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<p><font face="Calibri">Dear colleagues,</font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri">This year marks the 10th edition of the
Minerva Informatics Equality Award, a significant milestone
in our community’s commitment to gender equality in
Informatics. Drive the impact forward — nominate an
initiative now:</font></p>
<font face="Calibri"><b><a
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/society/minerva-informatics-equality-award.html"
style="text-decoration:none;" moz-do-not-send="true">10th
Minerva Informatics Equality Award (2025)</a><br>
Nomination Deadline: 2 June 2025<br>
</b></font><font face="Calibri"><b>Prize: EUR 5,000, with
increased impact and visibility across Europe</b></font>
<p><font face="Calibri">Nominees’ eligibility:</font></p>
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aria-level="1"><font face="Calibri">Lead, as an individual or a group, impactful initiatives that support women’s careers in Informatics research and education at any stage.</font></li>
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aria-level="1"><font face="Calibri">Be affiliated with an institution in the <a
href="http://www.coe.int/" style="text-decoration:none;"
moz-do-not-send="true">Council of Europe</a> member/candidate country.</font></li>
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aria-level="1"><font face="Calibri">Not a member of the 2025 Award Committee (ineligible to apply).</font></li>
</ul>
<p><font face="Calibri">The Committee may split the prize among
multiple winners. To promote broader adoption of gender
equality initiatives, all nominations will be showcased as <a
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/society/minerva-informatics-equality-award/best-practices-in-supporting-women.html"
style="text-decoration:none;" moz-do-not-send="true">best
practices</a> and may be featured in future IE
publications. <b>For full details and nominations, please
visit the Award <a
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/society/minerva-informatics-equality-award.html"
style="text-decoration:none;" moz-do-not-send="true">webpage</a>.</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri">In addition to the Minerva Award, join
us on March 20th for a special event led by <a
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/society/diversity-and-inclusion/working-group.html"
style="text-decoration:none;" moz-do-not-send="true">IE’s
Diversity & Inclusion Working Group</a>, reinforcing
efforts to build a more diverse and inclusive Informatics
community in Europe:</font></p>
<p><b><font face="Calibri"><a
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/news/934-united-for-impact-women-in-informatics-special-event.html"
style="text-decoration:none;" moz-do-not-send="true">United
for Impact: Women in Informatics<br>
</a></font><font face="Calibri">20 March 2025 | 15:00 -
16:30 CET via Zoom <a
href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83617676917?pwd=hCS7xwXGTEsTCKdl0Ma59vK1xk6hLN.1"
style="text-decoration:none;" moz-do-not-send="true">here</a></font></b></p>
<p><font face="Calibri"><b>Open to all</b> academic staff,
students, researchers, professionals and leaders at all
career stages, this event offers a great opportunity to
connect with experts and leading organisations, driving
diversity and inclusion at regional and national levels. Our
featured speakers:</font></p>
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aria-level="1"><font face="Calibri">Prof. Letizia Jaccheri – ACM Distinguished Speaker, EUGAIN Action Chair</font></li>
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aria-level="1"><font face="Calibri">Prof. Ana Lucia Varbanescu – ICT-Research Platform Netherlands (IPN) Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)</font></li>
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aria-level="1"><font face="Calibri">Prof. Mathew Barr – Ada Scotland</font></li>
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aria-level="1"><font face="Calibri">Prof. Maria Pia Giovanni – CDIT, Italy</font></li>
</ul>
<p><font face="Calibri">We look forward to receiving your Award
nominations and meeting you at our special event!</font></p>
<font face="Calibri">Best regards,<br>
Informatics Europe</font>
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