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Dear Colleagues,<br>
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The Informatics Europe Online Academic Leadership Development Course
is entering the next round. In Autumn 2021, you can take advantage
of this unique development opportunity for <b>new and emerging
academic leaders</b> in Informatics and Computing:
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<p><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US"><a
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/services/academic-leadership.html"><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">Online
Academic Leadership Development Course:<br>
Leading People in Academia<br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Seven
Online Sessions:</b></span><b><span
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<div class="moz-forward-container"><font face="Calibri"><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">16 & 23 September, 07
& 21 October, 04 & 18 November, 02
December (Thursdays)<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">10:00-12:00
CEST/CET</span></font><font face="Calibri"><span
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Registration
Deadline: </b><b>20 August 2021</b></span></font></div>
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href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/survey/index.php/265855/lang-en"><b>To
register, please fill in this online form.</b></a></span></font></b></span><br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container">All academics are or
will become leaders, but how do you lead clever and
independent-minded academics? How do you bring out the
best in people as a leader? How do you have those
difficult conversations? How do you and your colleagues
not just survive but thrive? How do you ‘do’ academic
leadership?<br>
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Leading people is one of the most difficult aspects of
being a leader and particularly so in the complex
academic environment of Informatics. And the foundation
for being a good leader is knowing yourself and being
able to bring your full self to the role. You will have
the opportunity to explore these issues together with <a
href="http://igw.tuwien.ac.at/hci/people/gfitzpatrick">Prof.
Geraldine Fitzpatrick</a> and <a
href="https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/austen-rainer">Prof.
Austen Rainer</a>, who are both senior
Informatics/Computing academics with strong leadership
backgrounds and experience and who complement that
experience with scientific evidence-based approaches to
positive leadership practice. <br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container">Through six 2-hour
online workshop sessions, complemented by an
introductory session and in-between preparation work
(own time engaging with video/audio content, worksheets
and readings) and peer support sessions, you will have a
facilitated learning experience to help you:<br>
<ul>
<li><b>Situate your leadership:</b></li>
<ul>
<li>Appreciate the unique opportunities and
challenges of academic leadership; </li>
<li>Locate your academic leadership within its wider
context and identify the leadership approach you
want to bring to it;</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<li><b>Lead yourself:</b></li>
<ul>
<li>Evaluate your own values and strengths to
provide the foundation for a positive
strengths-based approach to your leadership;</li>
<li>Identify and practice simple techniques to
survive and thrive as an academic leader; <br>
</li>
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<li><b>Lead others:</b></li>
<ul>
<li>Appreciate what makes academics tick and how to
bring out the best in people;</li>
<li>Identify and practice simple techniques for
building collegial cultures;<br>
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</ul>
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<li><b>Further your own development:</b></li>
<ul>
<li>Identify how to integrate evidence-based
recommendations with reflection on your and
others’ experience with individual, pair and
small-group activities;</li>
<li>Develop a plan of action for growing as an
academic leader.</li>
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<b>Dates & Agenda </b><br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container">Online Zoom sessions
will take place every <b>second Thursday from 10:00 to
12:00 CEST/CET.</b><br>
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Participants are also strongly encouraged to <b>block
off alternate Thursdays at the same time</b> in their
calendar for peer support time, in addition to making
time for the critical in-between preparation work. <br>
<p>The sessions are scheduled as follows: <br>
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<li>02.09.21 Release pre-work (own time)</li>
<li><b>16.09.21 Orientation: Introductions of people
& course overview </b></li>
<li><b>23.09.21 Session 1: Leading Informatics in
academia</b></li>
<li>30.09.21 In-between work and optional peer support
1</li>
<li><b>07.10.21 Session 2: Knowing ourselves and
others</b></li>
<li>14.10.21 In-between work and optional peer support
2</li>
<li><b>21.10.21 Session 3: Leading others - building
collegial environments</b></li>
<li>28.10.21 In-between work and optional peer support
3 <i>(week of </i><i><a
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/home.html">ECSS
2021</a>: 25-27 Oct)</i></li>
<li><b>04.11.21 Session 4: Leading others - having
effective conversations</b></li>
<li>11.11.21 In-between work and optional peer support
4</li>
<li><b>18.11.21 Session 5: Leading others - difficult
conversations </b></li>
<li>25.11.21 In-between work and optional peer support
5</li>
<li><b>02.12.21 Session 6: Connecting leaders &
where next</b> </li>
<li>[TBD] Post-course check-in session - date to be
agreed at the end of the course (approximately 6
months after)</li>
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<b>Target Audience<br>
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<p>This course is intended to develop <b>new and
emerging leaders in Informatics and Computing</b>.
