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style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><b><span style="font-size:
12pt;">11th European Computer Science Summit - ECSS 2015
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style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><span style="font-size:
12pt; text-decoration: none;"></span></a><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size:
12pt;"><b>"Informatics in the future – in the year 2025"</b></span></big></big><br>
<big><big> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><b><span style="font-size:
12pt;">13–14 October 2015, Vienna, Austria</span></b><span
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
New Roman";mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><b><a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015/conference-program-2015.html">Final
Conference Program</a></b></span><br>
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Workshops on 12 October 2015</span></a></b><span
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href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015/registration-2015.html">Registration
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Dear Colleagues,<br>
<br>
With a little bit less than a month to go, <b>today is your last
chance</b> to take advantage of the <b>early bird registration
fee for the ECSS 2015</b> in Vienna, October 12-14. <br>
<br>
Everything is lined up to make this once more an outstanding event
that nobody with a stake in the future of Informatics in Europe can
afford to miss. This year’s Summit features eminent speakers from
amongst the world’s most distinguished academics and thought leaders
in the field - all adding their unique perspective on <b>"Informatics
in the future"</b>. Topics such as ethics and societal impact, the
identity of Informatics as a science in relation to other
disciplines, funding and academic management matters etc will be
debated during these three days by inspiring and influential
speakers. In connection with the artistic and musical traditions of
the host city Vienna, the conference will have very special opening
and closing events this year. On Monday evening, ECSS participants
will be invited to attend two talks at the ARTEMATICA 2015, Wolfgang
Pauli Lectures, an interdisciplinary event at the Vienna
Künstlerhaus linking mathematics and computer science with the arts,
in particular, with visual arts and music. On Wednesday evening, a
special opera/keynote on the history of Ada Lovelace and the future
of women in computing will be closing this year`s ECSS, which
promises to be one of the most exciting ever.<br>
<br>
Join us in Vienna to stay on top of what will shape the future of
Informatics!<br>
<br>
We are proud to announce the following ECSS 2015 keynote speakers:<br>
<ul>
<li> Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, ERC</li>
<li> Dirk Brockmann, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin</li>
<li> Stefano Ceri, Politecnico di Milano</li>
<li> Jeroen van den Hoven, Delft University of Technology</li>
<li> Maarja Kruusmaa, Tallinn University of Technology</li>
<li> Bertrand Meyer, ETH Zurich</li>
<li> Dunja Mladenić, University of Ljubljana</li>
<li> Reinhard Posch, Graz University of Technology</li>
<li> Britta Schinzel, University of Freiburg</li>
<li> Matti Tedre, Stockholm University</li>
<li> Moshe Vardi, Rice University</li>
</ul>
<strong></strong>Visit the ECSS web site for the <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015/keynote-speakers-2015.html">abstracts
of their talks and biographies</a>.<br>
<br>
<strong> PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOPS<br>
<br>
</strong> <strong> </strong>On Monday, October 12, 2015, 9:00 -
16:30, two special Pre-Summit Workshops<strong> </strong>will take
place in conjunction with the ECSS 2015:<strong></strong><br>
<strong> </strong>
<ul>
<li>Pre-summit Workshop for Deans, Department Chairs and Research
Directors - Chair: Mehdi Jazayeri, University of Lugano<br>
Visit the <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015/deans-workshop-2015.html">workshop's
webpage</a>.<br>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Pre-Summit Workshop on Experiences and Practices in MOOCs -
Chairs: Uwe Egly and Hilda Tellioglu, TU Wien<br>
Visit the<a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015/moocs-workshop-2015.html">
workshop's webpage</a>.<br
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</li>
</ul>
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<strong> </strong><strong>CONFERENCE OPENING </strong><br>
<br>
We warmly invite all participants to join two talks at the <a
href="http://www.k-haus.at/de/veranstaltung/410/artematica-2015.html"><b>ARTEMATICA
2015 - Wolfgang Pauli Lectures</b></a> event<strong> </strong>that
will officially open the ECSS 2015 at the Künstlerhaus (House of
Austrian Artists):<br>
<ul>
<li> 17:00 - 18:00<b> </b><b>Gerhard Widmer</b> (University of
Linz, Austria) - <i>"Con Espressione! Towards a New Level of
Music Understanding in Computers"</i><br>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> 18:00 - 19:00<b> </b><b>Peter Weibel</b> (Center for Art
and Media Karlsruhe, Germany) - "<i>Gotthard Günther and the
Digital Revolution"</i></li>
</ul>
<p>From 19:00 onwards, the ECSS 2015 welcome reception will be
held, also at the Künstlerhaus.<br>
</p>
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<b>REGISTRATION<br>
<br>
</b> Register for the conference and Pre-Summit workshops at <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015/registration-2015.html">ECSS
Registration.</a><br>
<br>
The deadline for early-bird registration for the conference is <u><b>September
15</b></u>. <br>
The deadline for registration prior to arrival is Friday, <b>October
9, 2015</b><br>
Registration on-site is possible on Monday morning / afternoon, <b>October
12</b>, and Tuesday morning, <b>October 13</b>, at the
registration desk (cash only).<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>VENUE/ </b><b>TRAVEL</b><b>/ACCOMMODATION<br>
</b>
<ul>
<li>ECSS 2015 will be held at TU Wien Main Building, Karlsplatz
13, 1040, Vienna, Austria. The University Main Building is
located close to the historic center of Vienna and a few meters
away from the Vienna Opera House, the Karl Church and the subway
station Karlsplatz. See more details <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015/venue-2015.html">here</a>.</li>
<li>TU Wien has negotiated a special conference fare with Austrian
Airlines that helps you save 15 % on your flights to Vienna
during the ECSS 2015. Learn more about <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015/official-carrier-2015.html">this
special offer</a>.</li>
<li>Details about accommodation can be found <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015/accommodation-2015.html">here</a>.
<br>
</li>
</ul>
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The ECSS 2015 is co-chaired by <a
href="http://home.deib.polimi.it/ghezzi/">Carlo Ghezzi</a>,
President of Informatics Europe, and <a
href="http://www.tuwien.ac.at/wir_ueber_uns/universitaetsleitung/dekane/informatik/">Gerald
Steinhardt</a>, Dean of Faculty of Informatics, TU Wien.<br>
The Program Chairs are <a
href="http://www.ec.tuwien.ac.at/%7Ewerthner/">Hannes Werthner,</a>
Professor at the Faculty of Informatics, TU Wien and <a
href="http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Efrank.van.harmelen/">Frank van
Harmelen</a>, Professor at the Department of Computer Science
& The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam.<br>
<br>
Visit the <a
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/ecss-2015.html">ECSS
2015 web site</a> for all further information. <br>
<br>
We very much look forward to welcoming you in Vienna and hope to see
many of you at the ECSS 2015!
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Dr. Cristina Pereira
Secretary General
Informatics Europe
Sumatrastrasse 25
8006 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 558 8542
Cell: +41 77 455 2370
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