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*ECSS 2020 - 16th European Computer Science Summit*
<http://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/home.html>
*Diversity in Informatics Research and Education*
26 – 28 October 2020, Online Event
With an opening speech by Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for
Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Registration Deadline 15 October 2020
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The European Computer Science Summit (ECSS) is the meeting place for
anyone interested in issues of research, education and policy in
Informatics. As in previous years, the program is very exciting, with
some of Europe's most distinguished academics on the virtual stage, the
Summit will not be short of inspiration and stimulation. The central
theme of this year conference is *Diversity in Informatics Research and
Education*
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/diversity-informatics-research-education.html>.
The conference will consist of the main Summit of *three days* composed
of several complementary online events and sessions.
We are proud to announce that the conference will be opened on Monday,
26 October, with a speech by *Mariya Gabriel*, *European Commissioner
for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth*. She will be
opening the first session, on the topic Informatics Education, of the
*Workshop for Leaders of Informatics Research and Education*
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/leaders-workshop.html>.
The session will include also presentations and discussions on the
*Informatics for All initiative*<https://www.informaticsforall.org/> and
the *European Commission Digital Education Action Plan*.
The following sessions of the Leaders Workshop will focus on the central
theme: *Post-Pandemic Ways for Learning and Researching in Informatics*.
It will feature sessions in which renowned speakers will share their
expertise with the audience in a webinar-style including virtual
breakout rooms for a deeper Q&A.
On the morning of 27 October, two high-profile keynote speakers, *Ewan
Birney* Director from the *European Molecular Biology Laboratory -
European Bioinformatics Institute* and *Vivian Lagesen* from the
*Norwegian University of Science and Technology* will be addressing two
different aspects of *Diversity in Informatics Research and Education*,
interdisciplinarity and gender balance. The session will be highly
interactive, allowing attendees to pose questions and discuss with the
speakers.
The afternoon session on 27 October will include presentations by the
winners of the two *Informatics Europe Annual Awards*
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/awards.html>, *Best
Practices in Education* and *Minerva Informatics Equality*. Rounding up
Tuesday’s program a *Dialogue with Members Session*
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/ie-session.html>
including the *Informatics Europe Annual General Assembly*
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/ie-session.html> will
take place, where key topics of relevance to the community and the
development of the organisation will be actively discussed.
The ECSS 2020 closes on Wednesday, 28 October, with two special workshops:
In the morning, the *National Associations Workshop*
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/national-associations-workshop.html>
on "Interdisciplinarity and Informatics" will address how the increasing
emphasis on interdisciplinarity in science affects the Informatics
community in different European countries.
Closing the ECSS 2020, the *WIRE Workshop*
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/wire-workshop.html>
will take place joining together Academia, Industry and Policy (European
Commission) for an afternoon debate dedicated to the key topic of gender
diversity in Informatics research and education.
Theadvanced conference schedule
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/program/schedule.html> is
available on the ECSS 2020 website.
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*Opening Keynote Speaker*
- Mariya Gabriel
<https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2019-2024/gabriel_en>,
European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
*Keynote Speakers*
- Ewan Birney <https://www.ebi.ac.uk/about/people/ewan-birney>, European
Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL); European Bioinformatics Institute
- Georgi Dimitrov
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgi-dimitrov-65aa113/?ppe=1>, European
Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture
- Paola Inverardi <http://people.disim.univaq.it/inverard/>, University
of L’Aquila
- Vivian Anette Lagesen <https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/vivian.lagesen>,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Bashar Nuseibeh <http://www.open.ac.uk/people/ban25>, The Open University
- Martin Zachariasen
<https://pure.itu.dk/portal/en/persons/martin-zachariasen(a724e33f-baa0-4f29-a68e-99593fbbe5e3).html>,
IT University of Copenhagen
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*Registration*
Registrations are open until 15 October 2020.
Benefit for Informatics Europe Members: We will grasp the opportunity of
the online format and have a special offer for Departments members of
Informatics Europe. For member departments we will have a departmental
registration, i.e. one paid registration per department allowing
multiple members (Faculty, Researchers, Postdocs, PhD Students) of that
department to attend the event simultaneously without paying individual
fees.
For the details of the fees and how to register please visit our
registration page
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/ecss/registration/how-to-register.html>.
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