Speaker, EUGAIN Action Chair
  * Prof. Ana Lucia Varbanescu – ICT-Research Platform Netherlands (IPN)
    Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
  * Prof. Mathew Barr – Ada Scotland
  * Prof. Maria Pia Giovanni – CDIT, Italy

We look forward to receiving your Award nominations and meeting you at 
our special event!

Best regards,
Informatics Europe
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