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<a href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012.html"><b>8th
European Computer Science Summit - ECSS 2012</b><br>
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<b>What makes a good PhD in Informatics?</b><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>20–21 November 2012, Barcelona, Spain</b><br>
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<a
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Workshops on 19 November 2012</a><br>
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*Deadline for Submissions: August 15, 2012*<br>
*Notifications of Acceptance: September 15, 2012*<br>
*Deadline for Early Registration: September 20, 2012*<br>
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The<a href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012.html">
8th European Computer Science Summit- ECSS 2012</a>, with the
theme "What makes a good PhD in Informatics?", is soliciting
contributions on topics of interest to the ECSS audience
throughout Europe: heads (or deans, chairs, etc.) of
informatics/computer science/IT departments (schools, faculties);
research directors and managers of research centers and
laboratories in industry or in public institutions; as well as
senior faculty and senior researchers from both academia and
industry.<br>
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Like its predecessors, the 8th European Computer Science Summit,
is a unique opportunity to meet some of the leading decision
makers in informatics research and education, and discuss the
critical issues of the discipline. The conference will be held in
Barcelona, Spain, one of the most exciting cities in the world,
filled with culture, art, and innovation.<br>
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The Summit is devoted to important and timely strategic issues and
trends regarding all aspects of informatics: education, research,
funding, entrepreneurship, management, career development, and
policies. The speakers are an impressive group of world-class
researchers who will present their latest advances and debate the
future of the field. Our select list includes:<br>
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<li><font face="Calibri"> <i><b>Danny Dolev</b></i>, Professor
at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Member of
Scientific Council, The European Research Council - Israel</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> <i><b>Walter Gander</b></i>,
Emeritus Professor at ETH Zurich and President of the
Education Committee of ICT-Switzerland - Switzerland</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> <i><b>K.M. (Kees) van Hee</b></i>,
Professor and Managing Director of Education Institute at
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) - The Netherlands</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> <i><b>Farnam Jahanian</b></i>, Head
of the Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Directorate at the National Science Foundation - USA</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> <i><b>Natalia Juristo</b></i>,
Professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Spain<br>
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<li><font face="Calibri"> <i><b>Manfred Nagl</b></i>, Emeritus
Professor at RWTH Aachen University and Board Member of
Informatics Europe - Germany</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> <i><b>Diomidis Spinellis</b></i>,
Professor at Athens University of Economics and Business and
Director of the Information Systems Technology Laboratory
(ISTLab) - Greece</font></li>
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<font face="Calibri">In addition to the general topics of interest,
every Summit has a particular theme, and the particular theme of
ECSS 2012 is "What makes a good PhD in Informatics?" Thus, ECSS
2012 will enable educators, researchers, managers and other
experts in the field to assess and discuss issues such as the best
ways of designing and running PhD programs in our field, what the
focus of such programs should be, what both academia and industry
expect nowadays from a recent PhD graduate, career paths, PhD
program evaluation, and any other related issues with a focus on
how PhD education in Europe can help informatics make its best
possible contribution to the progress of society.<br>
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<strong><a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/conference-program-2012.html">Program</a><br>
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An <b>advanced version</b> of the program is now available in the
<a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/conference-program-2012.html">conference
website.</a><br>
Please note that small changes might still apply, as well as a few
talk titles and panellists remain to be confirmed. A complete
final program will be available shortly.<br>
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As for the previous Summits, the program consists of special
invited talks, workshops, panels and other interactive sessions
devoted to common issues, problems and proposals in the area of
Informatics (Computer Science/Computing/ICT). Special features of
the 2012 Summit are as follows:</font>
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<li><font face="Calibri">Special focus on <strong>"What makes a
good PhD in Informatics?"</strong></font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"><strong></strong>Pre-Summit<strong>
Workshop for Deans, Department Chairs and Research Directors</strong>
on November 19, 2012</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri">Pre-Summit <strong>Workshop on
Experimentation in Computer Science: Scope, Method and
Relevance</strong> on November 19, 2012</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri">Invited talks from key players in the
field</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri">Submitted talks by colleagues from all
over Europe and beyond</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri">Award Ceremony of the <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/services/curriculum-award.html">2012
Informatics Europe Curriculum Award</a></font></li>
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</font><font face="Calibri"><b>Topics for Contributions</b><br>