This is particularly appropriate for early or middle
career academics. Indicative examples are (assistant)
professor, project leader, group leader, theme leader;
or any other academic leadership service roles,
recognising that all academics are or will become
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<b>Format</b>
<p>This will be an exclusive, highly interactive,
practical, experiential course by computer scientists
for computer scientists. There will be opportunities
for reflection through individual conversation,
small-group activity, larger group discussion, peer
support, and pre- and post-session activities. The
course takes a blended learning approach. It will
require at least a 2 hour commitment every week over
13 weeks (counting the pre-work time), to attend
bi-weekly Zoom sessions and to undertake the
in-between work. <br>
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<b>In-between work and peer support</b>
<p>The in-between work is an essential component of the
course.<br>
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<b>Preparation work</b> before each workshop session
provides the core content to be discussed at the next
session and will involve some form of the following as
relevant to the topic:<br>
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<li>Short videos/audio/slides explaining the topic,
walking through the scientific evidence and also
providing illustrative personal anecdotes as
relevant;</li>
<li>Self reflection via worksheets and exercises
(which may also include some post-work from the
previous session);</li>
<li>Optional readings if you want to go to the source
scientific papers or want more in-depth information.
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Because you are gifting yourself the time and space to
attend this course, and your time is important, we
strongly encourage you to make a firm commitment to
actively participate in the course, i.e., attending all
sessions and engaging in the critical in-between work
activities. These are important for building a trusted
peer cohort and for time to engage, do, reflect, learn
and grow.
<p>The 2-hour Zoom workshops provide the opportunities
to share experiences, workshop the content together,
and explore how to practically apply it in your
context.<br>
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You will need a device with video and audio, the Zoom
app installed, and internet access. If we use
additional applications, you may need your own free
account for these. These sessions are deliberately not
recorded to respect the confidentiality of
participants.<br>
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The course also encourages the emergence of a
peer-support network in which attendees from the
course can support each other in their post-course
academic leadership and career progression.<br>
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<b>Intended Outcomes<br>
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<p>Takeaways from this course include:</p>
<ul>
<li>A clearer sense of your own leadership identity
and style;</li>
<li>Strategies for self-care, self-management, life
hacks, cognitive hacks, work-life integration, being
a good role model;</li>
<li>An understanding of what makes people tick;</li>
<li>Strategies for identifying and developing people’s
strengths and building a collegial culture;</li>
<li>Strategies for communicating powerfully through
good attention, questions, listening, and dealing
with challenging conversations;</li>
<li>An action plan for what to do next;</li>
<li>Opportunities to continue to engage with
participants upon completion of the course.</li>
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<p>Participants will receive an <b>Informatics Europe
Certificate</b> recognising their participation and
engagement with the course.<br>
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There are also opportunities to continue discussion
with the facilitators and participants after the
course has completed so as to support participants in
their continued leadership development.<br>
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<strong><strong>Registration</strong></strong></div>
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<div class="moz-forward-container">Places are limited and
we encourage people to <a
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/survey/index.php/265855/lang-en">register</a>
early.<br>
Registration Deadline: 20 August 2021*.<strong><strong><br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container"><strong><strong>Registration
Fees</strong></strong><strong><strong><b>**</b>: </strong></strong>
<ul>
<li>€ 750 - Informatics Europe Members</li>
<li>€ 1,250 - Non-Members</li>
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<p>The registration fee provides access to expert
facilitation and content specific to informatics
contexts, participation in the workshop sessions with
an exclusive small group, and access to extensive
materials that include slides, videos, audio, and
related papers, as well as access to the expertise and
experience of the facilitators.<br>
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<b>100% of the registration fee must be paid within 15
days after the registration.</b></p>
<p><em>* Please note that the course will take place
provided that the minimum number of participants is
reached. In case not, the paid registration fee will
be reimbursed.</em><em><br>
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<p><em>** Please note that the amount of the bank
transfer will have to include any bank fee related
to the transfer and/or processing. <br>
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