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595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><font face="Calibri"><a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012.html"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">8th European Computer
Science Summit - ECSS 2012</i></b></a><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></i></b></font></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><font
face="Calibri"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:
11pt; line-height: 150%;">What makes a good PhD in
Informatics?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></font></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><font
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">20-21
November 2012, Barcelona, Spain<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><font
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">With
Pre-Summit Workshops on 19 November 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:120%"><font face="Calibri"><a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/conference-program-2012.html">FINAL
PROGRAM
ONLINE</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:120%"><font face="Calibri"><a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/registration-2012.html">REGISTER
HERE</a></font></p>
<p
style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><font
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Preparations to
the ECSS 2012 are successfully approaching its final stage. Less
than two weeks until the conference, the final program of the
summit is online (<a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/conference-program-2012.html">http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/conference-program-2012.html</a>)
and we expect an extremely interesting and exciting meeting this
year! <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">We count with
your participation to enrich the debate and boost the success of
the summit. As part of the conference the Annual General
Assembly of Informatics Europe will be convened. This is an
excellent opportunity to meet the Board and other members’
representatives, as well as to learn more about the activities
and working of the association. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Special focus
on "What makes a good PhD in Informatics?"<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Pre-summit
Workshop for Deans, Department Chairs and Research Directors
on November 19, 2012 (see details below)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Pre-summit
Workshop on Experimentation in Computer Science: Scope, Method
and Relevance on November 19, 2012 (see details below)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Invited talks
from key players in the field (see details below)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
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New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Submitted
talks by colleagues from all over Europe and beyond<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">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
computer scientists who will present their latest advances and
debate the future of the field. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Manfred Nagl</b>‘s talk "<b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Doctoral Dissertations in
Informatics in Europe - Some Facts and Figures</b>" and <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">K.M. (Kees) van Hee</b>’s
talk "<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Engineering
Doctorates: the Bridge between Science an Industry</b>" open
the conference in the special session addressing the main
conference theme. The session includes also the panel "<b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">What Makes a Good PhD in
Informatics?</b>" joining in the table key players from
academy and industry to discuss current aspects and issues
regarding PhD thesis in Informatics.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri">Research
funding is the focus of another important session of the
conference. The talks of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">Danny Dolev</b>, European Research Council, "<b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The Promise in Computer
Science Research Activities</b>" and <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Farnam Jahanian</b>, US
National Science Foundation, "<b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pillars of Societal
Innovation: Research and Education in Computer Science and
Informatics</b>" bring the perspectives of both Europe and USA
on a topic of key relevance to all researchers in the field.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Diomidis Spinellis</b>,
Athens University of Economics and Business, with his talk "<b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Theory Meets Reality:
Managing IT Systems at the Greek Ministry of Finance</b>"
bring his unique insider’s perspective of the information
technology systems at the Greek Ministry of Finance and its role
in one of the gravest crisis Europe ever faced.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Walter Gander</b>
addresses in his talk “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Informatics
in Schools? - Urgently Needed</b>!” one of the currently most
important and worldwide debated topic of Informatics education.
The talk will discuss the preliminary results and future plans
of the working group established in the topic by a joint action
of Informatics Europe and ACM Europe.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Natalia Juristo’s</b>
keynote "<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Applying the
Experimental Paradigm to Software Engineering</b>" opens a
special session of the conference on the topic “Experiments in
Computer Science”. Her talk will be followed by the discussion
panel "<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Experiments in
Computer Science: Are Traditional Experimental Principles
Enough</b>?". The topic is also the central focus of a
Pre-Summit workshop on November 19 (see details below).</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">Beyond this exciting group of
speakers and discussions, the conference includes also a
session with presentations selected from contributed papers
(to submit your contribution see the call for submissions
bellow) and the Award Ceremony of the 2012 Informatics Europe
Curriculum Award. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"><font
face="Calibri">Informatics Europe Members are specially
invited to participate in the Informatics Europe General
Assembly and Informatics Europe Initiatives Session (on
November 20, afternoon) where important aspects of the
association activities and administration will be presented
and discussed, as well as plans for future activities and
development. </font><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"><br>
<u>Registrations</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">Registrations
to the conference are open. For details on the fees and current
offers visit the conference website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/registration-2012.html"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/registration-2012.html</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">To register
follow the instructions in </span><a
href="https://intranet.pacifico-meetings.com/GesCoForm/inicio.jsf?cfg=148"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"><span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>the
registration page</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"><br>
<u>Venue </u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">The ECSS 2012
will be held at the Facultat d'Informatica de Barcelona
(Barcelona School of Informatics), Universitat Politècnica de
Catalunya-BarcelonaTech (UPC) located at the "Campus Nord",
Carrer de Jordi Girona, 1, 08034, Barcelona, Spain. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
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mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"><br>
<u>Accommodation</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">In the
conference website (</span><a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/accommodation-2012.html"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/accommodation-2012.html</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">) we provide a
list, and respective contacts, of a number of hotels recommended
by the International Relations Office of the Universitat
Politècnica de Catalunya. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">To benefit
from the discounted prices negotiated by the Universitat
Politècnica de Catalunya, reserve your room using the form at
the </span></span><a
href="http://www.upc.edu/sri/congressos/congress/service-we-offer/accomodation-upc-barcelonatech/hotels_in_barcelona?set_language=en"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">UPC's<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>International Relations
Office website</span></span></a><span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:
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New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">.</span></span><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:
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<br>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><b><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><u>Pre-Summit
Workshops</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">On November
19, two special workshops will be organized at the ECSS 2012:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size:
7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;
font-stretch: normal; -moz-font-feature-settings:
normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><b><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Workshop
for Deans, Department Chairs and Research Directors<o:p></o:p></span></b></font><!--[endif]--></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Faculty
Promotion Policies and Procedure: tenure, tenure track,
or?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Workshop
chair: Prof. Mehdi Jazayeri, Faculty of Informatics,
University of Lugano<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Technical
and societal changes are all around us and universities in
Europe are undergoing fundamental changes. Department chairs
at informatics groups face ever-increasing challenges. The
goal of the workshop is to provide a networking opportunity
for department chairs, old and new, to share experiences,
common challenges, and best practices. It provides a forum for
strengthening your leadership and management competencies by
exchanging best practices and by building relationships among
department heads at European Informatics research
institutions. This year's meeting focuses on an issue that is
changing across Europe: faculty promotions. The US
tenure-track system is well-known and almost treated as a
standard. But there are many systems used across Europe and
they are undergoing major changes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The workshop
will be a mixture of discussions/knowledge sharing in smaller
groups. Please bring the issues you are facing and approaches
you have found to work. The workshop focuses on current
procedures and practices for faculty promotion. Both new and
experienced department heads are invited for an exchange of
best practices, new ideas and common challenges. Benefits for
participants include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]--><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Learning
best practices from heads of European Informatics
departments and research labs<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Offering a
networking platform for heads of European Informatics
departments and research labs<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><font
face="Calibri">Inspiration for improving department
processes</font></span></li>
</ul>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><br>
<font face="Calibri">Speakers:</font><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:
Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><font
face="Calibri"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anthony
Finkelstein, University College London, UK<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt;
line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch:
normal; -moz-font-feature-settings: normal;
-moz-font-language-override: normal;"> </span></span><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mehdi
Jazayeri, University of Lugano, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></font><!--[endif]--></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Axel van
Lamsweerde, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><font
face="Calibri">Leszek Pacholski, Wroclaw University, Poland</font></span></li>
</ul>
<font face="Calibri"><br>
</font>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">To see the
detailed program and register, please visit the </span><a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/pre-summit-workshops-2012/workshop-for-deans,-department-chairs-and-research-directors.html"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"">workshop page at the ECSS 2012 website</span></a><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;margin-left:14.2pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-14.2pt;
line-height:normal;mso-list:l2
level1 lfo8"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font face="Calibri"><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><b><span
style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Workshop
on Experimentation in Computer Science: Scope, Method and
Relevance</span></b><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></font><!--[endif]--></p>
<p
style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><font
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Workshop
coordinator: Viola Schiaffonati, Politecnico di Milano</span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p
style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><font
face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Workshop
Chairs: Jan Van Leeuwen (University of Utrecht) and Fabio A.
Schreiber, Francesco Bruschi, Letizia Tanca (Politecnico di
Milano)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight:
normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">A trend has recently emerged toward
making the experimental scientific method take center stage in
computer science and engineering. Unfortunately, computer
scientists do not seem to agree on how experimental methods
are supposed to impact their theory and practice. This
workshop is intended to give a home to interests in, and
concerns about, the role and relevance of experimentation in
informatics.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight:
normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin"><font face="Calibri">A</font>mong the questions
that will be discussed are the following:</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin">- Does it make sense to 'import' traditional
experimental principles (such ad comparison, reproducibility,
repeatability, justification, explanation) from traditional
scientific disciplines into computer science and engineering? On
the one side, the application of these principles allows for a
more rigorous approach to experiments within computer science
and engineering; on the other side, these principles are valid
for disciplines (such as physics and biology) that aim at
understanding and explaining natural phenomena, whereas computer
science and engineering realize artifacts.</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin">- Computer science and engineering are composed of
very heterogeneous subfields: is it possible to single out some
common features characterizing "good experiments" across these
subfields?</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin">- What does it mean to make experiments in computer
science and engineering? Is it possible to ask this question in
general terms or does it need to be specifically declined for
each subfield?</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin">- Stimulating a deeper discussion on experiments in
computer science and engineering can help promote a more
scientific approach to the discipline: is this a possible way to
look at the current debate on the relationship between computing
and science?</span><strong><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Speakers
</span></strong><strong><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin">:</span></strong><strong><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><strong><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:PT-BR;
font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="PT-BR">Carlos
Andujar, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya<o:p></o:p></span></strong></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><strong><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;
font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin">K.M. (Kees) van Hee, Eindhoven University of
Technology (TU/e) - The Netherlands</span><strong><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin">Viola Schiaffonati, Politecnico di Milano</span><strong><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></li>
<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
minor-latin">Matti Tedre, Stockholm University, DSV - Sweden</span><strong><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:
minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align:justify"><font face="Calibri">To
see the detailed program and register, please visit the <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2012/pre-summit-workshops-2012/workshop-experimentation-in-informatics.html">workshop
page at the ECSS 2012 website</a>.<br>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:
11pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
normal"><font face="Calibri"><b> </b><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Award Ceremony<span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> 2012 Curriculum Award</span>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
normal"><font face="Calibri">The <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/services/curriculum-award.html">Informatics
Europe
Curriculum Award</a>, recognizing excellence in informatics
education, this year with a special focus on embedded and mobile
computing, will be presented at the ECSS in Barcelona, November
20-21. The Award consists of a EUR 30,000 prize and recognizes
successful and influential curriculum efforts having made a
difference in the teaching of embedded systems and mobile
computing.<b><o:p></o:p></b></font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">The winners were selected by a
committee composed of top international experts and chaired by
Prof. Friedemann <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mattern
from ETH Zurich. They will be publicly announced at the Award
Ceremony, to be held as part of ECSS on November 21, and
present the results of their curriculum projects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><font face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">We invite all Informatics Europe
members to attend the ceremony and learn more about the
outstanding contributions of these colleagues to Informatics
higher education in Europe.</span></font></p>
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