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16<sup><span
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European Computer Science Summit</a></span></u></b><b><span
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Research and Education”</span></b></p>
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– 28 October 2020, Online Event</span></p>
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an opening speech by Mariya Gabriel,
European Commissioner for Innovation,
Research, Culture, Education and Youth.</span></p>
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<p> <b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Schedule Online </a></b></p>
<p> <b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<strong>Dear Colleagues,<br>
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</strong>We are happy to announce that the <a
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for the ECSS 2020 are now open</a>. With a
very exciting program, this year's ECSS <span
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event and </span><span
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Calibri;color:black" lang="EN-GB">will be held
via Zoom on October 26-28, 2020</span>. The
ECSS will host some of Europe's most
distinguished academics and the Summit will not
be short of inspiration and stimulation focusing
on the central theme of <b><span
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mso-fareast-language:EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">“Diversity
in Informatics Research and Education”</span></b>.<br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container">The conference
this year will consist of the main summit of <b>three
days</b> composed of several complementary
events and sessions. Among the main events are
the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/leaders-workshop.html">Workshop
for Leaders of Informatics Reseach Education</a>,
the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/diversity-informatics-research-education.html">Session
on the central theme Diversity in Informatics
Research and Education</a>, the <a
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href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/wire-workshop.html">WIRE
</a><a
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href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/national-associations-workshop.html">National
Associations Workshop</a>. For more details on
the program please visit <a
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/schedule.html"
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Schedule</a>. </div>
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<b>Opening Keynote Speaker:</b><br>
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<li><a
href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2019-2024/gabriel_en"
moz-do-not-send="true">Mariya Gabriel</a>,
European Commissioner Innovation, Research,
Culture, Education and Youth.</li>
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<b><b>Keynote Speakers (more to be announced
soon):</b></b><br>
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<li><a
href="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/about/people/ewan-birney"
moz-do-not-send="true">Ewan Birney</a>,
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
(EMBL), European Bioinformatics Institute,<br>
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<li><a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgi-dimitrov-65aa113/?ppe=1"
moz-do-not-send="true">Georgi Dimitrov</a>,
European Commission, Directorate General for
Education and Culture,<br>
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<li><a
href="https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/vivian.lagesen"
moz-do-not-send="true">Vivian Anette
Lagesen</a>, Norwegian University of
Science and Technology.<br>
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<hr width="100%" size="2"><strong>REGISTRATION </strong><br>
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<strong> </strong>The registration fee for the
ECSS 2020 (26-28 October) covers participation
in all online sessions of the Summit. To know
more about the registration fees and how to
register, please visit <a
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href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/registration/how-to-register.html">ECSS
2020 Registration</a>.<br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container">Registration
Deadline: <b>20 October, 2020.</b><b><i> </i></b><strong><br>
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<hr width="100%" size="2"><b>SPECIAL OFFER FOR
MEMBERS</b> <br>
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Taking advantage of the more flexible online
format this year, we will have a special offer
only for organizations, who are members of
Informatics Europe: a <b>departmental
registration</b> i.e. one paid registration
per member department allowing multiple faculty
(or research) members of that department to
attend the event simultaneously. Please note
that all people attending need to complete the
registration procedure, but only one among them
will be the paying contact.<br>
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The ECSS Organising Team is looking forward to
welcoming you to our virtual Summit!<br>
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<font color="#ff9900"><b>Come and join us in
this exciting and remarkable event in the
field of Informatics!</b></font><br>
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For further inquiries about your <b>ECSS 2020
registration</b>, please contact <span
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href="mailto:franziska.hauffe@informatics-europe.org"
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