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ECSS 2012 is still receiving contributions on all topics of
interest to its intended audience, including (but not limited to)
the following:<br>
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<li><font face="Calibri"> Major trends in informatics research
and education.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Relationship of informatics
researchers and educators with governments.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Research funding: issues, experience
reports, policy.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Image of the discipline, student
enrollment.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Infrastructure to support informatics
research and education.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Issues in research and education
policy.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Experience reports on educational
techniques for informatics.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Role and relevance of experimentation
in informatics.<br>
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<li><font face="Calibri"> Research organization for
informatics.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Research careers in informatics,
researcher evaluation.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Issues in informatics-related
publishing practices.</font></li>
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Contributions </font><font face="Calibri">in the focus theme of
ECSS 2012: "What makes a good PhD in Informatics?"</font><font
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to proposals, experiences, best practices, etc. related to the
organization, focus, objectives, etc. of PhD programs in the field
of informatics.<br>
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</font><font face="Calibri"><b>Submitting Contributions</b><br>
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To contribute to the Informatics Europe 2012 Summit program,
please submit an extended abstract of your position paper by
August 15, 2012. Submissions will be evaluated and selected by the
<a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/committees-2012.html">ECSS
2012 program committee </a>on the basis of relevance to (and
capacity of) the program. Proposals may aim at a 20 minutes
presentation or demonstration, and should consist of an abstract
containing:<br>
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<li><font face="Calibri"> A header with the title of your
contribution, your name, position, and affiliation.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> A clear description of your
contribution.</font></li>
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<font face="Calibri">The abstract should contain at least, but is
not restricted to, one A4 page.<br>
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Authors of accepted abstracts will be given the opportunity to
submit longer position papers.<br>
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All contributions should be submitted in PDF format at the Easy
Chair ECSS 2012 conference submission site: <a
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href="https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=ecss2012">https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=ecss2012</a><br>
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<li><font face="Calibri"> Deadline for submissions: August 15,
2012.</font></li>
<li><font face="Calibri"> Author Notification: September 15,
2012.</font></li>
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All accepted abstracts and position papers will be made available
to the conference attendees and on the Informatics Europe site (<a
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Conference Chairs</b><br>
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<font face="Calibri">The ECSS 2012 is co-chaired by Carlo Ghezzi,
Professor at the Politecnico di Milano and President of
Informatics Europe, and Núria Castell Ariño, Dean of the Facultat
d'Informàtica de Barcelona and Board member of Informatics Europe.
The program chair is Manuel Hermenegildo, Director of the IMDEA
Software Institute and Professor at the Facultad de Informática,
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Conference Venue</b><br>
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ECSS 2012 will be held in Barcelona, Spain, at the <a
href="http://www.fib.upc.edu/en.html">Facultat d'Informatica de
Barcelona, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech
(UPC)</a> located at the "Campus Nord", Carrer de Jordi Girona,
1, 08034, Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona is an exciting city, filled
with culture, art, and innovation. Capital of Catalonia, a region
with its own language, character and history, and one of Spain's
most cosmopolitan cities, Barcelona has been breaking ground in
art, architecture and style since the late 19th century. The city
exhibits marvels of the Arquitectura Modernista, defining its
distinctive urban style, in which the flamboyant creations of
Antoni Gaudi stand out uniquely, and hosts some of the finest art
exhibitions in the world (Picasso, Miro, Tàpies, Catalan National
Art Museum).<br>
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</span></font><font face="Calibri">For more details and up-to-date
information please check the conference website: <b><a
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href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012.html">http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012.html</a></b><br>
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<i><b>Please note that the registration to the conference will be
open in a few days.</b></i><br>
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<div align="center"><font face="Calibri"><b>Come join this exciting
and important event in the field of Informatics and
participate by submitting your contribution!</b></font><br>
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<i><font face="Calibri">P.S. Our apologies to those that received
multiple messages regarding this call.</font></i><br>
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